Best Squash Muffins Recipes

PERFECT BUTTERNUT SQUASH MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 20 muffin cups.
• Cut a 1/2-inch hole into the larger part of the squash and cover with a damp paper towel.
• Cook squash in a microwave oven in 3-minute increments, turning slightly after each increment, until squash can be easily pierced with a fork, 9 to 12 minutes. Set aside until cool to the touch, about 20 minutes.
• Halve squash lengthwise and scoop out seeds. Measure 1 1/2 cups squash into a large bowl. Mash eggs, water, vegetable oil, white sugar, and brown sugar into the squash. Whisk whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, cloves, and pumpkin pie spice into the squash mixture until you have a smooth batter. Fold raisins and walnuts into the batter.
• Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups to about 1/2 to 2/3 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

YELLOW SQUASH MUFFINS

Steps:

• Place 1 in. of water in a saucepan; add squash. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes or until tender. Drain and mash; stir in the butter and egg. In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Stir in the squash mixture just until moistened., Fill greased muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake 375° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

SQUASH MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, nutmeg and baking soda. In another bowl, combine the eggs, squash and oil. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened., Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm.

SPICED SQUASH MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. In another bowl, combine the eggs, squash, corn syrup, butter, oil and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourth full. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over batter. , Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH, COCONUT, AND GINGER MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a standard 12-cup muffin pan with liners. Whisk eggs, butter, buttermilk, ginger, and 2/3 cup brown sugar in a medium bowl. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Mix egg mixture into dry ingredients with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula until just combined. Mix in squash, coconut, and pecans.
• Divide batter among muffin cups, filling to the brim (about 1/2 cup batter per muffin). Sprinkle remaining 2 Tbsp. brown sugar on top.
• Bake muffins, rotating pan halfway through, until golden brown and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 30-32 minutes. Let cool in pan 5 minutes, then transfer muffins to a wire rack and let cool completely.
• Do Ahead
• Muffins can be made 3 days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature, or freeze up to 2 months.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH MUFFINS WITH A FROSTY TOP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line your muffin tins with paper cups.
• Whiz the squash in a food processor until finely chopped. Add the sugar, and crack in the eggs. Add a pinch of salt, the flour, baking powder, walnuts, cinnamon and olive oil and whiz together until well beaten. You may need to pause the machine at some point to scrape the mix down the sides with a rubber spatula. Try not to overdo it with the mixing - you want to just combine everything and no more.
• Fill the paper cups with the muffin mixture. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Check to see whether they are cooked properly by sticking a wooden skewer or a knife right into one of the muffins - if it comes out clean, they're done. If it's a bit sticky, pop them back into the oven for a little longer. Remove from the oven and leave the muffins to cool on a wire rack.
• As soon as the muffins are in the oven, make your runny frosted topping. Place most of the clementine zest, all the lemon zest and the lemon juice in a bowl. Add the sour cream, icing sugar and vanilla seeds and mix well. Taste and have a think about it - adjust the amount of lemon juice or icing sugar to balance the sweet and sour. Put into the fridge until your muffins have cooled down, then spoon the topping onto the muffins.
• Serve on a lovely plate (on a cake stand if you're feeling elegant, or on a rustic slab if you're more of a hunter-gatherer type!), with the rest of the clementine zest sprinkled over. For an interesting flavor and look, a few dried lavender flowers or rose petals are fantastic.

YELLOW SQUASH MUFFINS

Steps:

• Wash squash, trim ends, and cut into 1-inch slices.
• Cook in a small amount of water for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Drain well and mash.
• Measure 2 cups of the cooked squash, combine with eggs, butter, and applesauce, and set aside.
• Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• Make a well in center of mixture.
• Add squash to dry ingredients, stirring only until moist.
• Spoon into greased muffin tins, filling 3/4 full.
• Bake at 375 degrees F for 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of muffin comes out clean.

