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Streusel-Topped Pumpkin Spice Latte Muffins

Pumpkin spice latte muffins

5 from 7 reviews

Pumpkin spice latte muffins are a streusel-topped treat. They’re spiked with coffee and filled with warming spices. Light textured.

Ingredients

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For the streusel:

  • 1/2 cup of walnut pieces
  • 3 Tbsp. light brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 3 Tbsp flour
  • 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice (or ¼ tsp. each of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves)
  • 2 Tbsp. butter, softened

For the muffins:

  • 3 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1/3 cup espresso or good strong coffee (room temp)
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • ¼ cup Crosby’s Fancy Molasses
  • ¾ cup oil
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour, spooned in
  • 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice (or 1 tsp. cinnamon, ½ tsp. ginger, ¼ tsp. each of cloves and nutmeg)
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. baking powder

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 F
  2. Line muffin pan with paper liners
  3. Combine streusel ingredients and set aside.
  4. Whisk together the eggs, coffee, molasses, oil, vanilla, and pumpkin puree.
  5. In another bowl combine the dry ingredients.
  6. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir gently, just until combined.
  7. Spoon into prepared pan and top each muffin with about 2 Tbsp. streusel.
  8. When you put them in the oven immediately reduce the heat to 350 F
  9. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until the tops spring back when lightly touched.