In the realm of hearty and comforting baked goods, Shaker squash muffins stand tall as a delectable treat that perfectly embodies the essence of fall flavors. These muffins, deeply rooted in the culinary traditions of the Shaker community, are renowned for their moist, tender crumb and a delightful burst of sweetness that dances on the palate. As you embark on this culinary journey, you'll discover not just one, but three enticing variations of Shaker squash muffins, each offering a unique twist on this classic recipe. From the traditional to the delightfully decadent, these muffins promise to tantalize your taste buds and warm your soul on those crisp autumn mornings.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
YELLOW SQUASH MUFFINS
These muffins are so moist and golden, they're sure to become an instant family favorite. They have a delicate squash flavor.-Doris Heath, Franklin, North Carolina
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 40m
Yield 1 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 7
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 170 calories, Fat 8g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 38mg cholesterol, Sodium 265mg sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
SHAKER SQUASH MUFFINS
These are served at the Trustee's House at Pleasant Hill where "They make you kindly welcome." NOTE: The molasses (made at Pleasant Hill by Shakers) is what gives these muffins flavor. The squash does not overpower the flavors. These are truly something to try, especially if you are searching for ways to use squash.
Provided by Redneck Epicurean
Categories Quick Breads
Time 40m
Yield 1 1/4 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Cook, drain, and mash the squash to the consistency of mashed potatoes.
- Cream the sugar, molasses, and butter; add the egg and squash and blend well.
- Mix the dry ingredients and add them into the squash mixture. Fold in the pecans.
- Fill muffin tins half full of batter and bake for approximately 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 2205, Fat 95.3, SaturatedFat 49.5, Cholesterol 364.4, Sodium 2132.7, Carbohydrate 318.8, Fiber 7.8, Sugar 168.1, Protein 27
SPICY SQUASH MUFFINS
A very light muffin with spicy flavor and squash added for an extra moist muffin with tea or coffee at breakfast-time or brunch.
Provided by Cheerios
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Muffin Recipes
Time 1h
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper liners.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, and baking soda together in a bowl.
- Place butternut squash in a saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain and transfer squash to a bowl; mash with a potato masher until smooth. Add ginger, lemon zest, and lemon juice; mix well.
- Mix cream, sugar, oats, and eggs together in a large bowl. Whisk squash into cream mixture until light and creamy. Stir squash mixture into flour mixture until batter is just combined; fill muffin cups 3/4-full.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Allow muffins to cool for 5 minutes in the muffin cups before transferring to a serving plate.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 214.9 calories, Carbohydrate 39.1 g, Cholesterol 44.2 mg, Fat 5.2 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 4.5 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 155.1 mg, Sugar 17.2 g
SWEET BUTTERNUT SQUASH MUFFINS
A little sweeter, a little fluffier, a little tastier than the original, but with more fat and calories. Makes a beautifully bright-colored muffin perfect for the fall table. An excellent way to use the squash.
Provided by KP
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Muffin Recipes
Time 1h15m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 17
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 202 calories, Carbohydrate 35.1 g, Cholesterol 40 mg, Fat 5.8 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 4.2 g, SaturatedFat 2.6 g, Sodium 191.6 mg, Sugar 15.1 g
LEFTOVER SQUASH MUFFINS
When I found this recipe in a magazine and adapted it to my taste, it quickly became a family favorite. By canning half-pints of squash in the summer, I'm able to make these all winter long!
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 35m
Yield about 1-1/2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 10
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.
Nutrition Facts :
APPLESAUCE SQUASH MUFFINS
Having some leftover baked squash I decided to make some nutritious and delicious muffins with it. These are mildly sweet, moist and spicy. I incorporate a food safe essential oil blend called Thieves from Young Living which adds an amazing aroma and spice. Enjoy!
Provided by Joyful Jessa
Categories Breakfast
Time 35m
Yield 12 muffins
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease or spray muffin tins. Stir together flour, soda, cinnamon and stevia. In separate bowl mix squash, molasses, applesauce, eggs and Thieves oil. Combine wet and dry ingredients. Pour into muffin pan. Bake 20-25 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 92.5, Fat 1.3, SaturatedFat 0.3, Cholesterol 31, Sodium 222.6, Carbohydrate 17.6, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 2.2, Protein 3.7
SAVORY LOWER-CARB BUTTERNUT SQUASH MUFFINS
I wanted a quick bread that I could actually eat while on a low-carb diet. They are so moist! The rosemary and brown sugar makes them savory and sweet. My husband and I eat them for dinner and breakfast.
Provided by clarkandstephaniemoore
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Muffin Recipes Savory Muffin Recipes
Time 35m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Prepare 24 muffin cups with cooking spray or line with paper liners.
- Beat eggs, flour, brown sugar replacement, olive oil, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl until smooth. Add squash, oats, and rosemary; stir until you have a smooth batter. Divide batter between prepared muffin cups.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 107.5 calories, Carbohydrate 8.9 g, Cholesterol 15.5 mg, Fat 7.5 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 1.7 g, SaturatedFat 1.1 g, Sodium 111.5 mg, Sugar 1 g
SPICED BUTTERNUT SQUASH MUFFINS
These muffins are so delicious. I made this recipe because I couldn't find squash muffins that were very tasty. You won't be able to keep these on the table.
