Pumpkin Streusel Muffins 🎃🧁🍂 Soft, Spiced, and Topped With Buttery Crumble
These muffins are tender, warmly spiced, and made irresistible with a golden streusel topping that adds texture and sweetness.
Perfect for breakfast, snacking, or pairing with your favorite coffee on a crisp fall morning.
Ingredients (Makes 12 muffins)
For the muffins
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- Pinch of cloves (optional)
- 1 cup pumpkin purée (not pumpkin pie filling)
- ½ cup vegetable oil or melted butter
- 1 cup brown sugar (packed)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
For the streusel topping
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup brown sugar (packed)
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
Step 1: Preheat oven
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
Step 2: Make the streusel topping
- In a small bowl, mix flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
- Stir in melted butter until crumbly. Set aside.
Step 3: Mix the dry ingredients
- In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves.
Step 4: Mix the wet ingredients
- In a large bowl, whisk pumpkin, oil, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla until smooth.
Step 5: Combine the batter
- Add dry ingredients to wet and stir until just combined — do not overmix.
Step 6: Fill muffin cups
- Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
- Sprinkle each generously with streusel topping.
Step 7: Bake
- Bake for 20–24 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
Flavor Variations
- Add mini chocolate chips or chopped nuts to the batter
- Swap cinnamon in the streusel for pumpkin pie spice
- Drizzle cooled muffins with maple glaze for extra sweetness
- Use half whole wheat flour for a heartier muffin
Pro Tips
- Don’t press the streusel into the batter — keep it loose for the best crumbly texture
- For bakery-style domes, fill muffin cups almost to the top
- Muffins are best eaten fresh but freeze well for up to 2 months
- Let muffins cool slightly before removing from the pan to avoid breaking the tops
Final Thoughts
Pumpkin Streusel Muffins are moist, spiced, and topped with buttery crumble that makes them feel extra special. They’re easy to make, freezer-friendly, and the perfect seasonal treat.
Mix it. Top it. Bake up the coziness. 🎃🧁🍂
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