Except you do. Because come on, just look at it. Or them. Or whatever…let’s get to baking them up! Your batter is a glorious mix of all those good things I just mentioned, along with a few more spices (ginger, of course!), the usual suspects of flour and eggs, and some buttermilk. Because we are using pumpkin puree (yes, the regular old kind in the can) you don’t need to add oil or butter, so this is practically health food we are talking about here.
Once your muffins are baked and cooled, you really do need to add that glaze. It’s a simple mixture of powdered sugar, water and vanilla, and I like to stir mine up in a small measuring cup with a spout. That way you can simple pour it on right from the measuring cup.
So go ahead…make yourself a present of these babies. You deserve it!
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Recipe slightly adapted from Everyday Food








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Good Sunday morning Kate!
These simply look amazing:-)
I bet they make the house smell wonderful!
You are so right about that – just like Christmas!
Now I know what I’ll be doing with my afternoon! Wow, these look good!
Do you know offhand if cultured buttermilk is necessary to the end product, or could I use real buttermilk with no ill effect?
Hmm….I’ve only used the regular cultured buttermilk that I get in the supermarket so I don’t know for sure. If you use the other kind and it works will you let us know?
For science! I will see what happens and report back =)
Alrighty! So, the cultured buttermilk is a little bit springier and a tiny bit saltier. The homemade is slightly sweeter. Aside from that they came out about the same.
You are wonderful – thanks for letting us know!
Pumpkin AND gingerbread?? You are really rockin the holiday spirit this year!
Well, you gotta do what you gotta do.
Call me crazy, but I actually seek out desserts WITHOUT chocolate. And I tease my husband that he’s really the woman in our relationship because he loves chocolate so much more than I do! Can’t wait to try this recipe!
Yay, fellow “life is more than chocolate” person!
Just made these tonight to give away with my holiday treats. The muffins turned out great! We had to sample one and they were moist and delicious. Will make again!
Thanks for the recipe.
I made them for Christmas Eve – aren’t they merry?