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The Best Pumpkin Muffins

These Pumpkin Muffins are soft, fluffy, moist, and loaded with Fall flavor. Top them off with a crumbly, buttery streusel and a simple glaze!Recipe includes a video at the bottom of the recipe card!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
27 mins
Servings: 12 muffins
Calories: 390 kcal
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup unsalted butter melted and cooled at least 10 minutes
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup light brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs lightly beaten (room temperature preferred)
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin puree¹
  • 2 Tablespoons milk
  • 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • ¾ teaspoons baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoons baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin spice (click the link for instructions to make your own pumpkin spice)
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Streusel Topping²
  • 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup light brown sugar tightly packed
  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 6 Tablespoons salted butter³ melted and cooled until no longer warm to the touch
Glaze (optional)
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 2-3 teaspoons milk

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 375F (190C) and line a 12-count muffin tin with paper liners (or lightly grease and flour). Set aside.
  2. Combine melted, cooled butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar in a large bowl and stir well.
  3. Stir in eggs. Add pumpkin puree, milk, and vanilla extract and stir well.
  4. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pumpkin spice, and cinnamon until well-combined.
  5. Add your dry ingredients into your wet and gently stir until just combined, taking care to not overmix the batter.
  6. Evenly divide muffin batter into prepared muffin tins (filling each ¾ full). Set aside while you prepare your streusel.
Streusel
  1. Prepare your streusel by whisking together flour, sugars and cinnamon.
  2. Pour the melted butter into the mixture and, using a fork, stir until crumbles form. Don't overwork the streusel or you'll end up with a paste, you want it to be nice and clumpy!
  3. Using your hands, evenly divide streusel over muffin batter, piling the streusel over the batter and gently pressing the topping into the batter.
  4. Bake on 375F (190C) for 17-19 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs. Allow muffins to cool in muffin pan for 5 minutes before carefully removing to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Glaze
  1. If desired, make glaze by whisking together powdered sugar and milk. Drizzle over cooled pumpkin muffins

Notes

  • Make sure you buy puree that is 100% pumpkin and NOT "Pumpkin Pie Filling", which contains other ingredients.
  • These pumpkin muffins can be made without the streusel topping, they may just need a minute or two less in the oven. 
  • A few people have commented that the streusel recipe made more than they needed for their muffins. The amount listed is exactly as much as I use and as is shown in the photos and in the video, but feel free to reduce the amount in half if you don't like a lot of streusel. 
  • If you don't have salted butter on hand, just use unsalted and add ¼ teaspoon of salt to the dry ingredients for the streusel.
  • Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. Muffins may also be tightly wrapped and frozen for several months.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1muffin (with glaze) Calories 390kcal (20%) Carbohydrates 51g (17%) Protein 6g (12%) Fat 19g (29%) Saturated Fat 11g (55%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 5g Cholesterol 77mg (26%) Sodium 263mg (11%) Potassium 61mg (2%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 28g (56%) Vitamin A 3200IU (64%) Vitamin C 1.7mg (2%) Calcium 30mg (3%) Iron 1.8mg (10%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12muffins

Amount Per Serving

Calories 390

% Daily Value*

Serving 1muffin (with glaze)
Calories 390kcal 20%
Carbohydrates 51g 17%
Protein 6g 12%
Fat 19g 29%
Saturated Fat 11g 55%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 5g 25%
Cholesterol 77mg 26%
Sodium 263mg 11%
Potassium 61mg 1%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 28g 56%
Vitamin A 3200IU 64%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 2%
Calcium 30mg 3%
Iron 1.8mg 10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.