Pumpkin pie muffins by Daphne Oz

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375ºF. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together both flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger.
3. In a medium bowl, stir together pumpkin puree, applesauce, egg yolk, monk fruit sweetener, maple or date syrup, vanilla extract, and almond milk.
4. Make a well in dry ingredients and add wet ingredients to center of well. Gently stir to combine.
5. Place egg whites in a clean medium bowl and beat using a hand mixer on high speed until medium-stiff peaks form, about 2 minutes. Gently fold egg whites into batter (you should see small streaks of egg white throughout).
6. Fill each muffin liners 2/3 full with batter and sprinkle pecans over top. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of a muffin comes out clean, about 20 to 25 minutes.
7. Remove muffins from oven and cool for 15 minutes in pan. Then remove muffins to a wire rack to cool completely. Store muffins in an airtight container for up to three days.
8. Serving size: 1 muffin