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Pumpkin Doughnut Muffins

Pumpkin Doughnut Muffins have a pillowy, light texture and a buttery cinnmon sugar coating. It's a terrific fall recipe!

  • Prep15 min
  • Cook22 min
  • Total37 min
  • Serves12
Pumpkin Doughnut Muffins

Pumpkin Doughnut Muffins have a pillowy, light texture and a buttery cinnmon sugar coating. It’s a terrific fall recipe!

Pumpkin Doughnut Muffins with a bite taken out.
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How To Make

(More detailed directions below.)

  1. Grease the muffin tin and preheat the oven.
  2. Whisk together the dry ingredients in a medium bowl.
  3. Whisk together pumpkin, buttermilk, and vanilla in a large glass measuring cup. (Or you can use a bowl.)
  4. Beat butter and brown sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy. You can use a hand-held mixer or a stand mixer with a paddle attachment.
  5. Beat in the eggs.
  6. Add flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with buttermilk mixtures in 2 additions.
  7. Divided batter between muffin cups and bake for 22 to 28 minutes.
  8. Cool muffins 5 to 10 minutes. Dip them in melted butter and then roll them in cinnamon-sugar.
Three muffins on a plate.

Pumpkin Doughnut Muffins Recipe Tips

  • Be sure to measure the flour properly. You want to fluff the flour up some so it is not packed down and then use a large spoon to fill the measuring cup. Run the back of a knife across the top of the measuring cup to get rid of excess flour.
  • You want to use canned pumpkin, NOT pumpkin pie filling.
  • If you don’t have any buttermilk, you can mix together 1/3 cup of milk with 1 teaspoon of vinegar or lemon juice. Let sit 5 minutes.

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Muffins getting coated in cinnamon sugar.

Storage

Will keep at room temperature for 3 days in a ziplock bag. Best eaten shortly after baking. Can be frozen for up to 2 months.

With lots of real pumpkin flavor and a cinnamon sugar crust these pumpkin muffins are hard to beat as a fall treat!

Pumpkin Doughnut Muffins on a wood serving board.

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Ingredients

Cinnamon Sugar Coating

Equipment Muffin Tin, Baking spray with flour, Hand-held electric mixer

Steps

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 12-cup muffin tin with baking spray with flour.

  2. 2

    In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cloves. Set aside.

  3. 3

    Whisk together buttermilk, pumpkin, and vanilla extract in a large liquid measuring cup. Set aside.

  4. 4

    In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat softened butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.

  5. 5

    Beat in eggs one at a time.

  6. 6

    Beat in flour in thirds, alternating with the buttermilk mixture in 2 additions.

  7. 7

    Divide the batter between the 12 muffin cups. Bake for 22 to 28 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

  8. 8

    Let muffins cool in pan for 5 to 10 minutes. Combine granulated sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.

  9. 9

    Dip muffins in melted butter and coat in cinnamon sugar.

Notes

You can use unsalted butter and add an extra pinch of salt.

Be sure to use canned pumpkin and NOT pumpkin pie filling.

Nutrition

  • Calories360
  • Carbs53
  • Protein5
  • Fat15
  • Sodium338
  • Fiber2
  • Sugar27

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