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Baked muffins with cinnamon and sugar topping on cooling rack.

Pumpkin Apple Spice Muffins

Yield: 12 -16 muffins
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

Muffins:

  • 1 ⅔ cups (237 g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup (212 g) sugar
  • 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice (see note)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup (235 g) canned pumpkin
  • ½ cup (113 g) neutral-flavored oil or melted butter
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 large (125 g) apple, peeled and finely chopped or grated (about 1 cup, more or less)

Topping:

  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (see note)
  • 3 tablespoons sugar

Instructions 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or grease with nonstick cooking spray.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, salt and baking powder.
  • In a small bowl, add the pumpkin, oil or butter, and eggs and mix until well-combined.
  • Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir a few times (some dry streaks are ok). Fold in the chopped apples and stir until just combined and no dry streaks remain.
  • Divide the batter among the muffin liners, filling about 2/3 to 3/4 full.
  • For the topping, stir together the pumpkin pie spice and sugar until evenly combined. Sprinkle about 1/2 teaspoon of the topping on each muffin (more or less).
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 17-20 minutes until the tops spring back lightly to the touch. Remove the muffins to cool completely on a wire rack.

Notes

Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice: if you don’t have pumpkin pie spice, use the following combination to equal 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (increase as needed): 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon ginger and 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg and 1/8 teaspoon cloves.