Pumpkin Muffins & Mini Loaves 🎃 | Gluten-Free + Dairy-Free Fall Baking

Pumpkin Muffins & Mini Loaves 🎃 | Gluten-Free + Dairy-Free Fall Baking Pumpkin season calls for warm, cozy baking! These Pumpkin Muffins can be made as classic muffins or adorable mini loaves and they are perfect for Halloween week, Thanksgiving morning, school snacks, or sharing with family and friends throughout the fall. Chef Kimber Dean uses organic pumpkins from Happy Food Farm, roasts and purées them, then freezes the pumpkin purée for up to 8 months so there is always farm-grown pumpkin ready for seasonal recipes. With warming pumpkin spice, cinnamon sugar topping, maple syrup, and avocado oil, these muffins bring comforting fall flavor using thoughtful ingredients. PUMPKIN MUFFINS Makes 12 muffins | Bake at 350°F for 24–28 minutes Muffins: • 1 cup brown rice flour • 3/4 cup arrowroot starch • 1 teaspoon guar gum • 3 tablespoons baking powder • 2 tablespoons pumpkin spice • 1 teaspoon sea salt • 1/2 cup avocado oil • 1/2 cup maple syrup, room temperature • 3/4 cup pumpkin purée • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 2 eggs • 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk Cinnamon Sugar Topping: • 1/2 cup coconut sugar • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon Directions: 1. Mix coconut sugar and cinnamon for the topping; set aside. 2. Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 12-count muffin tin or mini loaf pan. 3. In one bowl, mix brown rice flour, arrowroot starch, guar gum, baking powder, pumpkin spice, and sea salt. 4. In a separate bowl, whisk avocado oil, maple syrup, pumpkin purée, and vanilla. Add eggs and whisk until combined. 5. Slowly add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Add almond milk and mix just until incorporated, keep the batter slightly lumpy. 6. Fill muffin cups about 3/4 full, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar, and bake for 24–28 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. 7. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack. This recipe is from the Happy Baking & Desserts Cookbook! Get your copy here: https://publishingconceptsllc.com/pro... #FYP #ChefKimberDean #HappyFoodFarm #HappyBakingAndDesserts #PumpkinMuffins #PumpkinSeason #FallBaking #ThanksgivingBreakfast #HalloweenTreats #GlutenFreeBaking #DairyFreeBaking #AllergyFriendlyBaking #OrganicPumpkin #FarmToTable #FoodAsMedicine