{"id":34290,"date":"2020-04-06T07:38:40","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T11:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=34290"},"modified":"2020-04-06T07:38:40","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T11:38:40","slug":"pumpkin-muffins-in-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2020\/04\/06\/pumpkin-muffins-in-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"Pumpkin Muffins in Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6237\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/01\/17\/apple-cake\/food-header-1-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,144\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Food-Header-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=300%2C67&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6237\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=640%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=300%2C67&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"34292\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2020\/04\/06\/pumpkin-muffins-in-spring\/pumpkinmuffins-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PumpkinMuffins.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PumpkinMuffins\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PumpkinMuffins.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PumpkinMuffins.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34292\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PumpkinMuffins.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PumpkinMuffins.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PumpkinMuffins.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I know, spring isn&#8217;t exactly the time to be baking pumpkin muffins &#8211; let me explain. While we&#8217;re hunkered down, I decided to take an inventory of my pantry. When I&#8217;m at the store I ask myself, &#8220;Do I have a can of chickpeas at home? Maybe I should get one just in case&#8230;&#8221; So yesterday, I went through my cabinets and discovered that I&#8217;ve got peanut butter, jalape\u00f1o peppers, 2 cans of black olives, fig jam, and enough cans of San Marzano tomatoes to feed the cast of The Sopranos. Among the bounty in my cupboard was a can of pumpkin and a box of instant vanilla pudding, which combined make these incredibly light muffins. Pumpkin muffins &#8211; they&#8217;re not just for fall anymore! <!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 teaspoon cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup vegetable oil<\/li>\n<li>1 cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 &#8211; 15 oz. can pumpkin<\/li>\n<li>2 large eggs, lightly beaten<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to 350\u00ba. Line 2 muffin tins with 18 papers, set aside.<\/li>\n<li>In a medium bowl, whisk flour, instant pudding, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, and cinnamon.<\/li>\n<li>In a large bowl, whisk the oil, sugar, pumpkin, and eggs together. Add the flour mixture, stirring until well combined.<\/li>\n<li>Fill muffin cups about 3\/4, bake for 20 minutes testing with a toothpick. Let cool on a wire rack.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I know, spring isn&#8217;t exactly the time to be baking pumpkin muffins &#8211; let me explain. While we&#8217;re hunkered down, I decided to take an inventory of my pantry. When I&#8217;m at the store I ask myself, &#8220;Do I have &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2020\/04\/06\/pumpkin-muffins-in-spring\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34292,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1238],"tags":[97,4890,2441,882],"class_list":["post-34290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lovin-from-the-oven","tag-baking","tag-cupboard-inventory","tag-muffins","tag-pumpkin"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PumpkinMuffins.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1ed1x-8V4","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44431,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2025\/01\/13\/cranberry-pumpkin-muffins\/","url_meta":{"origin":34290,"position":0},"title":"Cranberry Pumpkin Muffins","author":"Tina Garceau","date":"January 13, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"I had half a bag of cranberries in my freezer and a couple cans of pumpkin courtesy of my friend Tony. 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