These pumpkin muffins have just the right amount of pumpkin spice and chocolate chips. They're super moist and to make it even better, there's a yummy crumb topping!
Pumpkin Muffins with Crumb Topping
One of my favorite things to enjoy in the fall is pumpkin and this recipe is amazing. These Pumpkin Muffins with Crumb Topping are delicious for breakfast or for an afternoon break with a cup a tea. There's a nice surprise when you bite into these also...chocolate chips! You can use regular sized chocolate chips or mini chocolate chips. It's really up to you!
The recipe starts out with a box of spice cake mix but feel free to use your own recipe for spice cake if you have one that you enjoy. I like the cake mix because life is busy and cake mixes are easy. I always seem to have the on hand too...especially when they go on sale I will stock up on them.
Crumb Topping
Ever since I was a little girl I have loved crumb toppings. I think it has to do with Entenmann's Crumb Cake that my grandmother would have at her house when we would come to visit. I remember my cousin, Tina, and I would try to eat as much of the crumb topping off the cake and leave the cake behind. Yeah, we got in trouble for doing that on more than one occasion.
Anyway, you are going to enjoy these muffins and you might even want to double the crumb topping if you're a huge fan like I am. In fact the next time I make them I am going to do that! How delicious will those muffins be?
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- Muffin Pan
- Cookie Scoops - I always use cookie scoops when baking muffins. It makes filling the pans so much easier!
- Silicone Baking Cups - these are great to help with the muffins not sticking!
How to Bake Pumpkin Muffins
Make sure you print out the recipe below and save it for later!
Ingredients for the Muffins:
- Box of Spice Cake Mix
- Pumpkin Puree
- Sour Cream
- Vegetable Oil
- Eggs
- Vanilla
- Chocolate Chips
Ingredients for the Crumb Topping:
- Sugar
- Flour
- Pumpkin Pie Spice
- Butter
- Oatmeal
Let's Start Baking!
- Add the cake mix to a mixing bowl.
- Then add the can of pumpkin, sour cream, vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla and combine until smooth; using either an electric mixer or wooden spoon.
- Gently stir in the chocolate chips.
- Spoon into your muffin pans that have been sprayed with non-stick baking spray or you can use paper muffin cups.
- Set aside while you prepare the crumb topping.
- Combine the Crumb Topping ingredients in a bowl and using a pastry cutter, or two knives, and cut the butter into the mixture until you have crumbs.
- Add one tablespoon of the crumb topping to the top of each muffin.
- Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 20 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of a muffin comes out clean.
More Delicious Fall Inspired Recipes:
- Pancake Mix Pumpkin Pancakes
- Mason Jar Apple Crisp
- Pumpkin Spice Cookie Cups - starts out with a cake mix!
- Mini Pumpkin Bundt Cakes - video too!
- Pumpkin Spice Pull Apart Bread - video too!
Pumpkin Muffins with Crumb Topping
These pumpkin muffins have just the right amount of pumpkin spice and chocolate chips. They're super moist and to make it even better, there's a yummy crumb topping!
Ingredients
For the Muffins:
- 1 box of Spice Cake Mix; do not follow the box directions.
- 1 can of pumpkin 15 ounce size
- 1 cup sour cream
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 12 oz package chocolate chips
For the Crumb Topping:
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup flour
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp oatmeal
Instructions
For the Muffins:
- Add the cake mix to a mixing bowl.
- Then add the can of pumpkin, sour cream, vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla and combine until smooth; using either an electric mixer or wooden spoon.
- Gently stir in the chocolate chips.
- Spoon into your muffin pans that have been sprayed with non-stick baking spray or you can use paper muffin cups.
- Set aside while you prepare the crumb topping.
For the Crumb Topping:
- Combine the Crumb Topping ingredients in a bowl and using a pastry cutter, or two knives, and cut the butter into the mixture until you have crumbs.
- Add one tablespoon of the crumb topping to the top of each muffin.
- Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 20 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of a muffin comes out clean.
Notes
- I always spray my paper muffin/cupcake liners with non-stick cooking spray to make it easier for the muffins to be released.
- Depending on the size of your muffin/cupcake pans, this recipe should make 24 muffins.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 232Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 180mgCarbohydrates: 34gFiber: 1gSugar: 22gProtein: 3g
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They look so yummy! Thanks for sharing on Idea Box. These will be featured on my blog Thursday!!
Pumpkin muffins are great this time of year. I love you addition of chocolate chips. Thanks for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty
We love pumpkin muffins, they are the perfect fall treat.
These sound great I add sour cream to my cake recipes too! Thanks for linking up to Merry Monday! Sharing on Twitter! Have a great week!
Kim
Here is the link to the hand held apple pies. I was not sure where to post it.
You're being featured at tomorrow's All My Bloggy Friends 🙂
I am ready for pumpkin everything 🙂 Your muffins sound delicious, Lois and I know they would be a hit in my house! I've pinned them! Thanks so much for linking up to All My Bloggy Friends 🙂 I hope you'll join us again next week!
These muffins look wonderful! They sound perfect for a fall breakfast! 🙂 I've used a spice cake mix for so many different recipes.... it's great for fall baking! These look delicious! 🙂
So love the dome on your pumpkin muffins, Lois. They are so beautiful and sure delish too!
Oh wow, these sound + look just wonderful!
I love pumpkin and all the flavors that go so nicely with it. Your muffins look so good. Have a great weekend!
These are looking wonderful!
I'm just discovering how great it is to bake with pumpkin (it's not familiar in my country) and I really like what I see here
Good morning Lois!
Oh why do I punish myself like this? I should learn my lesson by now....never come to Lois' blog this early.....my mouth is watering! lol!
I'm definitely making those! I will be using the cake mix too! Thanks so much for sharing! I love this!
Enjoy your day, my friend!
Hugs,
Tammy
Those cupcakes look so yummy!
YUMMY!! I could eat wayyy too many of those! 🙂
Interesting that you should post this...I made some pumpkin muffins and plan to share the recipe. But, they weren't that great. So, thanks for this. I have made pumpkin bread for years, but will be nice to have a GOOD muffin recipe, too.:-)
OH..MY..GOODNESS...these sound soo good. I need to figure out a way to make it gluten free...how I love pumpkin things.
Pumpkin muffins are one of my most favorite fall treats!
Delicious, as fall is arrives in 3 days, this muffin is great start
Hi Lois,
They do look yummy I have to say!
Am planning to make some pumpkin butter or pumpkin bars very soon!
Have already been eating pumpkin pie.
I am just a pumpkin fool..........lol
at least this time of year~!
Hope all is well with you hon,
hey, maybe yomii has some pumpkin flavored frozen yogurt! lol
Take care,
Blessings, Nellie
These look so good and perfect for serving friends over a cup of coffee. Thanks for sharing!
I'd love to try this but I'm not sure if I can buy a can of pumpkin over here...
Looks delish!
Christine
Dear Lois, these muffins look moist and delicious. I love the pumpkin and sugar topping. Blessings my dear, your friend, Catherine
Oh those spice cake mixes work great for lots of these recipes. I'm definitely going to try this one!
Yumm ... they sound so good and look so pretty.
Love pumpkin anything so will make these ASAP, thanks!
They look divine.
I think I will put the ingredients on my list today - those look so fabulous! Love the topping too.