Name: Kabocha Squash Mini Muffins
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: Cooking spray -; Kabocha squash, seeded and cut into wedges - 1 (2 pound); White sugar - ½ cup; Brown sugar - ¼ cup; Canola oil - 2 tablespoons; Olive oil - 1 tablespoon; Eggs - 2; Vanilla extract - ½ teaspoon; Whole wheat flour - ½ cup; All-purpose flour - ½ cup; Ground cinnamon - 2 teaspoons; Baking powder - 1 ½ teaspoons; Baking soda - 1 teaspoon; Salt - ⅛ teaspoon; Apple cider - ¼ cup

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20 min.

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Ingredients for - Kabocha Squash Mini Muffins

1. Cooking spray -

2. Kabocha squash, seeded and cut into wedges - 1 (2 pound)

3. White sugar - ½ cup

4. Brown sugar - ¼ cup

5. Canola oil - 2 tablespoons

6. Olive oil - 1 tablespoon

7. Eggs - 2

8. Vanilla extract - ½ teaspoon

9. Whole wheat flour - ½ cup

10. All-purpose flour - ½ cup

11. Ground cinnamon - 2 teaspoons

12. Baking powder - 1 ½ teaspoons

13. Baking soda - 1 teaspoon

14. Salt - ⅛ teaspoon

15. Apple cider - ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Kabocha Squash Mini Muffins

1. Stage

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

2. Stage

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

3. Stage

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.

4. Stage

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

5. Stage

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.

6. Stage

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.

7. Stage

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