pumpkin crumb cake muffins
soft pumpkin muffins with pumpkin spice crumb topping and maple icing
baked in October 2019
yield: 15 muffins
prep time: 40 minutes
cook time: 22 minutes
difficulty level: easy
Ingredients
Muffins
- 1 and 3/4 cups all-purpose flour (spoon & leveled)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup canola or vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed light or dark brown sugar
- 1 and 1/2 cups canned pumpkin puree
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup milk, at room temperature
Crumb Topping
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour (spoon & leveled)
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup packed light or dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 6 Tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted
Maple Icing
- 1 and 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 Tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 2 Tablespoons milk
Directions
For the muffins and crumb cake topping:
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Spray a 12-count muffin pan with nonstick spray or line with cupcake liners. This recipe makes 15 muffins, so prepare a second muffin pan in the same manner. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and salt together until combined. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the oil, granulated sugar, brown sugar, pumpkin puree, eggs and milk together until combined.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, then fold everything together gently just until combined and no flour pockets remain.
- Spoon the batter into liners, filling them almost full.
- Whisk the flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and pumpkin pie spice together until combined.
- Using a fork, lightly mix in the melted butter until crumbs form. Don’t over-mix.
- Spoon crumbs evenly on top of the batter and gently press them down into the batter so they’re snug.
- Bake for 5 minutes at 425°F then, keeping the muffins in the oven, reduce the oven temperature to 350°F.
- Bake for an additional 16-17 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Allow the muffins to cool for 10 minutes in the muffin pan as you make the icing.
For the maple icing:
- Whisk all of the icing ingredients together until combined and smooth.
- Drizzle over muffins and serve warm.
Nutrition
- Total calories: 4,640
- Calories per muffin: 309
