Our easy Pumpkin Spice Muffins are moist and flavorful and are topped off with the perfect crumb topping and drizzled with homemade 2-ingredient icing. Start out with a box of cake mix and add in some delicious pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, and cinnamon and you have your new favorite Fall dessert!
Homemade Pumpkin Spice Muffins
We all know the first sign of fall, right? I’m not talking about the leaves changing color, or the weather getting cooler. I am obviously talking about pumpkin spice everything finally being back on the menu! These Pumpkin Spice Muffins are definitely one you are going to want to add to your list of must-try pumpkin recipes.
These delicious pumpkin muffins are no joke. The muffins themselves are so easy, using a box cake mix as the base, and they are super moist thanks to the addition of canned pumpkin puree.
Next, comes the crumb topping. This homemade crumb topping is simple, and it finishes off the muffins just the right way. Last, you’ll make a homemade icing, using just two ingredients, and it’s the perfect sweet and creamy finishing touch to these already perfect muffins.
Ingredients
For the Muffins:
- 1 box spice cake mix
- 1 15 oz can pumpkin puree
- ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
For the Crumb Topping:
- ¾ cup all purpose flour (spoon and leveled)
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup packed light dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
For the Icing:
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 tbsp whole milk
Substitutions and Additions
Cake Mix: You could opt to use a yellow or white cake mix in place of the spice cake mix. This will tone down that pumpkin spice flavor just a bit if you want it to be more subtle. You could also make a homemade cake mix to use instead of a box mix.
Icing: If you prefer, you can use a store bought icing in place of making your own. You could also leave the icing off some of the muffins altogether for those who don’t like frosting.
How to Make Pumpkin Spice Muffins
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, combine dry cake mix, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, vegetable oil, and pumpkin puree. Stir together with a large spoon.
- Place paper cups in a muffin tin pan and fill them about ¾ of the way with batter. Set aside.
- In a separate mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, light brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and melted butter. Stir to combine.
- Spoon a generous amount of streusel crumb topping over the top of the muffins. Using the back of your spoon, push the streusel down into the pumpkin cake mix a bit.
- Place in the oven and bake at 350 degrees for 23-25 minutes.
- In a separate bowl, add powdered sugar and milk. Whisk them together to combine.
- Remove muffins from the oven and allow them to cool. Drizzle the icing on the top and serve warm or at room temperature.
How to Store
A common question when it comes to these muffins is, do I need to refrigerate them? It may seem that they need to be refrigerated because of the ingredients list, but actually your muffins will keep better and remain more moist if they are stored at room temperature. Storing them in the fridge will change their texture and dry them out faster!
I store my pumpkin spice muffins in an airtight container and simply leave them on the counter. This keeps them nice and moist. They can keep this way for up to four days. Another trick I like to use is to leave the icing off the muffins, and drizzle them with it right before eating one!
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Pumpkin Muffins
Ingredients
Muffins:
- 1 box spice cake mix
- 1 15-oz can pumpkin puree
- ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
Crumb Topping:
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour spoon & leveled
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup dark brown sugar packed light
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter melted
Icing:
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 tbsp whole milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl combine dry cake mix, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, vegetable oil, and pumpkin puree. Stir together with a large spoon.
- Place paper cups in a muffin tin pan and fill about 3/4 of the way with batter. Set aside.
- In a separate mixing bowl combine flour, sugar, light brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice and melted butter. Stir to combine.
- Spoon a generous amount of streusel crumb topping over the top of the muffins. Using the back of your spoon push the streusel down into the pumpkin cake mix a bit.
- Place in the oven and bake at 350 degrees for 23-25 minutes.
- In a separate bowl add powdered sugar and milk. Whisk to combine.
- Remove muffins from the oven and allow to cool. Drizzle icing on the top and serve warm, or room temperature.
Nutrition Info
You are going to love pumpkin spice muffins. They are full of spicy pumpkin flavors, moist, and so easy to make. Topped off with the perfect homemade crumb topping and sweet icing, makes every bite of these muffins so delicious.
Original Publish date: September 6, 2020
Delicious! Moist and light.
Great fall dessert!
Just made these today delicious and hearty my son ate 3 lol
THERE ARE NO EGGS ?
Do you have to use whole milk for the icing? Also, can you make this into a loaf cake instead of muffins? Anything different?