Pumpkin Streusel Muffins

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Today when I woke up, it finally felt like autumn.

There has been a crisp breeze moving in over the past few days, but I have still been clinging to my iced coffees, sandals and open car windows in hopes of savoring just a few more days of summer. But today felt different. It felt like a new season had arrived, and the world was ready.

As much as I enjoy the comfort of warm meals, cute scarves and the holidays that autumn brings, what I most love is seeing the world slow down a bit and settle in for a new season. It’s as though the cold and drives us into hiding, where we burrow in with friends and family, reflect on where life has brought us since the last time we wore our winter coats, and share together in some of the favorite traditions of the season.

So today I celebrated one of my favorite “firsts” of autumn — baking with pumpkin. For some reason, muffins felt like the perfect comfort food of the day. So I made a simple batch of delicious spiced pumpkin muffins, and then topped them with a simple cinnamon streusel. And since firsts are firsts, I thought it was only appropriate to go for it and top them with a light sugar glaze. But then they seemed too perfect for sharing, so I took them around to our neighbors, and now our building is filled with the smell and flavors of pumpkin spice. I love it. And they all said to share with you that the muffins were delightful, and that you should give them a try. ;)

Wishing you all a wonderful new season shared with those you love! And of course, much more delicious baking with pumpkin!

Pumpkin Streusel Muffins

★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 16 -18 muffins 1x

Description

Delicious pumpkin muffins topped with a cinnamon streusel and a light glaze.

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Ingredients

Pumpkin Muffin Ingredients:

2 cups white whole wheat or all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup sugar
1 (15 oz.) can pumpkin puree
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
2 large eggs
2 tsp. vanilla extract

Cinnamon Streusel Topping Ingredients:

2 Tbsp. butter, room temperature
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup flour
2 tsp. cinnamon

Glaze Ingredients:

1 Tbsp. butter, melted
1 cup powdered sugar
1–2 Tbsp. milk

Instructions

To Make The Pumpkin Muffins:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare 16-18 baking cups with liners, or mist with cooking spray.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and salt) until blended.
In a different large bowl, whisk together all remaining ingredients (pumpkin, butter, eggs, vanilla) until well combined. Add this mixture to the dry ingredients, and stir until just combined.
Fill the baking cups with the batter until they are each 2/3 full. Top with a tablespoon or so of the crumbled streusel topping. Then bake for 15-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of a muffin comes out clean. Let cool, then drizzle with the glaze.

To Make The Cinnamon Streusel Topping:

Use a fork or your fingers to mix together all of the ingredients until they are evenly combined and crumbly.

To Make The Glaze:

Whisk together the butter, powdered sugar and 1 tablespoon of milk until combined and smooth. Add additional tablespoon(s) of milk until the glaze is thin enough to drizzle. You can either drizzle by using a fork and swinging it back and forth over the muffins. Or transfer it to a pastry bag or a ziplock bag with a tiny corner snipped off, and drizzle it that way. OR, you can even just dunk the tops of the muffins straight into the bowl of glaze. Whatever sounds best to you!

posted on September 17, 2012 in Breakfast / Brunch, Desserts, Halloween, Muffins, Thanksgiving, Vegetarian

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Rachel — October 11, 2014 @ 9:06 pm Reply

Just made these! 900 on a Saturday nite! So easy and delicious!!
MORGAN — October 20, 2014 @ 9:29 pm Reply

Just wanted to let you know this recipe is AMAZING! I’ve made it about 4 times now. I also wanted to let you know you forget to list the sugar in the wet ingredients in the directions. I’ve almost forgot to put the sugar in a couple times, but then I remember when I’m stirring :)
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stacey — February 10, 2015 @ 9:50 pm Reply

I just made these for a potluck and boy are they GOOD!!! I browned the butter first, but other than that I stuck to the recipe. I can’t wait to make these again, pumpkin anything is always my favorite :)
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Kimberly H. — September 14, 2015 @ 11:21 am Reply

I made these muffins this weekend for a breakfast at church. They were devoured, and rightly so! These are delicious and I can’t wait to make them again!
- Hayley @ Gimme Some Oven — September 14, 2015 @ 7:16 pm
  
  Thanks for sharing Kimberly, we’re happy to hear they were a hit! :D
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Geney — September 21, 2015 @ 10:55 pm Reply

“These came out so #delicious! Sooo good! recipe from #gimmesomeoven I will definitely keep this recipe forever!”

I had to share on twitter because this is soo amazing! The blend of flavors it’s sooo good! Makes a bunch tooo! I added a little bit of brown sugar to the dry ingredients and also struesel! Thank you so much for sharing!
- Hayley @ Gimme Some Oven — September 22, 2015 @ 12:13 pm
  
  Thank you Geney, we’re so happy you liked these, thanks for sharing! :)
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Wendy — October 11, 2015 @ 8:10 pm Reply

These were delicious! I didn’t make the glaze and they were still delicious!
- Hayley @ Gimme Some Oven — October 12, 2015 @ 11:05 am
  
  Thanks for sharing Wendy, we’re happy you liked them!
Elle — October 12, 2015 @ 9:43 pm Reply

Do you think these would keep well overnight (presumably stored at room temperature, covered) and still be good served at room temperature the next day?
I keep finding muffin recipes that say: “SERVE WARM!” but I will be bringing these to a meeting and they’ll be sitting out for a while, plus I want to bake them the night before.
Thoughts?
- Hayley @ Gimme Some Oven — October 13, 2015 @ 9:46 am
  
  Hi Elle! We do think these would keep just fine overnight at room temp. Just make sure you cover them tightly so they don’t dry out. We hope you and your co-workers enjoy these!
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Lilah — October 28, 2016 @ 10:17 am Reply

Will be sure to use make this recipe for my Halloween party! Looks amazing!
- Hayley @ Gimme Some Oven — October 28, 2016 @ 11:26 am
  
  Awesome! We hope you enjoy! :)
S mejia — November 17, 2018 @ 9:14 pm Reply

Absolutely delicious 😋

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Kate — November 28, 2020 @ 5:30 am Reply

These are absolutely incredible. I make them every year for thanksgiving and they always go down a hit!

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Pumpkin Streusel Muffins