Pumpkin Muffins: Egg Free, Milk Free, Gluten Free, And Yum!
By RTalloni
❀ Zero Gluten, Zero Eggs, Zero Cow's Milk = Fabulous Pumpkin Muffins
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Egg Free Pumpkin Muffins? Gluten Free Pumpkin Muffins? Cow Milk Free Pumpkin Muffins? How Can They Be Yum?
We love pumpkin recipes so we enjoy them throughout the year, not just in the fall season. Now that I’m focused on experimenting with recipes using ground golden flax seed as an egg substitute it’s only natural that I give it a go with pumpkin, thus, these pumpkin muffins with ginger.
If you read my first hub on using flax as an egg substitute (also linked below) you know that I’m not trying to eliminate eggs from our diet, just reduce the amount we eat. I’m also using cow milk replacements such as almond milk and coconut oil, and gluten free flours such as oat and garbanzo flours.
Some of the benefits of knowing about this egg replacement are that flax seed is good for us, we might run out of eggs and need a substitute, and getting extra fiber into our meals is a smart move, especially for our desserts. Of course, the recipes have to be good, and so far I’ve been hitting home runs.
Don’t simply take my word for it, though. Give this pumpkin muffin with ginger a try and see for yourself that egg free, cow milk free, and gluten free eating can be far better than anyone can convince you of aside from trying it for yourself.
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Recipe for Pumpkin Muffins Sans Gluten, Cow's Milk, and Eggs
Good-For-Us Ingredients:
• 1 Can pumpkin, or equivalent of fresh pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)
• 1 Flax Seed replacement egg (*see instructions below and check first link below for more info on using ground flax seed as a substitute for egg)
• 1 Tablespoon water
• 1/4 Cup fresh-squeezed orange juice (room temperature)
• 1/4 Teaspoon orange extract
• 1/2 Cup full-flavor coconut oil (replaces the butter found in many muffin recipes)
• 1/2 Cup sugar
• 1/2 Cup honey
• 1 Cup garbanzo flour (a high protein flour) (room temperature)
• 1 Cup oat flour (room temperature)
• 1/2 Teaspoon baking powder
• 1 Teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 Teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1/4 Teaspoon ginger
Preheat oven to 350º.
Prepare a 12 count muffin tin with baking spray or paper cups.
Set coconut oil out to become liquid. (Very slightly heat in microwave if needed.)
Place pumpkin in a medium sized bowl with a well in the center.
*For flax seed egg replacement grind 1 tablespoon golden flax seed and put it in the center of the pumpkin. Add 1 Tablespoon water. (I only waited about 5 minutes before proceeding with this recipe.)
Add room temperature orange juice and the orange extract.
Stir in liquid coconut oil, mix well.
Blend in sugar and honey.
Mix dry ingredients together
Add pumpkin mixture and stir together to blend. Batter will be thick.
Divide batter muffin cups and bake approximately 22 minutes. Do not over bake, use the toothpick-check early because garbanzo flour can burn easily.
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❀ Nutty Topping for Pumpkin Muffins
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The Beautiful Pumpkin!
Pumpkin Muffin Nut Topping
I've posted some other great recipes using pumpkin, but these pumpkin muffins were extra good. Very dense and hearty, lovely for a cool morning (or evening), it is hard to believe that they really are gluten free.
The pumpkin balanced with the garbanzo flour, neither overpowering the other, and the egg replacement experiment worked fabulously.
With a hint of ginger and a hint of coconut, the muffin does not need additional flavor, but I wondered...
Using four different nuts--Brazil nuts, pecans, almonds, and walnuts--I made a topping to try on these pumpkin muffins.
A few of each kind of nut pulverized in the food processor into a chunky nut butter, a tablespoon of agave sweetener, and almond milk to the right consistency made an interestingly yummy topping.
It was definitely a keeper of an idea. However, thinning it with a little more almond milk and/or some chocolate syrup would allow a more elegant presentation.
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Roasted Pumpkin Seeds:
❀ Flax Seed, Egg Replacement, Info, and Recipes:
- Flax Seed: Soothing Comfort Packs
Flax seed’s concentration of oil means that the pack will hold heat well, providing soothing warmth for comfort and healing. - Pumpkin to Boost your Memory Power
Did you know that pumpkin is a good solution for a wide range of health problems? Pumpkin seed oil is one of the top nutritional oils providing Omega-3 and Omega-6. It not only promotes neural development but also offers remedy for prostate problems.
