This is an updated version of my pumpkin muffin recipe from my cookbook, Everyday Keto Baking. This recipe is based on my original pumpkin muffin recipe that uses maple syrup or honey as a sweetener, so to make this low carb I replaced the sweetener with a low-carb sweetener and adjusted a few ingredients to work well with the sweetener swap.
The pumpkin muffin recipe in the book calls for 2 tablespoons of milk. Depending on the low-carb sweetener you use, you may need a bit more moisture from a liquid ingredient in the recipe. I tested this recipe with Swerve, which is a bulk low-carb sweetener. Learn more about low-carb sweeteners on page 15 in the book.
After retesting it, I’ve found it can benefit from 1/4 cup more milk. I also used almond yogurt, so if you’re a fan of yogurt, it works well as a substitute for milk. Keep in mind, this measurement will vary a bit depending on the sweetener you use.
This pumpkin muffin boasts an array of spices, including nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves, that have natural anti-inflammatory properties. To make them more festive, frost the pumpkin muffins with the Cream Cheese Frosting (page 100) or the Maple Cream Frosting (page 101) for a dairy-free option. Frost the muffins once they’ve cooled.
This recipe was tested with a bulk low-carb sweetener, Swerve. If you prefer a non-bulk sweetener like Stevia or Monk Fruit, you can add about 1/2 cup of collagen proteins (see comments) with the sweetener instead.
Pumpkin Muffins {low carb}
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butternut squash or pumpkin purée
- 1/2 cup low-carb 1:1 sweetener or equivalent
- 4 large eggs
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 6 tablespoons coconut flour (1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons)
- 1/4 cup coconut milk or other milk or yogurt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175° C, or gas mark 4).
- Prepare a muffin pan by lining the muffin wells with liners. Grease the liners unless they are nonstick liners.
- Place the purée, sweetener, and eggs in a bowl and blend well.
- Add the baking soda, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger to the wet ingredients and mix well. Let the batter sit for a few minutes and then mix again.
- Fill the muffin liners two-thirds full and bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.
- Cool and serve. Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator for a few weeks, or in the freezer for a few months.
Why is coconut flour listed twice in the recipe? Thank you!
Thanks! Someone else just posted a message that I left out the coconut flour so I added it again, but it was already in there!
Making this now but wanted to alert you of some inconsistencies in the recipe. The coconut flour is not listed under the instructions and the ginger, listed in the instructions, is not listed in the ingredients. Also, the 1/4 milk/yogurt addition is also not listed in the instructions. Wish me luck!
Thanks! The coconut flour is in there, in tablespoons, and I added ginger to the steps.
If one cannot tolerate low carb sweeteners like erythritol one can get the bulk from collagen peptides (I use Vital proteins). So in this recipe I would add 1/2 cup CP to the pure monk fruit or pure stevia and it works like a charm. I’ve been using this hack since the tip was given some months ago in a comment on your blog. It truly makes all the difference in the finished product and I’m able to use the recipes in your lovely book and keep the gut happy.
Thanks, Libby! Yes, you can use protein/collagen peptides with a sweetener like stevia or monk fruit in place of a bulk sweetener. But they can’t be used by someone following SCD, so the SCD recipe using honey is the way to go if you have digestive sensitivity.
I have unsweetened collagen powder. How much stevia or monk would I add to that?
You would add the equivalent amount of sweetener based on the brand of sweetener that you are using. Brands vary to some degree and my Everyday Keto Baking cookbook has a chart on page 15 that shows how much of each sweetener to use, in general.
I subscribe to your blog because you create recipes that are SCD approved and good for the gut. Low carb sweetener is very hard on the gut so I’m confused by this one.
Most of my recipes here are SCD, but this one is for the folks who purchased my Keto cookbook. The SCD version of this recipe is also on my blog and in one of my cookbooks. I try to make it easy for folks to try recipes from my cookbook before they buy it. I also label all my recipes as SCD or not.
Have you tried rice malt syrup?
I haven’t. I’m not sure what that is.
How can I use almond flour in place of coconut ?
It’s not a straight conversion, it requires some adjustments which I haven’t developed yet.