Enjoy these tasty keto pumpkin chia muffins perfect for Fall!

Dry ingredients:

• 1 ½ cups almond flour
• ¼ cup ground chia seeds
• 1 tbsp gluten-free baking powder
• 1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice mix
• ¼ cup Erythritol or Stevia, powdered
• Topping: 6 tbsp pumpkin seeds

Wet ingredients:

• 1 cup pumpkin purée
• 6 large eggs, separated
• ½ cup butter, or virgin coconut oil, melted
• 20-30 drops liquid Stevia extract

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to  350 F. Place all the dry ingredients – apart from the pumpkin seeds – into a bowl and combine well.
2. Separate the egg whites from the egg yolks. Using a hand beater or electric mixer, whip up the egg whites until they create soft peaks.
3. In another bowl, place the egg yolks, melted butter, pumpkin purée and stevia.
   The butter should be melted and cooled (don’t use hot). The pumpkin purée and egg yolks should be at room temperature. If you use them straight from the fridge, the butter will clump up.
4. Process until well combined and start adding the dry mixture – a tablespoon or two at a time while mixing.
5. Add about a quarter of the whipped egg whites and mix gently. Add the remaining egg whites and fold in the batter using slow setting on your mixer or using a spatula. Be careful not to deflate the egg whites and keep the batter as fluffy as you can.
6. Line a muffin tray with 12 medium muffin paper cups. Spoon the batter into the paper cups and transfer into the oven.
7. Transfer into the oven and bake for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, sprinkle with the pumpkin seeds. Place back in the oven and bake for another 30 minutes or until the tops are golden brown.
8. When done, remove from the oven and place on a cooling rack.
9. Serve & enjoy immediately or store at room temperature for 4-5 days. Place the remaining muffins in freezer bags and freeze for up to 3 months.

Serving size: 12 muffins