Pumpkin Spiced Mini Muffins

Pinterest seems to be a hotspot for pumpkin recipes, and seeing them always makes me long for fall; cooling weather, crisp leaves, and football.  I’ve been counting down the days until “pumpkin season” got here.  I think in my mind, September 1 is the threshold – although not technically “fall”, it’s close enough in my book.  These little mini muffins are packed with deliciousness – pumpkin, cinnamon and nutmeg. But the best part is after they are baked and they get dipped in melted butter and rolled in a cinnamon and sugar mixture.  We ate them up so quickly, that there were barely any left over to freeze! Seriously – soooo good.  Make these now!

Pumpkin Spiced Mini Muffins

Author/Source:

Heather @ Onceamonthmom.com; adapted from Pennies on a Platter

Ingredients:

• 1.75 cups all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoons cinnamon, #1
• 0.5 teaspoons nutmeg
• 0.5 teaspoons allspice
• 0.33 cups vegetable oil
• 0.5 cups brown sugar
• 1 medium egg
• 1 teaspoons vanilla
• 0.75 cups pumpkin puree
• 0.5 cups milk
• 8 tablespoons butter
• 0.66 cups sugar
• 2 Tablespoons cinnamon, #2

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon #1, nutmeg, and allspice in medium bowl.  In separate large bowl, combine oil, brown sugar, egg, vanilla, pumpkin and milk until smooth. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, stirring just to incorporate ingredients. Do not overmix. Divide evenly into greased mini muffin tin. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Allow muffins to cool for 2 minutes. Melt butter in small bowl, combine cinnamon #2 and sugar in another small bowl. Dip each muffin in butter and then roll in cinnamon-sugar mixture.

Freezing Directions:

Prepare as directed above. Flash freeze mini muffins. After freezing, place in freezer bag, label and freeze. To serve: Thaw and serve. Heat in microwave if desired.

Servings: 8

**conversion chart image provided by Erik Spiekermann

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