Fall in Love with Kitchen Therapy

Today was a sick day. So I decided on a little kitchen therapy. It's October 15^th, the perfect time to embrace a little pumpkin. I looked online for how long to cook a microwave muffin. I found this healthy treat online, http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=868006.

Great advice about starting at a minute and adding time as you go until perfect.

So here is what I did:

I had extra muffin papers from last year. And people wonder why I horde. Because then I have stuff like this to play with when I want to later!

In a plastic cup I mixed (all rough measurements I did this by eye).

Ingredients:

1 tbsp margarine

2 tbsp canned pure pumpkin (not pie mix)

4 packets of Splenda

1 ½ tbsp flour

1 tbsp canola oil

(You could add some baking powder to help these rise a bit, although I didn't on this second batch. 

The first had a bit of the baking powder taste so I left it out.)

I sprayed the muffin paper with nonstick cooking spray (bottom and side walls). Blend all ingredients in the cup. Scoop half into each muffin paper. Place muffin papers on a microwave safe paper plate, lined with a paper towel. Microwave for 1 minute. See how that goes. These needed 30 seconds more. About a minute and half was perfect. After the first minute, I sprinkled with a lovely spice that was purchased at The Christmas Tree Shop. Then continued microwaving.

Now to enjoy with a cup of Pumpkin Coffee and a Quick Cook Pumpkin Muffin. What a great way to end a sick day. Curled up on the couch with the husband and perfectly portioned 2 pumpkin muffins.