Pumpkin Streusel Muffins
You wouldn’t believe the trouble I’ve been to to get pureed canned pumpkin! I’ve phoned local deli’s – no joy, scoured the internet for local places selling canned pumpkin – no joy. Finally, I find a chain supermarket that sells it (Waitrose) which have a small shop in the city centre, I was overjoyed. Added it to my basket online for collection in person when the checkout message stated that the Nottingham store doesn’t stock it and directed me to the most local store that does… 30 miles away! That’s a 60 mile round trip for a can of pumpkin puree, what the heck?!
That wasn’t going to work unless I drove there and picked up enough for the rest of the entire year! There was Amazon which sold the canned pumpkin puree online but I wanted to make these pumpkin streusel muffins immediately *stomps feet* I’m so impatient but we’ll leave that for another post! 
I was going to have to do it myself. So I started on getting the pumpkins cut into quarters, which was done by the burley giant man-baby (how wrong does that sentence sound?) then baked, pureed, then strained of excess water. I had to puree 2 pumpkins to get enough puree for this recipe. That’s a whole lotta love right there for these babies with my granny arthritis hands!
And even more lovingly, the recipe is done by hand to prevent the batter from being overworked. I’m mid-flare at the moment with the arthritis in my hands so this recipe was harsh on my swollen wrists and hands but oh so worth it. They’re perfectly spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger, which perfectly complements the seasonal pumpkin flavour. And boy are these moist. The streusel topping is awesome too. I can’t stop eating them.
Lookit that orange coloured pumpkin goodness poking out from under the streusel?
Pumpkin Streusel Muffins Recipe
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 16-18 mins
Yield: 12 muffins
Ingredients:
FOR THE MUFFINS:
- 2 cups plain (all-purpose) flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp ginger
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 (15oz) can of pumpkin puree
- ½ cup/1 stick (113g) unsalted butter, melted
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
FOR THE CINNAMON STREUSEL TOPPING:
- ¼ cup plain (all-purpose) flour
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tbsp (30g) unsalted butter, cubed
FOR THE GLAZE (OPTIONAL):
- ½ cup icing (confectioners’) sugar
- 1 tbsp (15g) unsalted butter, melted
- 1-2 tbsp milk
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 180℃/350℉/Gas Mark 4. Line a muffin tin with 12 paper cases.
- To make the streusel topping, combine flour, sugar and cinnamon into a small bowl. Add cold butter and toss to coat, using your fingers to work the butter into the dry ingredients until it resembles coarse crumbs.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) and salt.
- In another bowl, whisk together the pumpkin puree, butter, eggs and vanilla.
- Pour mixture over the dry ingredients and stir using a rubber spatula until just moist.
- Scoop the batter evenly into the muffin tray. Sprinkle with reserved topping, using your fingertips to gently press the crumbs into the batter.
- Bake for 16-18 minutes, or until a tester inserted into the centre comes out clean.
- To make the glaze (optional), combine the icing (confectioners’) sugar, butter and milk. Whisk until smooth.
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I made a bit of a boo boo with these, I totally forgot to add the flour to the streusel topping mixture. I have no clue why I even left it out as I’ve never left anything out before. I think I was having one of those ‘dopey days’. You know when you’re pregnant and you get pregnancy brain? Well, my meds cause something similar once or twice a week. I have no other explanation. They’re still perfectly tasty without.
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oh my geez NUMMIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is what I just yelled at the computer when I viewed these heavenly creations.
Gosh the lengths you have to go through to get yummy ingredients!!! I take it for granted.
Love these muffins!
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I agree w/ Dorothy! I do take it for granted! And I love the halloween site – so festive.
The photos of these muffins are GORGEOUS! And you know me… I love pumpkin anything. 
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That sounds absolutely nightmarish–I never Amazon’d pumpkin puree myself, but my cousin definitely gets the cans by the bushel-ful (or something like that) and sends them my way before I hit the highway during holiday season. Stocking up wouldn’t be a bad idea!
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Love your design and pics, and of course the muffins! They look yummy
Thanks for sharing!
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Mmmm… look at that streusel topping!! These muffins look AHHH-MAZING! How perfect would these be for breakfast on saturday morning?
Great recipe, I can’t wait to give this a try!
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It is good to see a nice recipe that uses pumpkins. I think for Haloween we need treats like this, people seem to rarely use pumpkins now-a-days
That’s a lotta love for some pumpkin muffins! I guess I don’t realize pumpkin puree isn’t so readily available for everyone–and it looks like us US girls need to send you a care package with pumpkin and US candies ASAP!!
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As delicious as these pumpkin cupcakes look, I can’t help but be thrilled by the adorable little muffin wrappers!
Cheers
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These sound perfect for a holiday breakfast. Thanks for sharing. Drop by my kitchen and leave a cooke recipe on our Holiday Cooke Exchange. http://www.tumbleweedcontessa.com/blog or email it to 2012cookies@tumbleweedcontessa.com. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
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Your dilemma reminds me that I should be picking up a new can every time I’m in the store! I have a few, but haven’t had to use them because I also have fresh. Spoiled, I know!
The muffins look absolutely delicious!
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It’s amazing how the addition of strussel really makes a muffin come alive. These look fantastic! Do you ever freeze your muffins? How does that work?
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These look and sound so delicious,
Have a sweet day!