Description
Moist pumpkin spice muffins blend autumn’s warmest flavors into a delightful breakfast treat. Spices like cinnamon and nutmeg create rich, comforting notes you’ll savor with morning coffee.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (240 ml) pumpkin puree
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup (120 ml) vegetable oil or melted coconut oil
- 1 ¾ cups (220 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- ¼ cup (60 ml) milk
- 1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup (85 g) chocolate chips or chopped nuts (optional)
Instructions
- Preparation: Warm the oven to 350F (175C) and outfit a muffin tin with paper liners or cooking spray.
- Dry Ingredient Fusion: Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and pumpkin pie spice together in a large mixing bowl until uniformly blended.
- Wet Ingredient Emulsion: In a separate vessel, thoroughly blend oil, sugar, eggs, pumpkin puree, milk, and vanilla extract until achieving a silky, homogeneous mixture.
- Batter Assembly: Merge dry and wet ingredients, stirring minimally to prevent gluten development, creating a tender crumb. Optional: integrate chocolate chips or chopped nuts for textural complexity.
- Streusel Creation: Combine flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and melted butter to craft a crumbly topping with rustic appeal.
- Filling and Topping: Allocate batter into muffin cups, filling each to three-quarters capacity. Generously dust the surface with prepared streusel mixture.
- Baking Process: Position in preheated oven and bake for 18-22 minutes. Validate doneness by inserting a toothpick—it should emerge pristine and crumb-free.
- Cooling and Serving: Allow muffins to rest in the pan for 5 minutes, then transition to a wire rack. Serve warm or at ambient temperature for peak gustatory pleasure.
Notes
- Prevent Overmixing: Stir dry and wet ingredients gently to maintain a light, tender muffin texture without developing tough gluten strands.
- Control Moisture Balance: Use pure pumpkin puree (not pie filling) to ensure the right moisture level and prevent soggy muffins.
- Customize Flavor Variations: Experiment with mix-ins like pecans, walnuts, or dark chocolate chips to add depth and personal flair to the basic recipe.
- Temperature Precision: Check oven accuracy with a separate thermometer to guarantee consistent baking and prevent under or overbaking the muffins.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 204
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 37 mg