Breakfast for 12
Pumpkin Cornbread Muffins
Pumpkin, cornmeal, and warm spices make tender muffins that bake quickly for a lightly sweet breakfast.
Typical price
$1.14for 4 servings
$0.29 per serving$1.14 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

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- 40 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 12servings as written
- $typical cost tier
AmericanVegetarianKid-friendlyBudgetBreakfastsBack to schoolFall
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Canned pumpkin$0.14/oz typical | 8.5 oz | $1.19Typical price |
| Milk$0.04/oz typical | 8.5 oz | $0.34Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 2 | $0.60Typical price |
| Cornmeal, grits, polenta$0.08/oz typical | 6.25 oz | $0.50Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 2 oz | $0.80Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $3.43 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Sugar and brown sugarFlourBaking powder and sodaDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1 cup canned pumpkin purée
- 1 cup low-fat milk
- 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/4 cups yellow cornmeal
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
Steps
- Heat the oven to 375 F and grease a 12-cup muffin pan.
- Melt the butter and cool it briefly, then whisk it with pumpkin, milk, honey, sugar, and eggs.
- Stir cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves into the pumpkin mixture.
- Divide the batter among the muffin cups.
- Bake for 18 to 22 minutes, until the tops spring back and a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool the muffins in the pan for 5 minutes before removing them.
Swaps
- Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
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