Those little Fall gems of goodness I promised you yesterday? Mini Pumpkin Muffins with Maple Cream Cheese frosting. Yes, yes that happened. What can I say, when I am stressed, I bake. When I am sick, I bake. There is something just so anti-stress/sick/whatever about cooking and baking because it forces you to focus on what you are doing and not what is stressing/sickening/whatever.
These muffins have the perfect balance of sweetness with a strong pumpkin flavor. These muffins are lightly spiced, and only enhanced with a deliciously creamy Maple Cream Cheese Frosting. YUM!
Mini Pumpkin Muffins w/ Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
Recipe type: Bread
Serves: 5.5 dozen
These muffins have the perfect balance of sweetness with a strong pumpkin flavor. These muffins are lightly spiced, and only enhanced with a deliciously creamy Maple Cream Cheese Frosting.
Ingredients
- +For Cookies+
- 1 stick butter, soft (I use Earth Balance)
- 1 c brown sugar
- ⅓ c maple sugar (I use Trader Joe’s brand)
- 2 c flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tbls cinnamon
- 2 tsp ginger
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- ½ tsp cloves
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ c applesauce
- ½ c coconut milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 15oz can pumpkin puree
- +For Frosting+
- ⅓ c butter, soft (I use Earth Balance)
- 1.5 tsp maple extract
- ¼ c brown sugar
- 4 oz Tofutti Cream Cheese, soft
- 1.5 c powdered sugar
- coconut cream to thin
Instructions
- +For Cookies+
- Pre-heat oven to 325
- Sift together dry ingredients and set aside
- In large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugars
- Add applesauce, coconut milk, vanilla, and pumpkin and blend
- Add in dry ingredients in two batches
- Do not over-mix and combine only until dry is absorbed
- Drop by tablespoon into mini muffin tins
- Bake 13 mins and allow to cool on rack before frosting
- +For Frosting+
- Cream together all ingredients except for powdered sugar until light and fluffy
- Add in powdered sugar in two batches and blend to combine
- Frost muffins once completely cooled and top with dash of nutmeg
Enjoy!
Oh my, these sound and look delicious!!
Thank you, they’re ridiculously easy to make!