❀ More Good-For-Us Hubs:
- Banana Walnut Bread with Garbanzo Flour: Gluten and Cows Milk Free
My garbanzo banana bread is new banana treat that bakes up dense and hearty, yet still delicious. GF and milk free, this bread is for most everyone. With walnuts the health and taste values simply go up! - Why Use Celtic Sea Salt?
Why use Celtic Sea Salt? Try it and learn for yourself what good salt tastes like. There is no other salt like this!
Flax Seed to use as an Egg Substitute on Amazon:
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Mini Chocolate Pumpkin Loaves--A Fun Look at Pumpkin:
eBay has GF Flours:
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Gluten Free Mama, Mama's Almond Blend Flour, All Purpose Flour, 32-Ounce Pouches
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Gluten free pancake and flour blends. Variety of Brands Near Expiration dates
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Bob's Red Mill All-Purpose Gluten-Free Baking Flour
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❀ Does This Pumpkin Muffin Recipe Meet Your Dietary Restriction Needs?
These sound absolutely marvelous. Thanks for the recipe. I already have some ground flaxseed, and I am motivated to cook!
Yum! I love baking with pumpkin. Every year around Halloween, I make a wonderful chocolate chip pumpkin bread that is to DIE for. These pumpkin muffins look like a wonderful all-natural, year-round delicious snack!
Sounds wonderful! I will give this a try at the weekend.
DonnaCosmato:
Pumpkin is a year round treat! Hope you enjoy these muffins as much as we have. They freeze well, for a week at least. Taking them out at night so a treat is waiting the microwave in the morning is nice! I will try freezing them for a longer period of time eventually.
Thanks so much for sharing the recipe with others! I'm looking forward to hearing how well others like them--or not. :)
alipuckett:
I'm seeing chocolate chips in this muffin recipe...yes--as long as they are cow's milk free for me. Maybe we'll see your recipe on HP? :)
As we've eaten these muffins this week we've come to realize that they are very satisfying. The ingredients are healthy!
So appreciate that you stopped by with your comment!
GALAXY 59:
I think you'll like it! Glad you checked out this healthy pumpkin muffin recipe--thanks!
Thanks for this recipe, RTalloni! I'm passing it on to my husband's aunt who only eats gluten free.. I think she will really appreciate it. My husband made her some gluten free peanut butter cup cookies for Christmas and they were actually very yummy and tasted quite like a Reeses peanut butter cup. I bet these muffins are great, too. Thanks again for sharing :0)
Jamie Brock:
I'm so glad this gluten free pumpkin muffins recipe will be useful to you for sharing with your aunt, and I hope it will be helpful to her! I'll check your titles for those gluten free peanut butter cups. If it's not there I'll hope to see it in the future...yes, that's a hint. :)
Thanks for stopping in with your input.
I need some pumpkin or something as I thought I'd commented on this wonderful Hub already -- guess not! Will gluten free make this old woman smarter? In any event, may just give this a try you made it sound so good. Best, Sis
Angela Blair:
Sorry to confuse you--I get to the comments sooner or later! :) Thanks so much for your patience.
Your relationship with pumpkin is funny :) but you might like these muffins. I mentioned earlier that we are finding them to be satisfying. When we eat junk we get hungry again quickly, but this recipe "feels good." Maybe you do need to try this recipe... :)
So appreciate your visit and comments!
Delicious and healthy: an unbeatable combo. Voting this Up and Useful.
alocsin:
Thanks kindly, so glad you found it appealing!
Mmmmmm I love pumpkin muffins, and this recipe sounds so yummy and healthy. My husband and I have been trying to avoid gluten so this is really great! Thanks for sharing.
Om Paramapoonya:
My husband and I are cutting way back on the gluten, particularly products with added gluten, thus, my recipe binge. :) Hope you get to try these pumpkin muffins soon as they are just plain good. Thank you for stopping by with your comment!
gracenotes:
Not sure how I missed replying to your comment, but I hope by now that you have enjoyed these egg-free pumpkin muffins. It's been interesting to learn and experiment with the substitutions that are available. Thanks much for your visit and comment!
This was so delicious. I love your recipe. Thank you very much for share with us. Good job and rated up!
Prasetio
prasetio30:
So glad you enjoyed this pumpkin muffin recipe.
I appreciate that you let me know!
These pumpkin muffins do sound good. I was not aware that there was such a thing as garbanzo flour. Shows what I know! Ha! Thanks for your recipe! Rated useful and up.
