You won’t miss the flour, oil, or sugar in these flourless pumpkin pie muffins! Loaded with pumpkin, chocolate, and warming spices, they make the perfect fall treat!
“These muffins are dangerous.” <– Mum’s words, not mine; although I can definitely back her up on that claim. These muffins are dangerous. They strike like ninjas and before you know what hit ya… they’ve vanished.
Seriously. I could’ve sworn I made an entire batch just yesterday, and now it’s nowhere to be found. Poof. Gone. But before you start calling me a glutton and nailing me with your accusatory glances, I’ll have you know that I wasn’t working alone. No ma’am (or sir). The entire Spoons family was in on it. I brought the whole batch (minus one muffin which obviously needed to be taste tested first) with me for dinner on Sunday, and it pains me to say that not a single muffin survived the night. Not even one measly crumb.
I should probably take that as a compliment — it just means they were freaking amazing. And I know this because I was obsessively gauging reactions.
I like to think that I’ve gotten a little more subtle and sneaky over the years, but I’m one of those people that will watch you take your first bite like.a.hawk just so I can capture the exact moment when your brain registers what you think of my baked treats… especially because some people just don’t say anything.
Men, I’ve found, are particularly bad for that.
“So… how did you like it?”
“What? Oh. It was great! Like always.” *grabs another and walks away*
Pft. Like always. Like I’m just supposed to assume it was great. Actually, I usually do. I’ve been at this long enough to have built up a pretty decent amount of confidence when it comes to my baking, but I still like the extra reinforcement! Especially when I’m trying to make things healthier without seeming like they’re healthier — ya know? Take these muffins, for example…
There’s no flour, no oil, and no refined sugar, but you’d never guess it since they’re just as moist, just as sweet sweet, and just as doughy as traditional muffins. That being said, they’re not exactly like traditional muffins. The texture is slightly denser, which is why I called them pumpkin pie muffins — they fall somewhere in between. Still doughy, but a melt-in-your-mouth kind of doughy. And have I mentioned that you can whip them up in your blender in under 5 minutes flat? And that they make your house smell amazing? And that the combination of chocolate and pumpkin is to.die.for? You need to make these yesterday. I did, and they didn’t even last 24 hours…
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Flourless Pumpkin Pie Muffins
- Total Time: 25 mins
- Yield: 9 muffins 1x
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup (64 g) almond butter*
- 3/4 cup (180 g) canned pumpkin
- 1 large egg
- 6 Tbsp (120 g) honey
- 1/2 cup (40 g) rolled oats (GF, if needed)
- 2 Tbsp (14g) ground flaxseed
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips, plus more for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375F (190C) and prepare a muffin pan by spraying 9 cavities with cooking spray or lining them with parchment liners. Set aside.
- Add all the ingredients except for the chocolate chips to a high-powered blender** and blend on high until the oats have broken down and the batter is smooth and creamy. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand.
- Distribute the batter evenly among the muffin pan cavities, filling each on until it is about 3/4 full.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes, until the tops of your muffins are set and a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean. Allow the muffins to cool in the pan for ~10 minutes before removing. Store them in an air-tight container for up to 5 days, or freeze them for up to 3 months.
Notes
* Feel free to sub in with another nut butter if you prefer. Or use a soy nut butter to make these nut-free. ** If you don’t have access to a high-powered blender, you can simply grind the oats into a flour and mix everything together by hand.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
Looking for more pumpkin recipes? Try one of these!
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Flourless Pumpkin Brownies
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These look great! Would it be possible to sub something for the flax though?
The only thing I can think of is chia seeds. I’ve had a few people mention leaving the flax out completely, but the muffins end up with a slightly difference texture and shape.
yeeees I love pumpkin! I picked up a can over the weekend and I hadn’t decided what to do with it yet, so thank you for solving that little problem 😉
And YES to the hovering until you get a response thing. I do that literally every time I cook or bake for someone.
Goodness gracious, Amanda, why would you do this to me?! I won’t be able to experience the doughy fantastic pumpkin pie muffins until I get back to a kitchen. OR I can convince the nutrition club to bake these with me? Yep, I think I’ll do that.
So excited for pumpkin! I can’t wait to have it in everything and anything that can possibly handle the orange squash.
These look more than amazing!
I just posted a pumpkin protein smoothie recipe today. Even though it is still hot as heck here in Houston, I needed to change up my breakfast recipes and this did the job. 🙂 These look fabulous! XOXO
You’ll never believe it, but it actually SNOWED here this morning. It didn’t end up sticking, but we’re hovering around 32 right now. Oh Canada!
Okay, I am DEFINITELY bookmarking this recipe to make the MOMENT I arrive home to my oven. It will be “Oh hello mommy dearest, I’ve missed you so much but let’s catch up in an hour after I bake muffins.” They look delicious! I’m so ready for ALLTHEPUMPKING. <3 🙂
These look amazing!!
yummes! and three cheers for pumpkin! <3 Happy monday!
These do look VERY dangerous!!! Love the ingredient list. Pinned!
I love this time of year and all the pumpkin recipes. I’ll send you mine if you send me yours?
Done and done!
I, of course, am a huge fan of OHMYGOSHPUMPKINEVERYTHING. I actually want to try to only eat pumpkin flavored things for a couple of days and see how long I can last. Hint: I could probably do it all fall. Lol
We still have some leftover farmer’s market summer produce to use up until I bust out the pumpkin. However, between these and Sally’s pumpkin bread popping up on my screen today I am pretty much drowning in drool.