BRAISED CHICKEN BREASTS ON TOASTED ENGLISH MUFFINS WITH VEGETABLE MIREPOIX, TOASTED PINE NUTS AND A ZUCCHINI, SUMMER SQUASH AND ONION MEDLEY

Steps:

• Wash and pat dry chicken breasts, season with salt and pepper and sear in a frying pan with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Remove from pan and set aside. Drain the oil from pan.
• Using the same frying pan add 1 tablespoon olive oil and saute celery, diced onion and carrot. Cook through allowing the flavors to meld. Return the seared chicken breasts to the pan and add the chicken stock and the white wine. Bring the liquid to a simmer and cover. Simmer until the chicken breasts are cooked through, about 20 minutes. Remove the lid and reduce the liquid until it is not so brothy. Season with salt and pepper.
• While the chicken is cooking, toast the English muffins and set aside. Toast the pine nuts in 1 tablespoon of olive oil and season with salt.
• Saute the remaining sliced onion, squash and zucchini, allowing for some browning. Stir gently while seasoning with salt, pepper and oregano. Continue cooking until squash is slightly browned and the onion is translucent.
• Remove the chicken breasts from the pan and place on the individual dinner plates. Take the toasted English muffins and soak up some of the pan juices. Using the chicken breast as a "lean to", place it so it faces the front of the plate. Add the sauteed zucchini mixture to the plate and cover the breast and the muffin with the vegetable mirepoix. Garnish with toasted pine nuts.

SUMMER SQUASH MUFFINS

Steps:

• MAKE THE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
• In a medium bowl, beat the softened cream cheese with the powdered sugar and 2 tsp. vanilla until light and fluffy. Spoon into a piping bag. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• MAKE THE MUFFINS
• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and salt together and reserve.
• Mix the eggs, granulated sugar, grated squash, vegetable oil and remaining 2 tsp. vanilla until well combined. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ones and mix until incorporated. (Do not over mix.)
• Scoop the batter into 16 greased muffin pan cups, completely filling each cup.
• Bake on the middle rack 20 to 25 min. or until the muffins are golden brown and the tops of the muffins bounce back when you press on them. (Test with a bamboo skewer to make sure the centers of the muffins are done.)
• Cool the muffins for 5 min., then remove the muffins from the pan to a wire rack and let them cool another 20 min.
• Use an apple corer to remove the centers of the muffins; fill centers of muffins with the cream cheese frosting. Pipe a rosette onto the top of each muffin with the remaining cream cheese mixture. Reserve the removed muffin cores for snacking.

YELLOW SUMMER SQUASH MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat Oven to 350 F.
• Lightly spray Muffin Pan with Cooking Spray.
• Combine the Flour, Baking Powder, Salt and Sugar in LARGE bowl.
• Make a hole in the center of the dry ingredients.
• In a separate bowl Mix the beaten egg, milk, oil and shredded Yellow Summer Squash.
• Pour the Squash mixture into the hole in the dry ingredients.
• Stir until just moistened.
• Spoon the batter into the lightly sprayed Muffin Pan filling the cups about two-thirds full.
• Bake for 20 - 25 minutes.
• Check if they are done by inserting a knife and seeing that it comes out clean.
• Cool the pan for ten minutes.
• Remove the Muffins.
• Enjoy !

WINTER SQUASH MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk the egg, squash, buttermilk, honey and butter. Stir into the dry ingredients just until moistened. , Coat muffin cups with cooking spray or use paper liners; fill half full. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

LEFTOVER SQUASH MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine first six ingredients; mix well. In a separate bowl, combine milk, squash, butter and eggs; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups about two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 20-22 minutes.

SHANA'S SPAGHETTI SQUASH MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place spaghetti squash cut-side down in a shallow baking pan. Add about 1 inch water.
• Bake in the preheated oven until flesh is soft, about 1 hour 25 minutes. Scoop out flesh with a spoon and measure out 2 cups; refrigerate until cool, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease two 12-cup muffin tins.
• Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice, and salt together in a large bowl.
• Mix milk, eggs, butter, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl. Stir in spaghetti squash. Fold the squash mixture into the flour mixture just until moistened.
• Spoon batter into the prepared muffin tins, filling each cup halfway.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Remove from muffin tins and cool on wire racks.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH CORNBREAD MUFFINS

Steps:

• 1. To Make the Butternut Squash Puree - Place 2 Tabsp. water in a microwavable baking dish - Cut squash in half, remove seeds, Place the cut sides down in the dish of water, Microwave on High ( 100% ) power for 9 to 12 minutes untill Squash is tender, rerrangeing once , when cooked scoop squash out of shell with a spoon, place in a shallow bowl and mash untill smooth - Set Aside _
• 2. pre Heat Oven to 400 - Coat muffin tin with cooking spray Set Aside - In a Bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, sugar ,yeast, baking powder, salt, and allspice, stir to combine , Make a well in the center Set Aside -
• 3. In a Bowl add the prepared squash puree, milk, egg, and oil, mixing well to combine, pour this mixture into the well made in the dry cornmeal mixtur that was set aside pour all at once, stir togeather till just combined, Then Spoon into the prepard muffin cups .
• 4. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes , or untill a toothpick inserted in the center of muffin comes out clean - take out of oven and place pan on a wire rack to cool for about 5 minutes, Then remove Muffins from pan to serving plate. serve warm with Butter if desired .

