Low Fat Roasted Butternut Squash Muffins
Alisa Fleming ~ These squash muffins are another gem from the CLIF Bar holiday series. Clif Bar is celebrating the return of their popular seasonal flavors (Spiced Pumpkin Pie, Iced Gingerbread, and Peppermint Stick) with recipes from the athletes and foodies at CLIF Bar that evoke holiday memories. We already highlighted the chocolate chip banana bread recipe chosen by Todd Wells, Olympic Mountain Bike and Cyclocross racer, but now it’s Lindsey Corbin’s turn.
Lindsey is a Professional Triathlete and Team CLIF Bar Athlete. Her favorite outdoor holiday tradition is going on adventure runs with friends and her dog, during the winter time in Montana. No doubt that they wouldn’t love to arrive home to a fresh batch of these low fat squash muffins! They are sweet, but with a touch of wholesome.
For ease, you can substitute the mashed squash with canned pumpkin or squash puree. However, if you want to enjoy the original squash muffins recipe, as is, then simply roast up a fresh seasonal squash at home:
How to roast a butternut squash: Preheat your oven to 350°F. Halve the butternut squash and scoop out the seeds. Lightly oil the cut part of the squash, and place it on a pan, cut side up, with 1 inch of water 5. Bake for 1 hour. Let cool, scoop out the flesh, and mash or puree it.
Recipe by Lindsey Corbin, a Professional Triathlete and Team CLIF Bar Athlete.
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose or whole wheat pastry flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Dash each of nutmeg, allspice, ginger & cardamom
- 1 cup mashed roasted butternut squash (see in-article note for roasting squash – can substitute with canned pumpkin puree)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup plain dairy-free yogurt*
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 egg or 1 egg replacer equivalent
- Hand full of toasted and chopped pecans, optional
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350ºF and grease two muffin tins or line them with cupcake liners.
- Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, allspice, ginger, and cardamom in a medium-bow.
- Blend the squash, sugar, yogurt, applesauce, honey and egg in a mixing bowl.
- Gently fold the dry ingredients into wet ingredients, being careful not to overmix.
- Gently stir in the nuts, if using.
- Fill each muffin cup 2/3 full.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
Notes
Yogurt Options: If you can’t locate a suitable dairy-free yogurt at your local grocers (many now carry soy-based and coconut-based varieties), then try substituting mashed banana or mashed avocado for the yogurt. If eggs are okay for you, then you could also use 2 eggs, omit the yogurt, and increase the applesauce to 1/3 cup.
Vegan Option: Use the egg replacer, substitute agave nectar for the honey, and make sure you choose a vegan brown sugar (most organic brands are vegan).
http://www.godairyfree.org/recipes/low-fat-roasted-butternut-squash-muffins
Tagged egg--free, gifts from the kitchen, low fat, nut-free, peanut-free, soy-free, Thanksgiving, vegan, vegetarian
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HannahOctober 28, 2012 at 6:51 pm
Hooray for butternut! Pumpkin tends to get all the love each autumn, so I’m glad butternut can share the spotlight a little bit in with this delicious muffin entry.
KatieOctober 28, 2012 at 8:28 pm
How do you do this?! I just made roasted acorn squash bread today! I was going to make the bread into muffins, but I didn’t want to clean the muffin tin. Delicious and I love that it isn’t pumpkin!
Alyssa | Queen of QuinoaOctober 29, 2012 at 6:15 am
Alisa, I love these!! I have been wanting to bake with butternut squash all fall and just didn’t know what to make. I think I’ve found it