Pumpkin & Sage Savory Muffins
Hope you all had a fabulous weekend! We had a little weekend holiday with some friends in Chikmagalur. It was green, misty, wet and beautiful! We ate and drank the entire time! Children had fun playing foot ball and splashing water on each other 
After stuffing my face into all the delicious food I didn’t want to eat anything too rich and wanted to give my tummy a little break. I decided today was going to be a soup day! My favourite lunch/dinner I had a bunch of sage from the other day which needed to be used up and I also had a half a pumpkin left. I decided to make a batch of savory pumpkin and sage mini muffins.
Savory muffins are great as snacks. Most of the time our snacks contain some form of sugar or the other. Even the healthy muffins I make have a cup of sugar in them. So savory muffins are a great way to cut down your sugar intake. They are excellent accompaniments for soups too. Serve them instead of dinner rolls to add an extra serving of veggies to your meal.
These pumpkin muffins are made of whole wheat flour, oats and lots of fresh pumpkin. You can replace it with canned pumpkin too. Try different herbs for new flavours every time. You can also spice it up with some fresh green chilies, canned jalapenos, dry red chili flakes or crushed black pepper. I have used olive oil in it but any other oil or even butter will taste great. All together this is a great recipe and I will make sure I bake a batch of these often so that I always have some healthy breakfast or snack ready!
Savory Muffins = No sugar!!
made of whole wheat flour, oats...
lots of fresh pumpkin & sage!
add an extra serving of veggies to your meal with these muffins!
perfect quick breakfast or snack!
Delicious healthy vegan pumpkin & sage savory muffins!
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- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- ½ cup oats
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼ cup sage
- 2 cup pumpkin puree (fresh or canned)
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
If you are using fresh pumpkin – cut t he pumpkin into big chunks and cook till soft. You can use the skin also. Once it’s cooked, blend it into a smooth puree.
Mix all the dry ingredients till well combined. Chop the sage into small pieces and throw it into the dry mixture. Add the pumpkin puree, olive oil and vinegar and stir well. Do not over mix the dough.
Scoop it into the muffin tray and bake in a preheated oven at 160 degree C. bake for about 30 to 35 minutes or till the toothpick inserted comes out clean.
33 comments :
Sara November 21, 2014 8:57PM
I used 1/2 tsp. dried sage and 1/2 tsp. of dried basil and added 2 TB of sunflower seeds and the taste was very good. However, the consistency was way too squishy and wet. Perhaps you could add a comment on your ingredient list that would instruct users of fresh pumpkin to cut down the amount to somewhere around 1.5 c. instead of 2 cups. Thanks!
Texasgal October 14, 2014 6:23PM
Love! Love! Love! theses
The recipe made 24 mini muffins. I didn’t change anything in the recipe and they turned out great. The recipe states whole wheat flour but I didn’t know what type so I used whole wheat pastry flour and they were light, fluffy and moist.
These were a great accompaniment to the zucchini tortellini soup I served last night. My husband ate over 6.
A keeper!
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Michelle T December 29, 2013 3:08AM
I thought these were good, but agree there was a little too much salt. Next batch, I plan to halve the salt, and add a few tbsps of nutritional yeast to round things out.
Aparna February 4, 2013 4:54PM
Wow! I have a batch of these baking, and they already seem awesome! I threw in a handful of sunflower seeds and herb mixes into mine (as I didn’t have fresh sage handy). Question for you – can I use this as a base recipe and dump other veggies (have a few combo’s like zucchini-roast tomatoes, carrot-leeks, etc in mind). WOuld different water levels in the batter change the baking process?
P.S: I also added about a tbsp of yoghurt, and it’s nice and moist on the inside and crusty on the outside
Oh and btw, I’m a fellow Bangalorean too
Barbara January 25, 2013 2:45PM
Thanks for the savory muffin recipe. I felt it would have been very good with far less salt. With the teaspoon of salt that was called for my husband and I had trouble eating them. I may try making them with one quarter to one half teaspoon of salt.