BUTTERNUT SQUASH MUFFINS WITH CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375F; spray a 12-cup muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray, or use paper liners; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, spices, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• In a separate mixing bowl, thoroughly whisk together the squash, egg, oil and milk.
• Add the wet ingredients all at once into the dry ingredients and mix just until combined; it's important NOT to overmix.
• Fold in the cranberries.
• Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups and bake in preheated oven for 16 to 20 minutes, or until a tester inserted into the centre of the muffins comes out clean.
• Cool muffins on wire racks.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH OAT MUFFINS WITH CANDIED GINGER

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 375 degrees and grease a muffin tin.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flours, oats, sugar, baking powder, salt, spices and lemon zest. In a small bowl or glass measuring cup, whisk together the eggs, Greek yogurt, melted butter and maple syrup. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and gently stir with a rubber spatula until almost combined - the batter will be very thick. Then fold in the shredded squash and candied ginger.
• Spoon the batter into the muffin tin. Bake for 20 minutes or so, or until the muffins are lightly golden and spring back when touched. Cool for 5 minutes in the pan before turning them out on a wire rack.

SUPER YUMMY YELLOW SQUASH MUFFINS!

Steps:

• 1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Wash and peel your squash dice into pieces any size is fine. In a baking sheet toss squash with olive oil and salt. Bake for 40-45 minutes until soft and caramelized. Take out of oven and let cool for 10-15 minutes.
• 2. In large bowl mix all dry ingredients Flour, salt, cinnamon and baking powder. With mixer or wooden spoon mix wet ingredients together including sugar until well combined add cooled squash. Gradually ad flour mixture to wet ingredients until well combined I do all this with a wooden spoon so I don't break up squash but mixer will do. Last add the chopped pecans or what ever other nut you like. Fill your prepared muffin tins 2/3 of the way full.
• 3. Bake in preheated oven 375 degrees F. for about 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Enjoy them hot or cooled they are delicious either way. This is a great breakfast treat with coffee or tea or a great snack for kids. Some times I do them in my mini muffin tin and my kids love them.

YELLOW SQUASH CORNBREAD MUFFINS

Steps:

• Wash squash and trim ends. Cut squash in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds (even if they are really small and immature. Chop the squash into chunks.
• Cook in a small amount of water in the microwave (covered) for 10-15 minutes or until the squash is mushy.
• Drain the water and use a food chopper to mash the squash to a pulp. Measure 2 cups.
• Combine the squash with eggs, butter, and applesauce, and set aside.
• Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• Make a well in center of mixture.
• Add squash to dry ingredients, stirring only until moist.
• Spoon into greased muffin tins, filling 3/4 full.
• Bake at 375°F for 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of muffin comes out clean.

SWEET BUTTERNUT SQUASH MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Prepare 12 muffin cups with cooking spray or line with paper liners and prepare the liners with cooking spray.
• Put squash into a roasting pan with cut sides down. Pour enough water into pan to fill 1/2-inch deep.
• Roast squash in preheated oven until flesh is easily pierced through with a fork, about 45 minutes. Remove roasting pan and reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Scoop hot squash into a large bowl and mash until no large chunks remain. Stir sugar and butter into the squash.
• Whisk flour, oats, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and salt together in a bowl.
• Beat eggs, milk, sour cream, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl. Stirring constantly, add a spoonful of squash mixture into the egg mixture to temper it before adding egg mixture to the squash mixture; stir.
• Fold flour mixture into the squash mixture until just incorporated; spoon into muffin tins. Top each with a pecan half.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 12 to 15 minutes.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH MUFFINS, DIABETIC

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Lightly grease a 12 cup muffin pan.
• In a medium saucepan with enough water to cover, boil squash 20 minutes, or until tender. Remove from heat, drain, and puree in a food processor.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, SPLENDA® Granular, salt and pumpkin pie spice.
• In a medium bowl, thoroughly mix together milk, eggs, and butter.
• Stir in squash.
• Fold the squash mixture into the flour mixture just until moistened.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin pan, filling cups about 1/2 to 2/3 full.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted in the centre of a muffin comes out clean.
• Remove from muffin pan and cool on a wire rack.