This past May, our current music teachers told us that they were going to quit teaching lessons. They had come to us for almost two years and were an answer to prayer as I had been almost 9 months pregnant with #5 and to the point where I needed someone to commit to coming into our home to teach piano, violin, and guitar, or else we needed to quit. So we were sad to see this chapter close and were, once again, on the hunt. Thankfully, my husband’s cousin mentioned a name in passing and I decided to give them a call. They are a musical family who go around playing at nursing homes, festivals, fairs, and other events but agreed to take us on. Even though we now have to venture out for lessons each week, this family has been another huge blessing for us.
Throughout the summer, we watched their amazing garden grow and flourish and even were gifted some of their abundance. Now, just this past week, I was handed a pumpkin squash on our way out and told they make amazing muffins that kids love if you toss in some chocolate chips. So, I was excited to give it a try. Then, today when I decided it was a great day to bake, I realized I had NO idea on how to actually turn this squash into something useable.
I googled and just kept coming up with recipes so then I made phone calls until I found some help. I guess all you do is cut it in half, turn the halves upside down on a baking sheet, and bake till soft! So easy! After getting our pumpkin squash soft, cutting off the inside, and mashing, it was time to make the muffins.
Pumpkin Squash Muffins Recipe:
- 1 medium (pumpkin) squash
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups white flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 3 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 3/4 teaspoon cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon ginger
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
- cinnamon & sugar mixture
1:) Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
2:) Mash eggs, water, vegetable oil, sugars, and squash together in a large bowl.
3:) Whisk in all remaining ingredients EXCEPT the chocolate chips until a smooth batter is formed.
4:) Fold in chocolate chips.
5:) Fill a muffin pan with liners and spoon in batter 1/2 to 2/3 full. Top with a sprinkle of cinnamon/sugar mixture.
6:) Bake muffins for about 12-15 minutes or till a toothpick inserted into the center of the muffins comes out clean.
7:) Cool in pan for 5-10 minutes before removing.
8:) Enjoy!
Our family has loved this recipe and the kids devour these muffins, completely forgetting that they have healthy ingredients in them! This is a perfect fall snack and a fun way to bring in the new season.
I’m a city girl turned country by my awesome husband and we have three busy boys and two darling daughters. I love spending time with my family, reading Karen Kingsbury novels, and catching up with friends while our kiddos have play dates. I’m blessed beyond measure and can’t wait to see what God has in store.
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This post currently has 78 responses.
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I just love fall baking–it fills the house with wonderful smells!
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I have always wanted to make something with a pumpkin but never knew where to start. I have just made items with sweet potatoes since they taste similar. Thank you for the tutorial, I will have to try it.
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What do you mean by white flour? Thanks for sharing.
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What do you mean by white flour? Thanks for sharing. I accidentally pasted my husband’s email in the other post. Oops. Lol
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Hi Janet. Any type of all-purpose flour.
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I’d love to try this, I haven’t made anything from an actual pumpkin, only canned! I’m glad to know how to use a pumpkin, and thanks for doing all that checking around!
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I love doing my own pumpkins and so much better than canned
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Thanks so much for sharing your recipe,we do have a few pumpkins and squash in the garden that need cooking
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These look so delicious! I have also wanted to do my own pumpkin ( squash ) like this but never, so I am glad
I stroll along your page for this recipe.
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I’m baking with pumpkin tomorrow morning with my mother…..can’t wait. Fantastic recipe!
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That was helpful to include how to cook the pumpkin. Look yummy.
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this looks like a delicious recipe! Pumpkin muffins are so yummy.
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These are really wonderful muffins with fresh Pumpkin. I want to make these muffins, and I love muffins this time of year!
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These muffins sound absolutely delicious! I definitely would have never thought to use pumpkin squash in muffins, what a great idea! I can’t wait to try them! 🙂 I also homeschool my kids and have started guitar and piano lessons with my oldest so far. What a blessing that you were able to continue!
