Steps to Prepare Spaghetti Squash Muffins

Kabocha Squash Mini Muffins

While it doesn't exactly taste like the silky, creamy carbohydrate that shares its name unlike some varieties of squash, spaghetti squash does not need to be peeled before cooking, since the spaghetti gets pulled and shredded from the skin.

Recipe Summary Kabocha Squash Mini Muffins

This is a simple yet comforting muffin. Tastes more like a spice cake that will stay moist for days. I make this all throughout the fall when kabocha squash is in season.

Ingredients | Spaghetti Squash Muffins

cooking spray

1 (2 pound) kabocha squash, seeded and cut into wedges

½ cup white sugar

¼ cup brown sugar

2 tablespoons canola oil

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 eggs

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

½ cup whole wheat flour

½ cup all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 ½ teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

⅛ teaspoon salt

¼ cup apple cider

Directions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and grease lightly with cooking spray.

Place kabocha squash skin-side down on the baking sheet.

Roast in the preheated oven until fork-tender, 30 to 40 minutes. Cool until easily handled, about 10 minutes. Scoop squash flesh into a food processor; puree until smooth. Discard skin.

Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 mini muffin tins with cooking spray.

Stir white sugar, brown sugar, canola oil, and olive oil in a large bowl until smooth. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Stir in 3/4 cup pureed squash and vanilla extract.

Mix whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Stir gradually into the sugar mixture, alternating with apple cider, until smooth. Pour into muffin tins, filling each cup 3/4 full.

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 10 minutes.

Substitute vanilla bean paste for the extract if desired.

You can also bake the batter in a greased 8-inch pan for 28 minutes.

Info | Spaghetti Squash Muffins

prep: 20 mins cook: 40 mins additional: 10 mins total: 1 hr 10 mins Servings: 24 Yield: 4 dozen

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