Low-Calorie Honey Almond Pumpkin Muffins

I’m on a big almond kick right now, and loved the idea of getting a nice crunch in the middle of a muffin. And since it’s fall… let’s make it pumpkin!

They’re only 85 calories a muffin! If you remove the honey and almonds and decide to do a plain pumpkin muffin, it’s only 65 calories each!

*Also check out my recipe for Low-Calorie Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins

Calories: 85 per muffin (makes about 12 muffins *note this muffins are a little small, if you want larger muffins fill up only 9 of the 12 spaces in the muffin tin)

What you’ll need:

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce
• 4 tbsps brown sugar
• 1 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds
• 1/2 tsp raw honey

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

In one bowl, combine the pumpkin, sugar, egg, vanilla extract, honey and apple sauce. blend together. In a separate bowl add the salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder and whole wheat flour. Add the wet and dry ingredients together. DO NOT OVER MIX. Over mixing will make these too dense. Fold in the sliced almonds. Evenly distribute the batter in the muffin tray. (you don’t have to, but I used cupcake wrappers. If you don’t, just make sure you grease the pan.) Bake for about 18-20 minutes, or until you can poke a toothpick into the muffin, and have it come out clean. Drizzle the top of the muffins with honey.

Enjoy the guilt-free muffins!