Happy September, friends! September is hands down my favorite month and I'd take 12 of them all year long if I could. There are so many things to love about this month. We are welcomed by my favorite season of all. I love the smell of the crisp autumn air, I love that you can enjoy the sunshine in the afternoon with just a t-shirt but then need a cozy sweater come evening. A hot cuppa (tea for me) tastes so much better when it's actually warming you up on a chilly morning. The leaves are changing and look oh so beautiful. Pumpkins are everywhere and in everything, including these Kodiak Pumpkin Muffins.
As a recipe blogger fall is my favorite time to get busy in the kitchen and create all those comfort food dishes that we crave like stews, chilis, soups, and of course, all the pumpkin baked goods our little hearts desire. These Kodiak Pumpkin Muffins are so simple to whip up with the use of the Kodiak protein pancake mix. It keeps these muffins to just one Weight Watchers point each.
Three reasons why you need to make this recipe!
It’s pumpkin spice heaven.
If you love pumpkin spice season, these are going to be your new best friend. With pumpkin puree added as well as pumpkin pie spice, you get a boost of autumn flavor in every bite.
Pumpkin Protein Muffins - need I say more?
You get a boost of pumpkin, yes, but these are also packed with protein (for a muffin at least). Each muffin has 4 grams of protein thanks to the protein packed Kodiak pancake mix.
Each muffin is under 75 calories.
It’s hard to find a fun pumpkin treat under 400 calories, much less under 100 calories. These muffins are 63 calories each, and with only 1 Weight Watcher point, you can snack on a few!
Ingredients you need to make Kodiak Pumpkin Muffins:
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¾ cup pure pumpkin
- 1 ⅓ cup Kodiak Cakes Protein Packed Buttermilk Mix
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice
- ½ tablespoon brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
How to make Kodiak Pumpkin Muffins (step by step):
- Preheat the oven to 350F, and spray a regular size muffin tin with some nonstick spray. I would not use liners for these.
- In a bowl, whisk the eggs with milk, then stir in the pumpkin and vanilla and mix well.
- Stir in the Kodiak Cakes Mix, baking powder, and pumpkin pie spice.
- Divide the batter evenly over the 12 muffin cups.
- In a little bowl, mix the brown sugar and cinnamon together then sprinkle over the 12 muffins.
- Bake in the oven for 20 minutes, let them cool for 5 minutes, and serve warm.
- Enjoy!
Makes 12 muffins. Nutrition info for 1 muffin: Calories 63, Fat 1 g, Saturated fat .26 g, Carbs 9 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Sugars 1.7 g, Sodium 142 mg, Protein 4 g.
WW Points
- Eggs 0 points
- Unsweetened almond milk 0 points
- Vanilla 0 points
- Pure pumpkin 0 points
- Kodiak Cakes Protein Packed Buttermilk Mix 10 points
- Baking powder 0 points
- Pumpkin pie spice 0 points
- Brown sugar 1 point
- Cinnamon 0 points
1 point per muffin based on the WW app recipe creator.
If you’re using an older version of WW, check out these points below.
Personal Points- 1-2 depending on your 0PP foods
Freestyle SP- (blue & purple)1 using WW recipe builder
Smart Points- (green) 2 using SP calculator
Points Plus- 1 using PP calculator
Different ways to change up this recipe:
- You can use a different pancake mix if you can't find Kodiak Cakes. The points may change though so double check your WW Recipe Creator in the app. Trader Joe’s has a protein pancake mix that’s comparable.
- Adding Lily’s No Sugar Added Dark Chocolate Chips will give you a yummy pumpkin chocolate chip muffin. It won’t add a ton of points either.
Tips and Tricks for Making Kodiak Pumpkin Muffins:
- Kodiak Pumpkin Muffins can be kept on the counter in an airtight container for 4-5 days. If you make a double batch, store the extras in a freezer in a ziplock freeze bag.
- You can make this batter into “pumpkin snack cakes” by baking it in a square pan for about 20 minutes.
- If you don’t have pumpkin puree, you can substitute a mashed banana or applesauce. It just won’t have the pumpkin flavor.
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Kodiak Pumpkin Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¾ cup pure pumpkin
- 1 ⅓ cup kodiak cakes buttermilk protein packed mix
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice
- ½ tablespoon brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F, and spray a regular size muffin tin with some nonstick spray. I would not use liners for these.
- In a bowl, whisk the eggs with milk, then stir in the pumpkin and vanilla and mix well.
- Stir in the Kodiak Cakes Mix, baking powder, and pumpkin pie spice.
- Divide the batter evenly over the 12 muffin cups.
- In a little bowl, mix the brown sugar and cinnamon together then sprinkle over the 12 muffins.
- Bake in the oven for 20 minutes, let them cool for 5 minutes, and serve warm.
- Enjoy!
Joyce Goold
Hi, I do not use almond milk and I was wondering if subbing fat free milk would alter the recipe any. Thanks for your input.
