BEST PUMPKIN MUFFINS – The Southern Lady Cooks

These Pumpkin Muffins are a real treat! They are great for breakfast with a cup of coffee! If you love pumpkin you must make these.

If you love pumpkin recipes you must try out Pumpkin Pecan Coffee Cake! It has incredible reviews and it’s perfect for any gathering, especially Thanksgiving.

❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE

We love pumpkin and we also love breakfast so these are a must make! They are really big muffins with a wonderful topping that makes this muffins delicious. These pumpkin muffins also have a lot of delicious spices which takes them to the next level!

🍴KEY INGREDIENTS

• Brown sugar
• Oil 
• Eggs
• Buttermilk
• Ground cinnamon
• Ginger
• Nutmeg
• Allspice
• Baking soda
• Baking powder
• Vanilla extract
• Pumpkin
• All-purpose flour

Topping Ingredients

• Brown sugar
• All-purpose flour
• Cinnamon
• Quick cooking oats
• Butter 
• Nuts

🍽️HOW TO MAKE

These muffins aren’t hard to make and they come together pretty quickly! The topping really is delicious on these!

COOKING STEPS

Step 1
In a large mixing bowl whisk together brown sugar, oil, eggs, and buttermilk.  Add cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice and continue to whisk together.  

Step 2
Whisk in baking soda, baking powder, vanilla extract and pumpkin.  Mix in flour with a spoon.  Spray large six muffin tin and fill almost full with batter. (Could use a smaller tin that makes 12 muffins).    Add topping.

Step 3
Mix brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and oats in a bowl.  Sprinkle over muffins and cut butter into small pieces on top. Sprinkle with nuts.

Step 4
Bake in preheated 350 degree oven 30 to 35 minutes until centers are done.  Makes six large or 12 small muffins.

⭐TIP

You can make this recipe as 12 muffins. These muffins are really big in the 6 muffin tin, which we love, they turned out fantastic but will work in the 12 too.

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STORING, REHEATING & SERVING SIZE

We store these delicious pumpkin muffins in an airtight container and just reheat in the microwave and add some butter. You don’t have to heat them up, they are just as good at room temperature. This recipe makes 6 large muffins or 12 small ones.

Best Pumpkin Muffins

Anne Walkup

These Pumpkin Muffins are the best and a wonderful Fall treat! If you love pumpkin, you must give these a try!

Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 50 minutes mins

Course bread

Cuisine American

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup oil I use Olive Oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup pumpkin
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Topping:

• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 cup quick cooking oats
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 to 3/4 cup nut pieces I used walnuts

• In a large mixing bowl whisk together brown sugar, oil, eggs, and buttermilk.

• Add cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice and continue to whisk together. Whisk in baking soda, baking powder, vanilla extract and pumpkin. Mix in flour with a spoon.

• Spray large six muffin tin and fill almost full with batter. (Could use a smaller tin that makes 12 muffins). Add topping.

Topping Instructions

• Mix brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and oats in a bowl. Sprinkle over muffins and cut butter into small pieces on top. Sprinkle with nuts.

• Bake in preheated 350 degree oven 30 to 35 minutes until centers are done. Makes six large or 12 small muffins.

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