Love of Baking February 1, 2012 4:36AM
These were delicious! So pumpkiny in a good way! I used 1/2 tsp dried sage, 1 tsp fresh rosemary, 1/2 tsp basil, and added chopped pecans.
Chinmayie February 2, 2012 6:04AM
Thank you.
Chelsea December 12, 2011 9:36AM
Just made these.. they were unbelievably delicious. perfect amount of saltiness and sweetness (i added a teaspoon of maple syrup). I used a mixture of fresh herbs and some dried rosemary and sage. You can pretty much do whatever you want with this recipe in terms of spice and flavor and it turns out Devine. highly recommend!!
Chinmayie December 12, 2011 9:48AM
Thank you so much Chelsea
Fawn October 19, 2011 12:59AM
Is this recipe for a dozen muffins?
Chinmayie October 19, 2011 4:19PM
No! I think it made half a dozen small muffins.
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Felicity J October 10, 2011 1:14PM
I tried out this recipe last night and I love the flavor, so different and tasty! But they came out more moist than I would’ve liked.
Chinmayie October 14, 2011 10:11AM
Thank you Felicity
I am sure that is because of the consistency of your pumpkin puree! Was it homemade or store bought?
Kevin (Closet Cooking) October 6, 2011 9:34AM
Pumpkin and sage is such an nice combo and these muffins look great!
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Reese@SeasonwithSpice September 25, 2011 1:53AM
Hi chinmayie – this pumpkin and sage muffins really stand out from the crowd. I like how you added your own touch to each dessert that you’ve made so far, making each one of them special..the delicious brownies and now the pumpkin muffins..your house must be smelling so good:)
jess @athriftyfoodie September 21, 2011 5:24PM
this looks amazing! but i have no muffin cases so make it as a loaf? cant wait to make it!
Chinmayie September 24, 2011 1:46AM
Definitely make it in a loaf! I use muffin pan as it takes lesser time to bake!
Lindsey@Lindselicious September 21, 2011 6:50AM
Yes please! These look amazing… I love savory pumpkin stuff.
Nami | Just One Cookbook September 20, 2011 8:19AM
Ohhh Chinmayie these muffins look so good!! Pumpkin and sage – what a great combination. I love how you used pumkin for muffins. Kids will love this for sure!
SchmetterlingWords September 19, 2011 8:03PM
I’ve never made any savory muffins so far. When I try one, yours will the first recipe I would refer too. The muffins look very appetizing and healthy too
Luv'n Spoonfuls September 19, 2011 7:27PM
Wow…sorry to have double-posted…I got an error message that said the first one didn’t take. Oh well! Love the post…that’s the main idea
Luv'n Spoonfuls September 19, 2011 7:21PM
These look so gorgeous and sound delicious. I think your idea of adding some heat might be interesting as well, although I bet these are great just as is. Such a great way to perk up a bowl of soup…makes it an event! Such beautiful photos too!
Sia September 19, 2011 2:53PM
I made savoury muffins with cheese and lots of chillies last weekend. next time it will be ur recipe
Rosa September 19, 2011 1:04PM
Beautiful muffins! Those flavors are marvelous. I love savory baked goods.
Cheers,
Rosa
Kiran @ KiranTarun.com September 19, 2011 12:59PM
Mmm.. that looks divine. I love pumpkin and sage combo. Nice savory treats
Sanjeeta kk September 19, 2011 12:30PM
Like the idea of sage in savory muffins..these look so soft and delightful! And pumpkin puree..wholewheat, oats..what more would I want from my baked goodies..which are delicious and healthy as well.
Sylvia@peachesanddonuts September 19, 2011 12:02PM
I haven’t yet tried making savoury muffins but that has got to change soon! They look so good!
Rekha k September 19, 2011 11:20AM
So healthy and yumm… A must try !!
Siri September 19, 2011 9:55AM
I love anything savory, not a big dessert-person. these muffins look ultra cute
Siri