Pumpkin muffins are my jam, even if baking isn’t. While I don’t love pumpkin spiced lattes, I can do pumpkin muffins. There is something amazing about the combination of savory and sweet when these pumpkin spiced muffins are warm. I’m not a vegan, but I made this a vegan pumpkin spiced muffin recipe because we love dairy free milk and coconut oil. So even if you aren’t vegan, read on to see why we love this pumpkin muffin recipe so much.

Pumpkin spiced muffins are the best way to prepare for fall

Baking Alludes Me But I Can Make Pumpkin Spiced Muffins

Baking is a relatively new skill for me. I’ve never been the best at following directions. Cooking (as opposed to baking) is fun for me because you can add a dash of this or that, or even leave out an ingredient here and there. With baking, you have to follow directions or things just don’t work out.

Edit to add 3 years later: I still haven’t mastered baking. In fact I suck. So much so that I actually pay people to develop dessert recipes for my site. LOL. Check out this recipe for pumpkin cheesecake that I didn’t develop myself. 

Get ready for fall with pumpkin spiced muffins

Since I’m still not the best at baking, I decided to make a few changes to an already tried and true recipe from The Pioneer Woman. Want to know my favorite baking/ cooking tip? Try a recipe from a reputable chef first. Then make tweaks to make it your own. This way you don’t have to reinvent the wheel, you just add your own pizzazz!

Fall means pumpkin spiced muffins

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Pumpkin Muffin Recipe That Even Kids Can Make

The first couple of times I tried making this recipe, I had Robert help me. I love having his help in the kitchen. It entertains him for a good hour, and it gives me hope that he might become a chef. My dream is to have him on Master Chef Juniors. Have you seen that show? My goodness, those kids can cook.

Pumpkin spiced muffins are my favorite way to get pumped for fall

Well, having Robert help wasn’t the best idea. One batch had too much spice- even he wouldn’t eat it. The next batch was delicious but looked funky since Robert decided that mixing the wet and dry ingredients separately wasn’t necessary. We finally got it down pat for the last batches. Needless to say, we’ve been eating a lot of pumpkin muffins lately!

Vegan Pumpkin Spiced Muffin Recipe

Even if you aren’t a vegan, you’re sure to love the easy swaps I made here to make this a vegan pumpkin spiced muffin recipe. And hey, if you aren’t vegan, just use butter in place of coconut oil and cows milk instead of soy.

Pumpkin Spiced Muffins

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Yield: 12

Serving Size: 1 muffin

Pumpkin Spiced Muffins

Ingredients

  • 1 C. flour
  • 1/2 C. sugar
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 C. soy milk
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
  • 1/2 C. coconut oil
  • 1/2 can (almost a cup) of pumpkin puree
  • 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp. ginger
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 2 tsp. cinnamon
  • topping:
  • 2 tbsp. sugar
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp. nutmeg

Instructions

  1. Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
  2. Combine the wet ingredients in another.
  3. Add the wet to dry, fill 12 cupcakes liners 2/3rds of the way full and bake on 400 degrees for 25 minutes.
  4. Dip the muffins into the topping mixture before serving.
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Quick tip: feel free to sub 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice instead of the nutmeg, ginger and cinnamon combo. It will taste a bit “spicier”, but is still pretty delicious. I prefer the taste of the muffins with the spices put in separately.

Pumpkin Spiced Muffins with cinnamon sugar topping

Craving more pumpkin recipes? Check out these two recipes:

Pumpkin Chili

Pumpkin Cheesecake

 

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