Best Pumpkin Apple Gingerbread Recipes

PUMPKIN APPLE GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.; grease a 12 cup bundt pan.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, ground ginger, baking soda, salt and pumpkin pie spice.
• In a separate bowl cream together butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar.
• Add eggs, singly, beating after each addition.
• Add pumpkin pie filling, molasses and grated apple and beat well.
• Add this mixture to the flour mixture, combining well.
• Pour into the greased bundt pan and bake in the preheated 350°F oven for 60 minutes.
• Remove from oven; cool in the bundt pan for at least 15 minute.
• Then remove from the pan and finish cooling on a cookie/cake rack.
• Dust with confectioner's sugar and serve.

APPLE PUMPKIN GINGERBREAD MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare two regular muffin pans with 17 liners total. In a large bowl or stand mixer, cream together butter with sugars. Add in wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Mix in spices, salt, baking powder and baking soda. With mixer running on low, slowly add in flour. When batter is streak free, mix in apple chunks by hand.
• Using a large cookie scoop, add 1 heaping scoop to each liner. Sprinkle generously with granulated sugar. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a cake tester inserted comes out with only a few moist crumbs.
• Cool in pan for 1 minute. Remove to a wire rack to cool completely. Store uncovered.

PUMPKIN APPLE GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• In medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, ginger, baking soda, salt and pumpkin pie spice.
• Cream butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar in large mixer bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs, two at a time, beating well after each addition. Add pumpkin, molasses and apple; beat well. Add flour mixture; mix until well blended.
• Spoon batter into well-greased and floured 12-cup bundt pan.
• Bake in preheated 350°F oven for 1 hour or until wooden pick comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 15 minutes; remove from pan. Dust with powdered sugar before serving warm with Hard Sauce.
• FOR HARD SAUCE: Beat 1 cup softened butter, 4 cups sifted powdered sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract in small mixer bowl until smooth.
• *Note: Recipe may also be made in two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans or one 13x9x2-inch pan. Bake in preheated 350°F oven for 40 to 45 minutes.