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WW Recipe of the Day: Vegan Pumpkin Oatmeal Muffin Cups
I love a good bowl of warm oatmeal, but sometimes I prefer my oatmeal in the form of a muffin. That’s when I bake up a batch of baked oatmeal muffin cups.
Have you ever tried baked oatmeal?
You can bake it in your oven or slow cooker and you can make it in a single pan (like a cake), or in a muffin pan (like muffins or cupcakes). And the flavor options are endless. We’ve have shared baked oatmeal recipes for peanut butter banana, carrot cake, coconut and banana bread.
This version is dairy-free, gluten-free and vegan. The muffin cups bake up dense and perfectly spiced with pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice and cinnamon and are lightly sweetened with maple syrup. I added dried cranberries to this batch, but you could easily swap those with raisins or chopped nuts if you like.
How Many Calories and WW Points in these Vegan Baked Oatmeal Muffins?
According to my calculations, each oatmeal muffin cup has just 100 calories and:
4 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
4 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
2 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
3 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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How to Make Pumpkin Oatmeal Baked Muffin Cups
Step 1: Gather and prepare all ingredients.
Step 2: Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Lightly grease a 12-cup muffin pan with non-stick spray.
Step 3: In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the oats, baking powder, pumpkin spice, cinnamon and salt.
Step 4: In a separate bowl, stir together the almond milk, pumpkin puree, maple syrup, ground flaxseed, coconut oil and vanilla until well mixed.
Step 5: Stir the wet mixture into the dry oat mixture until thoroughly combined. Fold in the dried cranberries.
Step 6: Divide batter evenly between the 12 muffin cups.
Step 7: Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick interred near the center of the muffins comes out clean, or with a few moist crumbs.
Step 8: Allow muffins to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Store muffin cups in an airtight container.
Recipe Notes
Feel free to substitute, or add, your favorite chopped nuts or seeds—we think chopped walnuts or pepitas (pumpkin seeds) would make a tasty addition. Be sure to adjust your WW Points with any changes.
Serving Suggestions
- Enjoy these muffin cups by themselves at room temperature or warmed in the microwave (affiliate link).
- Top a muffin cup with a spoonful or two of your favorite non-fat Greek yogurt and some fresh berries.
- Sometimes I even like to spread a little almond butter, or peanut butter, on my warm oatmeal muffin cup.
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Vegan Pumpkin Oatmeal Muffin Cups
Ingredients
- 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats, uncooked
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1-1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1-1/2 cups unsweetened almond milk
- 1 cup canned pumpkin puree (or make your own fresh)
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup dried cranberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Lightly grease a 12-cup muffin pan with non-stick spray.
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the oats, baking powder, pumpkin spice, cinnamon and salt.
- In another bowl, stir together the almond milk, pumpkin puree, maple syrup, ground flaxseed, coconut oil and vanilla until well mixed.
- Stir the wet mixture into the dry oat mixture until thoroughly combined. Fold in the dried cranberries.
- Divide batter evenly between the 12 muffin cups.
- Bake for 20 - 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted near the center of the muffins comes out clean, or with a few moist crumbs.
- Allow muffins to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Store muffin cups in an airtight container.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Recipe source: Inspired by this recipe for Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal from Brittany at Eating Bird Food
A note about WW Points
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