These scrumptious buckwheat pumpkin muffins are made with a combination of buckwheat flour and oats. Small amounts of honey and molasses combine to create a modest sweetness.
These muffins were born out of a need to use up some remaining pumpkin, as well as make the kids some snackage.
Sammy is now in first grade, which lasts a good 6-7 hours a day.
Hence, he is in perpetual need of snacks and after school munchies. Given that his daily requests include potato chips and cookies, I figured a good, wholesome muffin would be advantageous to have on hand!
The kids all love these, which is a big win for me.
Typically, one or maaaaaybe two kids dig a recipe, and the rest shun it, but this one was a hit, so onto the blog they go!
How to make pumpkin muffins using buckwheat flour
Ingredients Needed
Recipe Steps
Mix the dry ingredients and the wet ingredients in separate bowls. Then, mix the two together gently, just until the dry ingredients are moistened.
Don’t mix the batter more than 12 times! Muffin batter needs minimal mixing to be soft and fluffy.
Bake just until the tops are springy to the touch!
Baking tips
I like to use light buckwheat flour, as I find the taste superior to that of the darker variety. Darker buckwheat flour has a stronger taste, though not necessarily bad.
You can also make your own light buckwheat flour by grinding raw buckwheat groats in a small coffee grinder or food processor.
For the sweetener, you can make the recipe as stated or use two tablespoons of either honey or maple syrup.
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Ingredients
DRY INGREDIENTS:
- ¾ cup light buckwheat flour see Baking Tips above
- ¼ cup oats
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
WET INGREDIENTS:
- ½ cup milk of your choice
- ¼ cup pumpkin puree
- 1 large egg
- 2 Tablespoons melted coconut oil or butter
- 1 Tablespoon honey
- 1 Tablespoon molasses
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the wet ingredients until well combined.
- Gently add the wet ingredients to the dry mix and stir just until the dry ingredients are moistened.
- Line a muffin pan with nine paper cups.
- Divide the batter among the cups.
- Bake the muffins for 12-15 minutes or until the tops are springy to the touch.
Cant wait to make these! Is pumpkin puree the same as just canned pumpkin?
Yes, that’s what I use! 🙂
How do you grind your buckwheat groats? Food processor? Love your site and have bookmarked a whole bunch of snacks to try for my kids!
Thank you! I use a little coffee grinder. 🙂
Hi Jess – I actually used my high-powered blender and then put the flour through a fine-mesh sieve – it worked very well!
I follow a very strict, Paleo Mediterranean diet and avoid various things like gluten, dairy and sugar. So you can imagine my excitement when I found this very simple recipe! I made these muffins over the weekend and they were so delicious, I’ve been eating a couple a day.
The whole process of making my own buckwheat flour was also fun and honestly made a difference in the flavor!
I actually eliminated the baking powder and molasses & used maple syrup instead of honey & they still came out great.
Thanks so much for this amazing recipe! 😀