Peggy W:
The garbanzo flour was new to me, as well. I've got a little experience with it now and have posted a few recipes--hope to do more yet. The pumpkin muffins turned out just plain good. I'm thinking of doing up a couple of batches at the time and freezing them so they are on hand for breakfasts. If they are in the freezer I won't snack on them throughout the day… ?
Thanks much for coming by with your input!
What a great idea, tasty and really quite healthy too ... I only discovered pumpkin as a food a few years back, but it has a sweet taste of its own.
SOCIALLY SHARED, up and useful.
I am not much of a baker but these pumpkin muffins grabbed my attention.
Seems very yummy. I will sure try to make it. Nice recipe. :)
Pumpkin is my favorite and little bit aware of my dietary habits. So this muffin recipe is really a great thing for me and will make it soon. Voted up and interesting.
Brett.Tesol:
So glad you've come to know of pumpkin's delightful flavor. Hope you get to try these pumpkin muffins soon. Thanks much for stopping in and leaving your input!
tammyfrost:
Cooking is not my forte :) but I have enjoyed exploring healthy foods and developing recipes to accommodate some health issues. These pumpkin muffins were a huge success and I'm glad to be able to share something for those who need to eat egg free, gluten free, and cow's milk free.
Hope you get to enjoy these muffins sometime and I'm glad you are aware of them in case a relative or friend has a need for "free" recipes. Thanks bunches for checking this hub out and letting me hear from you!
theastrology:
Thanks kindly--hope you get to try these pumpkin muffins out soon!
dinkan53:
So glad you liked this pumpkin muffin recipe and I hope it is helpful to your health needs. Thank you for stopping by with your input.
Hello RTalloni, Pumpkin Muffins??? How fun!! That is what I first thought when I saw this hub. :) Thanks for sharing this great information and a healthier alternative compared to other muffins.
oceansnsunsets:
Oh yes, and if these sound good to you, take a look at my CHOCOLATE pumpkin muffins:
http://rtalloni.hubpages.com/hub/Chocolate-Pumpkin
for another great treat.
Although the chocolate pumpkin muffin recipe is not GF, it is still a healthy muffin, just like this egg free pumpkin muffin. Oh dear, I think I'm going to have to make some muffins...
Thanks for sharing this yummy recipe. I have a grandchild with a milk allergy and we are always looking for healthy dessert recipes. This looks like a winner.
teaches12345:
I'm so glad to know the cow milk free recipes are helpful to others. Hope you can enjoy these pumpkin muffins soon!
Interesting egg and milk free recipe, sounds good will have to make this sometimes.
Coolmon2009:
Hope you get to try these pumpkin muffins soon!
This looks delicious and healthy as well. Voted up.
Millionaire Tips:
Thanks kindly! Hope you get to enjoy these pumpkin muffins before too long--they really are yum.
Wow. Great recipe! I habe both vegan and gluten free students so when we try to cook every couple of week, I am always scrambling to find recipes. I will be bookmarking. Thanks :)
KrystalD:
Thank you very much! I'm so glad your students with diet needs will be able to benefit from my egg, milk, and gluten free pumpkin muffins. I think your students will really like them!
Yum yum yum that is all I can say to this hub
Felina Margetty:
Thanks, thanks, thanks for your input on these pumpkin muffins! They are especially for those who suffer with food allergies, but they are yum to everyone who eats them!
My parents grew a few pumpkins last year, and it is easy to do if you have a big backyard where their vines can flourish. Now I want some pumpkin muffins.
SweetiePie:
Oh yes, using fresh pumpkin for this recipe would make it even better! I hope you get to enjoy the muffins soon. :)
Thanks for stopping by and letting us know that the pumpkin growing went so well for your parents--that's fabulous!
I think the ginger in the recipe would provide a great pop of flavour! You are making me hungry..
ChristyWrites:
I hope you get to try these pumpkin muffins out soon then! You are correct, the bit of ginger adds a pleasant and healthy zing to the recipe.
It's great to find recipes out there that let literally everyone enjoy a treat now and then - I too am a pumpkin fan, anytime of year - great hub - B.
billips:
Thanks very much for stopping in to check out these pumpkin muffins! This is definitely an anytime recipe and I hope you get to enjoy it soon.
DonnaCosmato 3 months ago
These sound yummy and any baked goods that include pumpkin are bound to appeal to me. I'm anxious to give them a go and see what the family thinks. I pinned this on Pinterest and voted it up!