Pumpkin Muffins and Tea Party

These Pumkins Muffins are good for you and not too sweet, perfect for an early morning tea party. Just check out me and my beautiful friend Jenny and our beaming daughters Georgia and Melanie enjoying the day.

Pumpkin Muffins (adapted from http://recipes.sparkpeople.com)

Ingredients:

 2 cups whole wheat flour

1.5 cups white enriched flour    

6 Tbsp white sugar         

2 tsp baking powder      

½ tsp baking soda

2 large eggs

1 ½ cups 1% milk

4 Tbsp canola oil                

1 ½ cups 100% pure canned pumpkin

1 tsp cinnamon

½ tsp all spice

½ tsp nutmeg

¼ tsp salt

Sliced almonds, seeds (about 2 Tbsp)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly spray 24 muffin tins. Mix all the dry ingredients in a large bowl. In a medium bowl, mix the eggs, milk and oil. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, mix well, then gently mix the pumpkin puree.  Batter will be lumpy. Add a few sliced almonds and seeds to the top of the muffins to add crunch. Bake muffins for 15-18 minutes. I made a tray of 12 regular sized muffins and 24 mini muffins.

Nutritional Information:

114 calories

18g carbs

3g fat

 3g protein

 2g fibre

Check out our Tea Party

Look at Melanie's 'Special Instructions' for the Tea Party... another 'cute daughter moment'.

A great pose to start the Tea Party- Peace and Attitude.

Georgia giving us her 'version' of Peace.