Pumpkin Banana Muffins

What do you do when you have some extra pumpkin and ripe bananas?  And it's a perfect chilly day for some baking?  Make Pumpkin Banana Muffins!

Ingredients (printable recipe)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup white whole wheat flour (or another cup of all-purpose flour if you don't have white whole wheat flour)
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
2 bananas, mashed
1 cup pumpkin puree
1/4 cup canola oil
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions 
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Spray muffin tins with baking spray and fill empty cups with water.  Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk the bananas, pumpkin, oil, eggs and vanilla, until well-blended.
4. Add banana mixture to flour mixture, gently folding until combined.
5. Divide mixture evenly among prepared muffin cups. 
6. Bake for 11 to 13 minutes for mini muffins / 13 to 15 minutes for standard muffins, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Makes 15-18 standard muffins or 30 mini muffins

Source Alida's Kitchen

The Results...
Moist and full of flavor!  These do have a perfect balance of banana and pumpkin in them.

Pumpkin Banana Muffins are full of good things for you and there's just a little oil because the pumpkin and banana already help create a moist, flavorful muffin.

This recipe has white whole wheat flour hidden inside for some extra nutrition.  I sneak it into other things like pancakes, waffles, bread and pizza dough. When I replace half of the flour with white whole wheat flour, my family doesn't usually notice a big difference in taste.  

Pumpkin Banana Muffins are a wonderful fall treat that you can feel good about eating!

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