So now that we have covered plenty of recipe ideas for Thanksgiving day, let’s chat about fun ways to use up your leftovers. And we’ll start with these easy and simple leftover cranberry sauce pumpkin muffins! Recipe courtesy of Ashley Jennings from Cook Nourish Bliss.
Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Line a muffin pan with liners and set aside.
Whisk together both kinds of flour, the baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and allspice in a medium bowl. In a large bowl, whisk together the egg, oil, pumpkin puree, honey, maple syrup, and vanilla extract.
Add in the dry ingredients and mix until just combined (it will be a thicker batter). Gently fold in the pecans. Add in the cranberry sauce (drop in dollops over the batter) and mix just a few times - you don’t want it all the way incorporated into the batter, more just swirled in.
Divide the batter evenly in the prepared muffin tins, filling each about ⅔ to ¾ of the way full. Sprinkle the tops with the sparkling sugar if using.
Bake for about 14 to 16 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Let cool for about 5 minutes, then remove the muffins to a wire rack to cool completely.