Description
Enjoy fall’s favorite flavors with this small batch of apple pumpkin streusel muffins! This simple pumpkin muffin recipe blends pumpkin, fresh apple chunks, and cozy spices inside a soft muffin that is finished with a buttery apple streusel.
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold and cubed
- 1 1/2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice
- 1 1/2 tablespoons diced apple
- 1 1/2 tablespoons full-fat sour cream, room temperature
- 5 tablespoons pure canned pumpkin
- 1 tablespoon apple juice
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1 large egg yolk, room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup fresh apple, small cubes
- 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Instructions
1. In a small bowl, mix flour, butter, both sugars, salt, and cinnamon for the streusel.
2. Use your fingers to work in the butter until crumbly.
3. Stir in 1 1/2 tablespoons of diced apples and chill streusel in fridge.
4. Preheat oven to 425°F and line muffin pan with 4 liners.
5. In a medium bowl, stir together sour cream, pumpkin, juice, sugars, egg yolk, vanilla, and remaining apples.
6. In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin pie spice.
7. Sprinkle dry mix over wet ingredients and fold gently until just combined.
8. Evenly divide batter among muffin cups and top with streusel.
9. Bake 5 minutes at 425°F, then lower to 350°F and bake 11–13 minutes more.
10. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to rack to cool completely.
Notes
This is a small batch recipe that can be doubled.
Use pure pumpkin, not pumpkin pie filling.
Honeycrisp apples are ideal, but other firm-sweet varieties work too.
Don’t overmix the batter or your muffins may turn out dense.
Store muffins covered at room temperature for 3–5 days or freeze up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 293
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0.2g
- Carbohydrates: 54g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 60mg