PUMPKIN SPICE MUFFINS

Is it a muffin or a cupcake? Do you eat it with a spoon or a fork? Maybe just with your fingers? One bite and you can decide for yourself. For sure they are a yummie fall treat. These muffins are super easy and quick to make. Just mix, pop in the oven. Pour a cup of coffee, put on a sweater and rake some leaves just for the fun of it. Then share your autumn love. Don’t be confused, they are not another pumpkin muffin, they are pumpkin pie spice muffins. Light, fluffy with all the pumpkin pie spice memories you adore. Autumn. The perfect way to start your day, every fall day.

I think I will use a spoon. 

This is what you will need-

 

Muffin

1 Box Spice Cake Mix (I know, don't judge, but sometimes you just need a mix)

½ C. Water

½ C. Vegetable Oil

3 Room Temperature Eggs

1 ½ Tsp. Pumpkin Pie Spice

 

Filling

4 Oz. Soft Cream Cheese

1/3 C. Sugar

1 Tsp. Vanilla Extract

1 Tsp. Pumpkin Pie Spice

 

Crumb  Topping

¾ C. Flour

¼ C. Sugar

½ C. Brown Sugar

1 Tsp. Pumpkin Pie Spice

6 Tbs. Soft Butter

English Toffee Bits

 

Preheat oven 350 degrees F.

Mix the spice cake mix, water, oil, pumpkin pie spice and eggs. When completely mixed, turn speed up to medium and beat for two minutes. 

Fill cupcake liners (I like tulip liners…Link here) half full of batter. 

Place in oven and bake for 12 minutes. Check with a toothpick to see if if completely baked. Do not turn off the oven yet.

 

While the muffins are baking and cooling…

Make filling. Combine cream cheese, sugar, pumpkin pie spice and vanilla together with a wooden spoon. Set aside.

Make crumb topping. Mix flour, sugar, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice and butter together with a wooden spoon. Set aside.

When the muffins are baked and cooled, use a spoon to scoop out a small amount of muffin. Set the crumbs aside.

Place a small amount of the filling into the opening of the muffin.

Place some of the crumbs back on top of the muffin.

Spoon the crumb topping onto the top of the muffin.

Sprinkle the English Toffee Bits on top.

Place muffins back in the oven for 2 minutes.

Yum....

Ahh, autumn...