Easy Pumpkin Muffins with Crumb Topping
These moist and delicious semi-homemade pumpkin muffins, made with cake mix and topped with a sweet crumb topping and powdered sugar glaze are a perfect fall breakfast treat.
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Hello and Welcome to October’s Pinterest Challenge!
Each month, our lovely host Cindy from CountyRoad407.com, chooses a photo each month to inspire a group of creative blogging buddies. Using the inspiration photo, we recreate something similar, but in our own personal style.
Instead of a home decor project this month, Cindy put a little twist on the challenge this month. The Pinterest Challenge for October is all about Thanksgiving recipes! Isn’t that perfect for the upcoming holiday season?
Each mouthwatering recipe is linked here, so scroll to the bottom of this post to see all of the delicious delights!
If you are visiting from my friend Niky of The House on Silverado, welcome! I am so glad you are here! Niky always shares the most creative ideas and this challenge is no exception. Don’t her apple cider donuts look amazing? I can’t wait to give them a try!
Fall Recipes
Fall is the perfect time for enjoying warm, comforting foods. I love to make the most of the seasonal flavors and share those with you here. Some favorites are Perfect Pumpkin Bars, Cranberry Orange Muffins, Homemade Slow Cooker Applesauce, and a Simple Fall Simmer Pot.
Made with cake mix and topped with a sweet crumb topping and powdered sugar glaze, these Easy Pumpkin Muffins with Crumb Topping are the perfect fall breakfast treat.
Easy Pumpkin Muffins with Crumb Topping Ingredients:
- Spice cake mix
- 1-15 ounce can of pure pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie mix)
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 cup water
Crumb topping ingredients:
- granulated sugar
- all purpose flour
- ground cinnamon
- unsalted butter, room temperature
Glaze ingredients:
- powdered sugar
- vanilla
- milk
How to Make These Easy Pumpkin Muffins with Crumb Topping
This is a very easy recipe and all of the instructions are included in the recipe below. To begin, set out your egg and butter. I always find my results are better when I set my ingredients out so they are room temperature.
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
- Line muffin pan with liners
- Combine all the crumb topping ingredients in a medium mixing bowl. Use a fork or pastry cutter to mix. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, pumpkin, water, and eggs. Mix on low speed for 1-2 minutes.
- Fill muffin cups about 3/4 full
- Top with crumb topping.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the muffin comes out clean.
- In a separate bowl, mix the glaze ingredients until smooth.
- Drizzle the glaze on top of the muffins.
- Enjoy!
Tips and Suggestions:
- Set out the egg and butter so they are room temperature before you begin.
- Be sure to use pumpkin puree, not pumpkin pie mix.
- These muffins freeze well. Simply place in a freezer bag and freeze up to 3 months. Allow to completely thaw before serving.
I hope you give these pumpkin muffins a try! If you do, please post and tag me. I would love to connect with you on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, or here on the blog!
Next, head over to my friend Carol of Bluesky at Home. You don’t want to miss her delicious chocolate pumpkin cupcakes!
And, please enjoy all of the wonderful recipes listed below!
Easy Pumpkin Muffins with Crumb Topping
Equipment
- 1 mixer handheld or stand
Ingredients
Muffin Ingredients
- 1 box Spice cake mix
- 1 can 15 ounce can of pure pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie mix)
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 cup water
Crumb Topping
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temperature
Glaze Ingredients
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 tsp vanilla
- 2 tbsp milk
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Line muffin pan with liners.
- Combine all the crumb topping ingredients in a medium mixing bowl. Use a fork or pastry cutter to mix. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, pumpkin, water, and eggs. Mix on low speed for 1-2 minutes.
- Fill muffin cups about 3/4 full. Top with crumb topping.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the muffin comes out clean.
- In a separate bowl, mix the glaze ingredients until smooth. Drizzle the glaze on top of the muffins. Enjoy!
Lynne, this muffins would be perfect to have on hand during Thanksgiving week for company. Love it when you can make ahead and freeze. Pinned.
Yum! I love Pumpkin Spice muffins. Hugs and blessings to you.
These muffins look amazing, Lynne! We’re always looking for something easy to serve with Thanksgiving brunch and throughout the holiday weekend too so I am excited about your recipe. It’s going to be such a time-saver! Hugs, CoCo
Oh this looks so yummy. My family will love it!
I love muffins for breakfast and your pumpkin muffin recipe sounds perfect. These look so light and delicious! Pinning!
Not only do these look delicious but I love how you “made” your liners. You need to show me (us) how to fold the paper so they look so pretty and rustic like you did. Yes, I’m THAT girl and need all the help I can get. Thanks for sharing it. Looking forward to trying it. But they’ll have to go into regular boring ol’ paper liners. 😉 pinned
Lynne, these muffins look so yummy, and I love how easy they are. Since I will have a house full of family, I will try them this year.
Delicious, Lynne! I love baking muffins and yours are just mouth-watering!!! I am going to try everyone’s recipes and freeze some to pull out over the whole wintertime. Love that you had a crumb topping on your recipe, too. 🙂 Enjoy them!!! <3
Happy fall hugs,
Barb 🙂
Yum, I love spiced cake flavors; these sound delicious and muffins just make me happy:) Pinned!
Oh my, there out to be a rule that all muffin have to have crumb topping. What a difference it makes and now I think I have the perfect pumpkin recipe. Thanks bunches!!!
I love these. I make a ton of pumpkin breads, but this would be something extra to add to my gift boxes and for the family. Can’t wait to make these.
The robust flavours of Fall our my favorite for baking. Pumpkin spice is Not overrated, I love the flavour. This look moist and amazing.
I’ll have family over for Thanksgiving cooking on Wednesday…what a great recipe to have on hand when they arrive!
Oh, yum! I love anything baked with pumpkin and your muffins look so good, Lynne. Thank you for sharing your recipe. I know my family will love them!
These look SO good– especially the crumb topping!