Ohh the bite test- it’s such a great feeling when you see someone’s eyes light up after trying your creation! I’m not too big on pumpkin but I am pretty sure one bite of these babies would change that for me! Is it terrible that I’m thinking of smothering these with even more almond butter…because let’s be serious, you can never have too much almond butter ;)!
I remember making flourless pumpkin cookies for my family.
My dad’s response: “What are those? Pumpkin? Ugh. Not eating that.”
My uncle: (After chewing thoughtfully) “Ok. I’d eat another one.”
So, yeah, lots of affirmation for my baking skills 🙂
Ohhh pumpkin season, we meet again! Pumpkin everything is everywhere. Good thing I love it. 😉 You’ve done it again – looks like another fabulous recipe!!
Amandaaaaa you have DONE IT AGAIN. I am drooling puddles over here. Yesterday I had my first pumpkin spice latte (in 90 degree weather, but I’m hoping that staying in an air conditioned house while sipping it will bring on the Fall feeling faster) and have officially decided that it is time to bring on pumpkin errrrr’thing. These look amazing and I want 5 right now ;). Pinned!
You’re more than welcome to come enjoy your PSLs here! We’re currently rocking a balmy 32
You ROCK the flourless muffin. I swear, every other flourless muffin recipe on Pinterest is yours for obvious reasons. You do a gorgeous job of photographing them and who can argue with such an awesome recipe? Almond butter, pumpkin, honey, check check check. Pinned to try!
Oh Em Gee, these look so ridiculously good!!! I love that they have clean ingredients in them, makes it easier and quicker for me to make 🙂
I should transfer to Canada, just for the Fall season. I love home and that… but goodness me, how do the humans survive this side without canned pumpkin anything – when there’s recipes like these floating in the atmosphere. Jee willikers.
And FYI: your recipe intros has developed into such a mesmerizing mentally hypnotic game; I dare anyone to claim they aren’t rooted to the spot, jaw hanging and salivating 😉 .
You are a friggin genius. Ive been working on a pumpkin muffin recipe and I thought of you and your flour less muffins and wondered if you’d try them with pumpkin. Lo and behold! I’m not surprised they didn’t last more than a night, they look incredible! And I wouldn’t feel the least bit guilty about eating them all to myself. They’re basically health food. Pinned!
Trade you a muffin for a fig bar 😀
12 muffins for 3 people. DAMN SPOONS FAM you just owned mine. It’s funny cause my fam had a big dinner plus 2 fam friends over (so 12 people total. This was without my extended fam ah!) and my Mom put me on dessert. I was going to make cookies and pie but she insisted this wouldn’t be enough. So I made a huge tray of crumble bars and doubled the cookies. She also decided to make banana bread. Obvi there was sooooo much leftover. C was quite happy about this…
I pinned this recipe so fast, girl. Cannot wait to make!
I eat pumpkin all year and have definitely made this combo before without realizing I made it (with peanut butter of course lol). I love mixing pumpkin with peanut butter, so delicious! I will text you shortly, trying to get my life back to normal after arriving home super late last night (which was actually this morning if I think about it).
Pumpkin is going to steal the show this season! I can predict it! I just hope there are enough pumpkins around for all of us! Ha!
Almond butter…that’s the winner. I swear EVERYTHING is better with almond butter! 😉
#agirlaftermyownheart
That definitely just got pinned. I’m about 10 days away from going into complete pumpkin/fall overload so I will need these in my arsenal when I decide to just go completely nuts in my kitchen.
10 days away? Definitely admire your willpower! I had a hard enough time holding off until September!
GIVE ME ALL THE PUMPKIN!!
Even though its still 80 degrees out here, my pumpkin cravings have skyrocketed. The early release of the pumpkin spice latte at starbucks hasn’t helped things either. Every time I walk in there and see the sign my taste buds scream “PUMPKIN!”
You don’t even wanna know how cold it is here right now… and what I see when I look out the window. Let’s just say my cravings for comfort are definitely justified 😆
This recipe is so timely because Justin was just asking me to make pumpkin muffins yesterday. I couldn’t find the exact recipe I wanted until now. These sound perfect and I can’t wait to try them!
These look deeeeeelish! I’m so glad fall is around the corner!
Oh my god, these look delicious! I love anything pumpkin flavoured around this time of year
Hellooooo, fall goodness! Love pumpkin.
Oh, those muffins DO look dangerous.
Can I marry it?
I now pronounce you muffin and wife 😀
Oh my goodness, haha you’re hilarious!
Pumpkin is my favorite! These look sooooooo good. 😀
Girl you had me at pumpkin pie. These little babies look amazing. And the ingredients – added bonus no flour. I’m thinking these have the texture of flour less chocolate cake and I’m drooling :). Thanks for sharing 🙂 saving this baby!
if you don’t eat all these… you can always ship them my way!! xoxo
I would bake you up another batch as a get-well-soon present! Hope you feel better! <3
what is nutrition on these muffins?
Oh pumpkin, my love 🙂 I’ve already started adding it to my morning smoothies and I expect soon it will worm its way into my oats 🙂 Love it and love this recipe!
Swoon! 🙂
Good things have a way of disappearing, don’t they?!? 😉 Looks yum.
Yum! Look delicious!
I hope to have pumpkin in my life in some shape or form everyday this Fall!!! Love it! 🙂
Is the measurement the same for oats if you already have oat flour or use gluten free flour?
Let the pumpkin madness begin. my boyfriend will be so excited!