Cinnamon-kissed pumpkin and apple are a match made in heaven in these tasty Pumpkin Apple Muffins! Each fluffy muffin is topped with a crumbly cinnamon sugar streusel and sweet vanilla glaze. AMAZING!
THESE MUFFINS!!!
They’re a jazz hands, spirit fingers, excessive exclamation points sort of ordeal.
When I set out to use up the last 1/2 cup of pumpkin from the jar (as well as the lone honey crisp apple on my counter) I had no idea I was in for such a treat!
How I went all these years without them I’ll never know. But now that I DO know, we’re making it rain pumpkin apple muffins up in here.
Get ready for it!
In order to get a bombshell combo of flavor from the pumpkin and the apples, we’re going to spice our muffins with pumpkin pie spice (yessssss please!) and finely chop the apples so there’s a nice burst of apple flavor in every bite.
Honestly the only thing I didn’t like about these muffins is that I had to share them, but since all the taste testers agree these bad boys rock, onto the blog they go!
★★★★★ “These are phenomenal! I have raved to my friends and family about these. We make these A LOT – our favorite muffin by far!!” – Paula
Pumpkin Apple Muffins with Streusel Topping
This rockin’ recipe yields 9 large muffins (using a standard-sized 12-cup muffin pan) or 12 smaller muffins, just depending how high you fill each muffin cup.
For a tender muffin and to prevent sticking, I like to use parchment paper liners here. Though any paper liner will work.
Happy baking!
Pumpkin Apple Muffins with Cinnamon Sugar Streusel
Ingredients
- 1 + ¼ cups all-purpose flour (150 grams)
- ¾ cup granulated sugar (150 grams)
- 1.5 tsp pumpkin pie spice blend
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup canned pumpkin
- ¼ cup avocado oil (or vegetable oil)
- 1 cup finely chopped peeled apples (I used honeycrisp)
STREUSEL TOPPING
- 2 TBSP sugar
- 1 TBSP all-purpose flour
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ TBSP cold butter
OPTIONAL VANILLA GLAZE
- ⅓ cup powdered sugar
- 1-2 tsp heavy cream or milk plus extra to thin the glaze
- 2-3 drops pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare a 12-cup mufifn tray with 9 parchment paper liners.
- To make the streusel topping, combine sugar, flour, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Chop butter into small pieces and cut into sugar mixture until mixture resembles a mixture of coarse and small crumbs. (TIP: I typically use my hands for this step to really mix the cold butter through the streusel properly) LOVE streusel toppings? Feel free to double the batch and top your muffins with extra.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt. Mix and set aside.
- Peel and core apple. Finely chop and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine egg, pumpkin, and oil. Whisk with a fork until incorporated, then add flour mixture. Mix with a fork until just moistened. Batter will be THICK.
- Fold in chopped apples.
- Use a tablespoon to evenly spoon batter into muffin liners. Approx. 1 + 1/2 TBSP per muffin, or about 3/4 the way full. Sprinkle streusel on top.
- Bake on center rack for 28-32 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center of a mufifn.
- Allow to cool in pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
- While your muffins cool, whisk together the optional vanilla glaze. Simply combine powdered sugar with milk/cream and whisk until desired consistency is reached. Flavor with vanilla, to taste, and drizzle over cooled muffins.
Notes
Nutrition
If you get a chance to try these pumpkin apple muffins, let me know!
Leave some love in the comment form below or tag your photos with @peasandcrayons on Instagram so I can happy dance over your creation. I can’t wait to see what you whip up!
Questions & Reviews
These are phenomenal! I have raved to my friends and family about these. We make these A LOT – our favorite muffin by far!!
So glad y’all enjoyed them! Thanks Paula!!
If you make this ( PU into a loaf, how long would you bake it and would this yield a nice sized loaf or is it not an option to make the recipe into a loaf? (pumpkin apple muffins with cinnamon sugar streusel
Hi Gail! A Pumpkin Apple Loaf would be marvelous! Since this is a standard 12 cup muffin recipe, it should yield a loaf in a 9×5 loaf pan. For easy removal of the bread, lightly butter the inner sides and bottom of the loaf pan and add a sheet of parchment paper to make a “sling” to easily remove the bread from the pan once it’s done. Bake on the center rack at 350 degrees F. When converting muffins to a loaf, the bake time usually doubles but without testing it personally I’d advise that you keep an eye on it around the 40-45 minute mark and keep checking it for doneness from there. Usually 45-50 minutes is standard for bake time of this particular size loaf. Once a knife or toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean you should be good to go! Cool in the pan for approx. 10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to fully cool.
When do you put the streusel topping on the muffins? Prior to baking?
Hi Cheri! Right before baking yes – I will adjust the recipe card. xoxo
These muffins look delicious. I love added pumpkin spice. I have to give this recipe a try. Thanks!
So stoked for you to make them – thank you Natalie!
These look great! Do you think the recipe would work with applesauce in place of the oil? Or butter in place of oil?
Hi Cathy! I think you could absolutely experiment with those swaps, but can’t fully speak on the changes until I’ve tested them out. I do find that butter and oil are super interchangeable in muffin recipes and when I add applesauce I usually swap just a portion of the fat. So for instance, if you wanted to use butter and applesauce maybe try 3 TBSP butter and 1 TBSP applesauce to start? Happy baking!
I am usually not big on pumpkin flavored food but these were AMAZING. I can’t wait to make them for the fam. The vanilla glaze paired well the flavors of the muffins. Great recipe!
So glad y’all enjoyed them! Thanks for being my taste testers!
These look super delicious. Can I substitute the white sugar for brown? Definitely trying these today??
Hello Fazia! The texture and flavor will be a little different due to the molasses in the brown sugar but you can certainly give it a try! The sweetness will remain the same 🙂
Love that apple pumpkin combo!! These muffins turned out delicious – I definitely was doing jazz hands after I popped that first bite in my mouth. ;P
So glad the recipe was a hit! Thanks Justine!