Provided by Lindsay Ho
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Muffin Recipes
Time 1h10m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees 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, white sugar, salt and pumpkin pie spice.
- In a medium bowl, thoroughly mix together milk, egg 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 full. Bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Remove from muffin pan and cool on a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 121 calories, Carbohydrate 23.6 g, Cholesterol 19.3 mg, Fat 1.9 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 2.9 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 128.5 mg, Sugar 9.6 g
SUMMER SQUASH MUFFINS
Get rid of all those summer zucchini crowding your kitchen counters and try these Summer Squash Muffins. Just as sweet as regular muffins, these squash muffins taste great, use up your excess squash and help get extra veggies into the kiddos' diet!
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 1h5m
Yield 16 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 370, Fat 22 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 45 mg, Sodium 330 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 5 g
SQUASH MUFFINS
This is a great recipe for a delicious fall muffin. The nutmeg and cinnamon are so delicious and add a lot of flavor!-Salem Cross Inn, , West Brookfield, Massachusetts
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 45m
Yield 1-1/2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 9
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 272 calories, Fat 13g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 47mg cholesterol, Sodium 74mg sodium, Carbohydrate 35g carbohydrate (17g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
SPICED SQUASH MUFFINS
When I created these moist muffins with our garden-fresh squash, my 3 year-old son kept asking for more. That batch disappeared quickly...and so did the second one! We especially like the topping of brown sugar and cinnamon, which adds a sweet crunch. -TaeRee Glover, Sedan, Kansas
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 35m
Yield 1 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 17
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 296 calories, Fat 11g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 49mg cholesterol, Sodium 259mg sodium, Carbohydrate 48g carbohydrate (26g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
SUMMER SQUASH MUFFINS
This is a nice way to use up some summer squash. I used yellow summer squash because I have an abundance in my garden, but it would work just as well with zucchini. I used about half as much oil as similar recipes use, but more squash than other recipes. Lots of people sub apple sauce for oil, but in this case, I just subbed extra squash for oil, which does the same thing.Finally, I keep bees and always have lots of honey. If you don't have honey, you should add an extra 1/3 c sugar, a few Tbs of water, and a Tbs of vanilla to give it flavor. I don't use vanilla if I'm using honey, in order to enjoy the honey flavor.
Provided by Soozaler
Categories Breads
Time 35m
Yield 24 muffins, 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325°F Put muffin cups into 24 tins.
- Mix all ingredients, in order. Make sure wet ingredients are blended before adding dry, then mix thoroughly before folding in squash.
- Fill cups about half-way. Bake for about 25 min until toothpick comes out clean.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 158, Fat 5.4, SaturatedFat 0.6, Cholesterol 23.2, Sodium 66, Carbohydrate 25.6, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 13.7, Protein 2.7
PERFECT BUTTERNUT SQUASH MUFFINS
Similar to pumpkin muffins, these are a great way to use up butternut squash and are not too high in sugar. Even my picky husband enjoys these! Feel free to play around with the spice amounts to your liking.
Provided by cezeigler
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Muffin Recipes Whole Wheat Muffin Recipes
Time 55m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 17
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 401.7 calories, Carbohydrate 63.9 g, Cholesterol 49.1 mg, Fat 14.9 g, Fiber 5.9 g, Protein 7.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, Sodium 406.4 mg, Sugar 25.7 g
SHANA'S SPAGHETTI SQUASH MUFFINS
Too much spaghetti squash? Try this new recipe, which resembles other squash breads.
Provided by starfroggie
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Muffin Recipes
Time 2h25m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 13
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 233.1 calories, Carbohydrate 44.1 g, Cholesterol 38.5 mg, Fat 3.9 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 5.5 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 301 mg, Sugar 18.4 g
Tips:
- Choose the right squash: For the best flavor and texture, select firm, ripe shaker squash that is deep green in color and free of blemishes.
- Prepare the squash properly: Before cooking the squash, wash it thoroughly and remove the seeds and pulp. This will help to ensure that your muffins have a smooth, even texture.
- Use a good quality muffin mix: To ensure that your muffins are light and fluffy, use a good quality muffin mix. You can also use a homemade muffin mix, if you prefer.
- Add your own spices and flavors: To give your muffins a unique flavor, add your own spices and flavors. Some popular options include cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and vanilla extract.
- Don't overmix the batter: Once you have combined all of the ingredients, don't overmix the batter. Overmixing can make the muffins tough and dense.
- Bake the muffins at the correct temperature: To ensure that your muffins are cooked through, bake them at the correct temperature. The recipe will specify the correct baking temperature.
- Let the muffins cool completely before serving: Once the muffins are baked, let them cool completely before serving. This will help to prevent them from falling apart.
Conclusion:
Shaker squash muffins are a delicious and nutritious breakfast or snack. They are easy to make and can be customized to your liking. With a few simple tips, you can make perfect shaker squash muffins every time.
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