Pumpkin Spice Muffins

Howdy!!

FALL!!! I love the fall… relief from the extreme heat, pretty foliage (not always in Texas, but I can dream), fantastic clothes, and the yummy fall flavors! Everyone has been tweeting and posting on facebook about their new boots, cooler temperatures, but mostly… their first pumpkin spice latte of the season! I am not a huge fan of coffee– if I’m going to indulge, I don’t like to waste it on something I don’t particularly care for, but i LOVE pumpkin, and all of the talk about it made me really want some pumpkin! So instead of having a pumpkin spice latte, I made my own treat– PUMPKIN SPICE MUFFINS!!! They are delicious, and great for breakfast, or even dessert (just add vanilla ice cream)!!! Seriously, they are SO FANTASTIC, I might have eaten 1 (or 3) within minutes of taking them out of the oven! They taste like fall, and they will make your house smell absolutely amazing! Trust me when I say, these things will go fast! My family and I have eaten almost a dozen… and I made them 2 hours ago. So let’s get to making them…

You’ll need…

Pumpkin Spice Ingredients

***I normally use unsalted butter, but all I had at home today was salted, so I used that and didn’t add salt. If you use unsalted butter, add 1 tsp salt!

You’ll need to…

Pre-heat your oven to 400°. Line two 12-cup muffin tins, and set aside. In a small bowl, mix your crumble ingredients together until well mixed, and set aside for later.

In a medium bowl, whisk together your flour, baking powder, baking soda, and spices until evenly distributed, and set aside.

In the bowl of your stand mixer, or a large bowl, beat together your sugar, butter, oil, eggs, pumpkin, and water until will mixed.

Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, and mix until well combined.

Add your white chocolate chips and nuts, and mix until evenly distributed.

Fill your muffin tins evenly with the batter; each cup should be full. (If the cups are full, they overflow just a little when they’re baking, which is PERFECTION in a muffin!!!)

Top each muffin with about a half tablespoon of crumble. Bake for 15-18 minutes, until tops are golden brown. Remove from the oven, and let cool in the muffin tin for 10 minutes, then move to a wire rack to cool completely.

OMG. These are so fantastic!!! Whether you’re like me and don’t feel like getting your fall flavors in a coffee cup, or just want a new way to experience pumpkin deliciousness, you MUST TRY THESE!!! They are so yummy, so fantastic, so perfectly fall… I promise you will love them!!! And so will the people around you! They will not last long, but they’re so easy to make, it won’t take long to whip up more! And this recipe makes about 2 dozen, so you’ll have plenty to go around, which is good, because you’ll need them!!!

I hope you enjoyed learning how to make these, and I hope you go channel your fall flavor love and make these immediately!!! I have a long day of work ahead, so I’m off for some sleep, but I’ve never been more excited to wake up for breakfast 🙂

Love,

Katie

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Here’s the full recipe…

Pumpkin Spice Muffins

Ingredients:

Muffins:

3 cups all-purpose flour

2 cups granulated white sugar

¼ cup salted butter, melted

¼ cup vegetable oil

3 eggs

1 ½ cups pumpkin

½ cup water

1 ½ tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp pumpkin spice

½ tsp nutmeg

½ tsp cloves

1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans**

1 cup white chocolate chips

Crumble:

4 tbsp butter, melted

1/3 cup all-purpose flour

3 tbsp granulated white sugar

3 tbsp brown sugar

**I used half a cup of each because I love both!

You’ll need to…

1. Pre-heat your oven to 400°. Line two 12-cup muffin tins, and set aside. In a small bowl, mix your crumble ingredients together until well mixed, and set aside for later.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together your flour, baking powder, baking soda, and spices until evenly distributed, and set aside.
3. In the bowl of your stand mixer, or a large bowl, beat together your sugar, butter, oil, eggs, pumpkin, and water until will mixed.
4. Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, and mix until well combined.
5. Add your white chocolate chips and nuts, and mix until evenly distributed.
6. Fill your muffin tins evenly with the batter; each cup should be full. Top each muffin with about a half tablespoon of crumble.
7. Bake for 15-18 minutes, until tops are golden brown. Remove from the oven, and let cool in the muffin tin for 10 minutes, then move to a wire rack to cool completely.

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