Description
These bakery-style muffins are packed with warm spices, pumpkin, and banana—topped with buttery streusel and optionally glazed for a cozy fall treat.
Ingredients
Instructions
Preheat Oven: Set oven to 425°F (220°C). Line muffin tins or grease well.
Make Streusel: Combine flour, sugars, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice. Cut in cold butter using a fork or pastry cutter until crumbly. Chill until ready to use.
Cream Butter & Sugars: In a large bowl, cream butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until fluffy (about 2 minutes).
Add Eggs & Wet Ingredients: Beat in eggs one at a time, then add vanilla, pumpkin puree, and mashed banana. Mix until just combined (it may look curdled—this is normal).
Combine Dry Ingredients: In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and salt.
Mix Batter: Gradually mix dry ingredients into wet until just incorporated. Do not overmix.
Fill Muffin Tins: Fill muffin liners ¾ full (or to the top for bakery-style muffins). Top generously with streusel.
Bake:
Bake at 425°F for 5 minutes.
Without opening the oven, reduce temperature to 350°F (175°C).
Bake:
13–15 minutes for regular muffins
20–25 minutes for jumbo muffins
10–14 minutes for mini muffins
Muffins are done when a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool & Glaze: Cool on wire racks. If using, whisk glaze ingredients and drizzle over cooled muffins.
Notes
Storage: Store at room temperature for 1–3 days, refrigerate up to 1 week, or freeze up to 3 months.
Fill muffin cups high for bakery-style domes.
Don’t overmix to keep muffins soft.
For best rise: Start baking at high heat for 5 minutes.
Make your own pumpkin pie spice: 1½ tsp cinnamon + ½ tsp each of nutmeg, allspice, ginger, or cloves.
High Altitude Adjustments:
Sugar: Reduce granulated sugar to ⅔ cup
Flour: Increase by 2 tbsp
Leavening: Reduce baking soda & powder to 1½ tsp each
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
- Method: Baking, Oven
- Cuisine: American