The Coziest Pumpkin Apple Streusel Muffins Recipe
These Pumpkin Apple Streusel Muffins are the ultimate fall treat! They are soft, moist, and loaded with fresh apples. With their pumpkin spice streusel topping and tender pumpkin muffin, they are everything you could want in a cozy autumn muffin.
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Enjoy these pumpkin muffins fresh from the oven with a cup of coffee for breakfast or as a delicious dessert. No matter when you enjoy them, they capture all the best flavors of the season.
The Players for Pumpkin Apple Streusel Muffins
Ingredients:
- Butter – You’ll need melted butter for both the streusel topping and the muffin batter.
- Flour – Plain all-purpose flour is all you’ll need for these tasty muffins.
- Brown Sugar – Brown sugar sweetens both the batter and streusel topping while adding a hint of molasses flavor.
- Pumpkin Puree – The star of this perfect fall muffin recipe! Pumpkin purée keeps the muffins incredibly moist and gives them that signature autumn flavor. Be sure to use 100% pure pumpkin, not pumpkin pie filling.
- Eggs – Two large eggs that are room temperature are needed.
- Vanilla Extract – A splash of pure vanilla extract brings warmth and sweetness to our muffins.
- Apples – You’ll need about 2 cups of chopped apples. Any apples you have on hand will work! I’ve used both Granny Smith and Honeycrisp apples.
- Pumpkin Pie Spice – This blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves gives these muffins their autumnal flavor. It’s used in both the batter and the streusel,
- Baking Powder & Baking Soda – These leavening agents help these muffins rise beautifully and stay soft on the inside.
- Salt – Just a pinch of salt balances the sweetness.
Tools:
- Muffin Tin: To make these Pumpkin Apple Streusel Muffins, you’ll need a 12-cup muffin pan. I use this same pan to make my Fresh Strawberry Streusel Muffins! Make sure you also have muffin liners on hand too.
How to make Pumpkin Apple Streusel Muffins
Place the oven rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.
Make the Pumpkin Spice Streusel Topping
In a small bowl, mix together the melted butter, flour, brown sugar, and pumpkin pie spice until a crumbly mixture forms.
Chill in the refrigerator for 10 minutes while you prepare the muffin batter.
Make the Pumpkin Apple Streusel Muffins
In a large bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients of pumpkin purée, brown sugar, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla until smooth.
To the same bowl (no need for a separate bowl!), add the dry ingredients of flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin pie spice. Stir gently until almost combined.
Add the diced apples to the pumpkin mixture and gently fold into the batter. Do not overmix.
Spoon batter evenly into the muffin cups and sprinkle the chilled streusel topping over the top of each muffin.
Place the muffin tin into the preheated oven and bake in the center of the oven for 22 minutes.
Let the muffins rest in the pan for 15 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Storage, Freezing, and Reheating Instructions
To Store:
Wrap the cooled Pumpkin Apple Streusel Muffins with plastic wrap or place in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
To Freeze:
Place muffins on a cooling rack and place in the freezer to flash-freeze for 30 minutes. Place the frozen muffins into a freezer bag. Freeze the muffins for up to 3 months.
To Reheat:
Take the desired number of muffins from the freezer and place them on the counter to thaw for 30 minutes. Microwave the muffins for about 20 seconds at 50% power to reheat.
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The Coziest Pumpkin Apple Streusel Muffins Recipe
Ingredients
Pumpkin Spice Streusel Topping
- 1/4 cup butter, melted 4 tablespoons
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
Pumpkin Apple Muffin Batter
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup butter, melted 1 stick
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 2 cups apples, peeled and diced about 2 medium-sized apples
Instructions
- Place the oven rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.
Make the Pumpkin Spice Streusel Topping:
- In a small bowl, mix together the melted butter, flour, brown sugar, and pumpkin pie spice until a crumbly mixture forms.
- Chill in the refrigerator for 10 minutes while you prepare the muffin batter.
Make the Pumpkin Apple Muffins:
- In a large bowl, whisk together the pumpkin purée, brown sugar, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla until smooth.
- To the same bowl, add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin pie spice. Stir gently until almost combined.
- Add the diced apples to the pumpkin mixture and gently fold into the batter. Do not overmix.
- Spoon the batter evenly into the muffin cups and sprinkle the chilled streusel topping over the top of each muffin.
- Place the muffin tin into the preheated oven and bake in the center of the oven for 22 minutes.
- Let the muffins rest in the pan for 15 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool. Enjoy!
Notes
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