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We love apple recipes in the fall. There is a local orchard with organic apples we just love. So now it’s apple crisp, apple cake, apple bars, applesauce, etc.
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Theses muffins look amazing. I just love the sights, sounds and aromas of fall.
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Hi! thanks for sharing this super cool recipe. My daughter loves muffins so I’ll cook it for her this weekend. Cheers!
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They look wonderful and so great for this time of year! Have to try these!
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Thank you for the recipe. We will try this one out for our Holiday dinner.
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Memories! Just looking at the picture of the pumpkin on the cookie sheet made me go back 30+ years. My sister in law ended up with a pumpkin and wanted to make a pie. She called me and I headed to her house, NO internet back then so we didn’t know what to do. Trial and error she ended up with a good pie.
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These look so good! Will be making these.
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I cannot wait to make some of these. The thing I like about fall are recipes that are so tasty and rich in protein. I thank you for sharing the post.
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This looks delicious. This would be great for Thanksgiving. Thank you for sharing.
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Oh I cant wait to make these! I really love to have muffins and pastries for breakfasts during fall and winter. Muffins are so great when family is visiting us. These sound delicious with hot coffee and tea on the side!
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Im always looking for new recipes with pumpkin. These look yummy!
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those sound delicious. I love pumpkin bread and pumpkin muffins. One of my favorite things about this time of the year
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Wow, these look really good. These would be good to have with my morning coffee. I can’t wait to try them.
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Hey Miranda, Just curious- do you have any helpful hints on getting the flesh out of the pumpkin once cooked?
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I love chocolate with pumpkin. I like to add choc chips to my pumpkin cookie recipe. I cook up several pumpkins every year and freeze the puree in 1 cup bags for later. I call this “killing the fatted pumpkin.” The taste of fresh pumpkin is different than the canned, but we love it.
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I will be trying these, I make muffins all the time and these are perfect for Fall.
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Thanks for the recipe.
Marion -
This looks delicious. Just in time for the Holidays.
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I always love making delicious treats from scratch in the fall and this is right up my alley.
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I never thought of these 2 ingredients together ! Thanks for the recipe !
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I pass this recipe along to my sisterinlaw and she made them and served them to all the delivery guys one morning. Several of the guys, on there next delivery wanted to know where those great muffins were.
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Thank you for the recipe. We will try this one on Thanksgiving. It looks delicious.
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These muffins look really delicious. I love fall because of all of the foods that incorporate pumpkin.
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These sound really delicious. I can’t wait to make them.
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Thank you for this delicious recipe.
Marilyn -
This sounds amazing! My kiddo’s will love that it has the pumpkin flavor and chocolate chips too! this will make for a great snack or even better a quick breakfast on their way to school!
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I love this recipe. I also have some butternut squash I would love to try making these muffins. I would like to make a batch of pumpkin and a batch of butternut squash muffins to see if I can tell the difference.
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Wow.. These look delicious. Thanks
I found out yesterday that pumpkins are squash..lol.
I’m don’t know if I knew this already or forgot.
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What aa great recipe for the holidays! I thank you for sharing the special recipe so I can make the Fall Snacks, Music Ramblings, & Pumpkin Squash Muffins Recipe.
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I love muffins. I love squash. I didn’t know they can be one. I have only tried squash plan. I will try this soon.
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These look delicious. My children love pumpkin chip cookies, so I bet these would definitely be a hit.
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Your pumpkin squash muffin is perfect for fall, homemade is always better than store bought.
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This is a good recipe. We just cut up and cooked three pie pumpkins.
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I am such a sucker for pumpkin muffins – thanks for sharing a recipe I’ve never seen!
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I love everything pumpkin this time of the year. These look delicious, and maybe they would help it seem more fall here since it still feels like summer to me.
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The muffins look amazing and not too difficult to make. I think this would be fun to do with my god-daughter when she comes to visit. I will let you know how they turn out.
Mmm, now you’re talking! I have an awesome pumpkin muffin recipe, but mine has a streusel topping on it. Fall flavors through and through!!