Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Muffins

These muffins are perfectly pumpkiny, deliciously spiced, and coated in the best buttery cinnamon sugar coating.

The muffins

These pumpkin muffins are perfectly spiced and require just 12 ingredients:

• nondairy milk
• apple cider vinegar
• all-purpose flour
• salt
• baking soda & baking powder
• pumpkin pie spice
• granulated sugar & light brown sugar
• pumpkin purée
• vegetable oil
• pure vanilla extract

The coating

Once the muffins are baked, you’ll coat them first in melted vegan butter, then in a cinnamon sugar mixture. The result is a ridiculously good, donut-like cinnamon sugar pumpkin muffin.

Mini Muffins

You can make these into mini muffins too! Use a mini muffin tin and fill the cavities about 2/3 of the way full. Bake for 8-12 minutes. The amounts for the coating may vary slightly, use more or less as needed.

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Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Muffins

These muffins are perfectly pumpkiny, deliciously spiced, and coated in the best buttery cinnamon sugar coating.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Course Breakfast

Servings 12 muffins

Ingredients

  

Muffins

• 3/4 cup (180 ml) nondairy milk
• 2 tsp (10 ml) apple cider vinegar, white vinegar, or lemon juice
• 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tbsp (8 g) pumpkin pie spice
• 3/4 cup (150 g) granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup (55 g) packed light brown sugar
• 3/4 cup (187 g) pumpkin purée
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) vegetable oil
• 2 tsp (10 ml) pure vanilla extract

Butter Coating

• 1/2 cup (113 g) vegan butter, melted

Cinnamon Sugar Coating

• 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
• 1 tbsp (8 g) ground cinnamon

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C) and grease a 12-cup muffin tin.
• Mix the milk and vinegar in a small bowl and set aside.
• Mix the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, sugar and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl.
• Stir in the pumpkin purée, oil, vanilla and milk mixture.
• Evenly distribute the batter into the muffin tin, filling all 12 cavities.
• Bake for 20-24 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean or with only crumbs. Once baked, allow to cool while you prepare the coatings.
• Place the melted butter in a small bowl. Stir together the sugar and cinnamon in a separate small bowl.
• For each muffin, remove from the pan and gently coat in the melted butter, then place in the cinnamon sugar mixture and coat well. Set on a serving tray.

Notes

You can make mini muffins too! Use a mini muffin tin and fill the cavities about 2/3 of the way full. Bake for 8-12 minutes.