Pumpkin Cake Mix Muffin Recipe

close up shot of Pumpkin Spice Muffins drizzled with icing stacked on top of each other

5 from 1 vote

These pumpkin spice muffins use cake mix and canned pumpkin to create tasty fall treats with that scrumptious pumpkin flavor that the whole family will love.

Prep Time25

Cook Time25

Total Time50

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Pumpkin Spice Muffins Recipe

Servings:

Calories: 283kcal

Ingredients

Muffins

1 box spice cake mix
15 ounce can pumpkin puree
½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Crumb Topping

¾ cup all-purpose flour, spoon and leveled
¼ cup granulated sugar
⅓ cup packed light brown sugar, or dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Icing

1 cup confectioner's sugar
1 tablespoon whole milk

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
In a large mixing bowl, combine dry cake mix, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, vegetable oil, and pumpkin puree. Stir together with a large spoon.
Place paper liners in a muffin pan and fill about ¾ of the way with batter. Set aside.
In a separate mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, light brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and melted butter. Stir to combine.
Spoon a generous amount of streusel crumb topping over the top of the muffins. Using the back of your spoon push the streusel down into the pumpkin cake mix a bit.
Place in the oven and bake at 350°F for 23 to 25 minutes.
In a separate bowl add powdered sugar and milk. Whisk to combine.
Remove muffins from the oven and allow to cool. Drizzle icing on the top and serve warm or at room temperature.

Notes

Watch when you are at the grocery store that you buy pure pumpkin purée and not pumpkin pie filling.
A measuring cup, cookie scoop, or ice cream scoop makes portioning muffins into muffin cups an easy task.
Do not over-stir the batter. The muffins will be too dense and tough.

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