Date-Topped Pecan Pumpkin Muffins



Ingredients:

  1. 1 cup pumpkin puree (see recipe on this page)
  2. 5 tablespoons melted butter
  3. 5 tablespoons Milk
  4. 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  5. 2 beaten eggs
  6. 16 chopped, pitted dates
  7. 1/4 cup ground pecans
  8. 1 3/4 cups flour
  9. 1 teaspoon baking powder
  10. 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  11. 1 teaspoon salt
  12. 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  13. 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  14. 1 1/3 cups sugar
  15. 12 half pecans

This is a recipe adapted from Pumpkin Nook.

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a non-stick muffin pan. In a bowl, mix together and set aside: flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar. In a large bowl, mix together: pumpkin puree, melted butter, milk, vanilla, beaten eggs, chopped pitted dates and ground pecans. Add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture. Spoon batter into muffin pans. Top each muffin with a pecan half. Bake for 20 minutes. Let cool a little and serve warm.