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Mini Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Muffins
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
35 mins
 

Sweet, lightly spiced pumpkin muffins with a cinnamon sugar coating. They're the perfect addition to breakfast, your lunch bag, or coffee break!

Course: Breakfast
Servings: 24 muffins
Author: Julia Robarts
Ingredients
  • 1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour may substitute all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1/2 cup low fat milk
  • 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 4 tablespoons butter melted
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
Cinnamon Sugar Coating
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
  • 3 tablespoons melted butter optional
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Prepare a miniature muffin pan with spray oil. Set aside.

  2. In a medium bowl, add the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and nutmeg. Stir with a whisk until combined. Set aside.

  3. In a separate bowl, lightly beat the egg, egg yolk, and milk. Stir in the pumpkin puree, vanilla extract, butter, and brown sugar.

  4. Add the wet mixture all at once to the dry mixture. Stir by hand just until all the ingredients are combined - do not overstir.

  5. Fill each muffin well about 2/3 with batter. Bake for 15 minutes, or until the tops are no longer sticky. 

  6. Let the muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes while you combine the sugar and cinnamon for the coating in small bowl. If you are using the melted butter for dipping, set that up in a separate small bowl.

  7. Remove each muffin from the pan, dip the tops in butter, then roll the whole muffin around in the cinnamon sugar mixture. Serve immediately. To store, cool completely, then keep in an airtight container for up to 3 days.