
Maybe the cool weather is getting to me. Maybe I like pumpkin spice more than I thought. Whichever is the case, here’s a recipe I had to share. These muffins turned out so delicious I couldn’t keep them to myself.
Pumpkin Spice Muffins (24 muffins)
Ingredients
Dry:
- 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
Wet:
- 2 cups canned pumpkin purée (NOT pumpkin pie filling)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup melted butter
- 4 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Streusel Topping
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup granulated sugar (or half brown sugar, half white for deeper flavor)
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- ½ cup cold unsalted butter, cubed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners (or grease).
- Make the streusel:
In a bowl, whisk flour, sugar, and spices. Cut in butter with a pastry cutter or your fingers until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Chill while you prepare the batter. - Mix dry ingredients:
In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and spices. - Mix wet ingredients:
In another large bowl, whisk together pumpkin, both sugars, sour cream, oil, eggs, and vanilla until smooth. - Combine:
Add dry ingredients to wet and stir just until combined (don’t overmix). - Fill muffin tins:
Divide batter evenly among 24 cups (about ⅔ full). - Top:
Sprinkle each muffin generously with streusel. - Bake:
Bake 20–24 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. - Cool slightly before serving.

These muffins are great the next day as well.