Joyce
Drizzle
Hi Joyce, I don't think overall it will increase the points much, if you use skim milk it is 2SP for 1/2 cup.. it might make it where if you have 2 or 3 muffins at a time you'll need to add an extra point if that makes sense.. you can build it in the WW recipe builder to confirm
Julia
I made the recipe and just had one- pretty good and not overly sweet. A nice, WW friendly way to get a pumpkin spice treat!
Drizzle
Hi Julia, so glad you enjoyed them.. If you need more sweetness feel free to add a little more sugar on top 🙂
mindy katon
is this a mini muffin pan or a standard? I can't tell from pics
Drizzle
It is a regular size muffin tin as mentioned in the first Instruction 🙂
Christine
YUM YUM YUM!!!!! I added 1 tbsp of brown sugar and used skim milk. 2 muffins for 3 pts or 2 pts for 1 muffin. I love that you don’t make everything overly sweet. I adjusted to taste! Thanks for this recipe!
Drizzle
Hi Christine, Yay, so glad you enjoyed them.. I agree and think that if people want things sweeter they can just add a little on the top
Anne Kerr
Absolutely Delish!!!
Drizzle
So glad you enjoyed them Anne 🙂
Marcia
Will trader joe’s Bulltermilk protein pancake mix work?
Drizzle
Yes it should but the points might be different
Lindsey
Where do I get this pancake mix? I live in London Ontario.
Will any buttermilk pancake mix work.
Thank you
Drizzle
Yes any will work but the points might vary, I buy it across the border at Target but you can order online in Canada at https://naturamarket.ca/
Heather
Costco carries the Kodiak Mix but it’s sometimes a hit or miss if they have it in.
Drizzle
The one near me use to and then they stopped 🙁
SuzanneH
OMG. Whipped these up this morning and we are huge fans!! I used the cinnamon oat version of Kodiak cakes and subbed brown sugar swerve instead of regular brown sugar. Tastes like a super yummy coffee cake!
Suzanne
I should clarify... my edits make these 2 points. But well worth it! And it is 2 points for one, 4 points for 2. And bonus.... 5 points for 3 (yep. I TOTALLY had 3 for breakfast!)
Drizzle
Haha.. I'd eat 3 too 🙂
Drizzle
Yum!! So glad you all enjoyed them 🙂
Marian Coleman-Casey
Very delicious. Just sweet enough and just the right size. I added 1/2 cup Newfoundland Partridgeberries which made them very colourful and a dimension of tartness.
Drizzle
Yum.. I have never heard of those berries but they sound intriguing 🙂
Lisa
When I put it in my WW calculator it says 2 points per muffin...is that correct? In your notes it says Freestyle is 1 point per muffin.
Drizzle
Hi Lisa, the only thing in my App that has points for the recipe is the Kodiak mix (13) and brown sugar (1) making them 1SP each
Melissa Pack
I made these today, and they are delish! Thank you!
Drizzle
Hi Melissa, so glad you enjoyed the muffins 🙂
Lisa P
I just made these. Ate the first one plain and I think I'll try adding a little more pumpkin spice next time. I then ate a second one with some 0 point apple butter on top, and it was delicious! I will be making these again. Thank you for the recipe!
Drizzle
Oh yum, I will have to try some apple butter on them, so glad you enjoyed them 🙂
Nicky
I usually make these with Birch Benders pancake mix. I ran out so today I used the Kodiak. They are much better with the Birch Benders. Love this recipe.
Drizzle
Thanks for sharing 🙂
Martha Johnson
These were great! Although I made a couple of modification. I used Trader Joes Protein Pancake Mix (same pts as Kodiak), and used Monk Fruit Golden Sweetener instead of brown sugar. Because the monk fruit sweetener is zero points, I added about 1/4 cup into the mix, and then topped them with a generous amount of monk fruit sweetener mixed with cinnamon. Even with these additions, the muffins are not very sweet, but just sweet enough. My guys spread apple butter on them (not for me!) and were very happy!
Drizzle
Hi Martha, I am so glad you all enjoyed them 🙂 thanks or sharing your substitutions 🙂
Deborah
So if I’m doing the program green how many points would these be?
Drizzle
Hi Deborah, if you read my new post on the MyWW program it explains that I was already listing old SP in my recipes and where to look for them 🙂
Melissa
Excellent! Your recipes are always soooooo good! Thank you very much!
Drizzle
Thank you so much for your kind words 🙂 glad you are enjoying them!
Rachel
I have some vanilla almond milk, thoughts on that making the flavor a lot different?
Drizzle
Hi Rachel, no I don't think it will change the overall flavor much
carolyn nehring
What would adding 2 mashed bananas do, do you think?
Drizzle
In replace for the pumpkin do you mean? If so then it should work fine just be different tasting, but if you mean as well as the pumpkin then they might be too soggy
Christine
Delicious taste of fall! Love all of your recipes!
Drizzle
Thank you 🙂 I am so glad you enjoyed the muffins
Kelly
Made a batch today exactly as shown. They are delicious! Made a second batch for the freezer with 1/8 cup sugar free mini chocolate chips mixed in. They are great too! Definitely will make them again.
Sandra S
Delicious, but not sweet. Next time I will add Splenda for some sweetness