These 3 Ingredient Pumpkin Muffins are super easy and delicious with spice cake mix, pumpkin puree, and turbinado sugar.
Why I love this recipe
These three ingredient pumpkin muffins with spice cake mix take only 5 minutes to prep and are ready in just 30 minutes.
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Ingredients
- spice cake mix
- pumpkin puree
- turbinado sugar
Substitutions
You can use a different cake mix such as yellow cake mix, white cake mix, or chocolate cake mix. Because those cake mixes do not have spices, add a teaspoon or 2 of pumpkin pie spice to the batter.
Equipment used for this recipe
- two 6 space muffin tins (or one 12 space muffin tin)
- stand mixer (or hand mixer and mixing bowl)
- wire cooling rack
How to make 3 Ingredient Pumpkin Muffins
Step 1 – Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2 – Line a regular sized muffin tin with 12 paper muffin liners or spray the tin with nonstick cooking spray.
Step 3 – In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the spice cake mix with the pumpkin puree and mix on low speed until combined. You can use a hand mixer or a wooden spoon but it may take longer to get it well combined.
Step 4 – Portion the batter into the muffin tins just over ¾ full each.
Step 5 – Sprinkle the turbinado sugar generously over the tops of the muffins.
Step 6 – Bake for 25 – 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
Step 7 – Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Pro tips
Mix in some fun – add 1 ½ cups of chocolate chips, raisins, or nuts to the batter.
Recipe FAQs
Yes you can use either canned pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling) or fresh pumpkin puree.
3 Ingredient Pumpkin Muffins
These 3 Ingredient Pumpkin Muffins are super easy and delicious with spice cake mix, pumpkin puree, and turbinado sugar. These three ingredient pumpkin muffins with spice cake mix take only 5 minutes to prep and are ready in just 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- 15.25 ounce box spice cake mix
- 15 ounce can pumpkin puree
- 2 Tablespoons turbinado sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line a regular sized muffin tin with 12 paper muffin liners or spray the tin with nonstick cooking spray.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the spice cake mix with the pumpkin puree and mix on low speed until combined. You can use a hand mixer or a wooden spoon but it may take longer to get it well combined.
- Portion the batter into the muffin tins just over ¾ full each.
- Sprinkle the turbinado sugar generously over the tops of the muffins.
- Bake for 25 - 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
- Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Mix in some fun - add 1 ½ cups of chocolate chips, raisins, or nuts to the batter.
- You can use a different cake mix such as yellow cake mix, white cake mix, or chocolate cake mix. Because those cake mixes do not have spices, add a teaspoon or 2 of pumpkin pie spice to the batter.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 184Total Fat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 320mgCarbohydrates: 41gFiber: 2gSugar: 22gProtein: 2g
Nutrition information is a guideline only, is calculated automatically by third party software, and absolute accuracy is not guaranteed.
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