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Pumpkin Spice Muffins with Cinnamon & Nutmeg Essential Oils

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These spicy muffins are wonderful and especially great around Halloween and the holidays. You can add in extras like chocolate chips, chopped nuts and/or seeds or dried fruit and/or mini marshmallows, if you like. You’ll need to cook the pumpkin before starting the muffins. Roasting the pumpkin adds a great depth of flavour, however if you are pressed for time, you can steam pumpkin pieces. Remove the seeds and cut off the skin before steaming.

TIP You can make these vegan friendly by using coconut oil in place of butter and chia eggs, if you like. If using chocolate chips, buy the vegan ones. For a real treat add ½ cup of mini marshmallows to the batter. You can find healthy brands at the health food store or online.
They even have gluten-free options.

NOTE Pumpkin spice seasoning blends are very popular in the US especially around the holidays like Halloween and Thanksgiving. You can sometimes find it in Australia and online or make your own blend. I like to make extra and store it in a sealed glass jar in my pantry.
To create your own pumpkin spice blend, mix these spices together in a little bowl or jar: 2 tbsp raw sugar, 2 tbsp brown sugar, 1 tsp ground cinnamon, ½ tsp ground ginger, ¼ tsp ground nutmeg and ¼ tsp ground allspice and/or ground cloves. Store in an airtight container with your other spices.
To make 2 chia eggs: Mix 2 tbsp chia seeds with 2 tbsp water and stir well to combine and let sit for 15 minutes to thicken before using in place of eggs in this recipe.

 

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