Cinnamon Sugar Mini Pumpkin Muffins 🎃🍁 are FAST, EASY, and bursting with warm fall flavor. Each soft, bite sized muffin is coated in cinnamon sugar for a sweet, slightly crisp finish. They’re perfect for breakfast, brunch, snacking
Easiest Recipe for Mini Pumpkin Muffins
- Mini food is my downfall. It’s so cute and easy to pop, one after the next. The cute and easy factor, combined with pumpkin, and look out. Impossible to resist.
- These mini pumpkin muffins are soft, moist, fluffy yet pleasantly dense, and packed with fall spices. They’re so flavorful and make your house smell amazing. I’d scratch-and-sniff the walls if I could while they bake.
- A nice bonus is that they’re on the healthier side, at least that’s what I tell myself. There are no eggs, dairy, or butter. Perfect if you happen to run out one of those ingredients, too. I used my favorite, easy, and accidentally vegan pumpkin quick bread recipe because it never lets me down. I’ve made it as full-size muffins, as a cake, and as a loaf.
- The muffins are great on their own, but I can’t resist tossing them in cinnamon-sugar. I find the cinnamon-sugar sticks just fine without dipping the muffins in melted butter, which keeps them lighter. As I ate 5 in about 5 seconds.
Ingredients in Mini Pumpkin Muffins
- All-purpose flour, baking powder, spices, and salt: These dry ingredients give the mini muffins structure, help them rise, and add cozy pumpkin spice flavor. You can adjust the spices to taste or use just pumpkin pie spice if you do not want to measure multiple spices. To make the muffins gluten-free, use a gluten-free all-purpose baking flour, not almond flour or coconut flour.
- Granulated sugar, light brown sugar, pumpkin puree, molasses, and vanilla: These add sweetness, moisture, and rich fall flavor to the muffin batter.
- Coconut oil: Coconut oil keeps the muffins moist and springy without making them taste coconutty. Vegetable oil or canola oil can be used instead.
- Silk Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk : I use Silk Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk often for baking because it tastes great and keeps this recipe dairy-free. Any unsweetened dairy or non-dairy milk will work.
- Optional mix-ins: Mini chocolate chips, finely chopped nuts, or dried fruit can be added. Keep the mix-ins small since these are mini muffins.
Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.
How to Make Mini Pumpkin Muffins
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, spices, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the sugars, pumpkin, oil, milk, molasses, and vanilla.
- Pour the pumpkin mixture into the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. The batter is quite thick, but if yours is seemingly too thick, add a splash of milk to thin it out.
- Divide the muffin batter between 24 mini muffin cups and bake until the tops are set, springy to the touch, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Once the muffins are out of the oven, roll them in cinnamon sugar as soon as they’re cool enough to handle.
Cinnamon Sugar Mini Pumpkin Muffins
Ingredients
Muffins
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ½ teaspoon allspice
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- pinch salt, optional and to taste
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup light brown sugar, packed
- ¾ cup pumpkin puree, not pumpkin pie filling
- ⅓ cup coconut oil, melted (vegetable or canola oil may be substituted)
- ¼ cup Silk Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk, other milks may be substituted including coconut, soy, rice, cow
- 2 tablespoons mild or medium molasses
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Cinnamon Sugar Coating
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F. Spray two 12-count mini muffin pans (or use one Non-Stick 12-Cup Regular Muffin Pan) very well with floured cooking spray or grease and flour the pans; set aside.
- Muffins
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, allspice, nutmeg, cloves, and optional salt; set aside.
- In a separate large bowl, whisk together the sugars, pumpkin, oil, milk, molasses, and vanilla until combined.
- Pour the wet pumpkin mixture over the dry ingredients, and stir until just combined; don’t overmix. Batter is quite thick and if yours is seemingly too thick, add a splash of milk to thin it.
- Divide batter equally among the cavities of the prepared pans. Each cavity will be just under 3/4 full (don’t exceed 3/4 full or they could overflow).
- Bake for about 11 to 12 minutes (start checking at 8 minutes and keep a very close eye on them because mini muffins cook quickly and all pan sizes and ovens vary), or until tops are set, springy to the touch, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, or with a few moist crumbs dangling but no batter (if making full-size, baking time will be similar to this recipe).
- Allow muffins to cool in pans for about 10 to 15 minutes before removing and placing on a rack to cool completely. They can be dipped in the cinnamon-sugar coating as soon as they’re cool enough to handle.
- Cinnamon Sugar CoatingIn a medium bowl, add the sugar, cinnamon, and stir to combine.
- Gently roll each muffin through cinnamon-sugar until evenly coated. Serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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More Pumpkin Recipes:
If you haven’t already pre-ordered it, Cooking With Pumpkin: Recipes That Go Beyond the Pie is my second cookbook and the official release date is October 6. There’s over 50 pumpkin recipes including sweets, savory, drinks, and a photo for nearly every recipe. I’d be super grateful if you headed over to Amazon.
Vegan Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins — My favorite pumpkin muffin recipe, and it just happens to be vegan. Today’s muffins are adapted from this recipe.
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake with Chocolate Ganache — It’s a cross between a pumpkin cake with just a bit of the buttery qualities of a yellow cake-mix-cake, but entirely from scratch, and there’s loads of chocolate in every bite.
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Brownies — — Rich, fudgy brownies topped with pumpkin and chocolate chips!! An EASY, no mixer pumpkin brownie recipe that’s FASTER than using a boxed mix!
Soft and Chewy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies — The cookies are soft, thick, perfectly chewy and not cakey which is a problem that often plagues pumpkin cookies.
Pumpkin Crumb Coffee Cake — A FAST and EASY no-mixer coffee cake with rich pumpkin flavor!! Super soft, tender, and topped with the BEST crumble topping that you’ll fall in love with!
Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Bread — Super soft, tender, moist pumpkin bread with a slightly crunchy cinnamon sugar topping!! The mini loaves are EASY, brimming will fall flavors, totally IRRESISTIBLE, and accidentally vegan!
Oatmeal To-Go Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins — These pumpkin chocolate chip muffins are essentially baked oatmeal bites. They’re the perfect grab-and-go breakfast or snack!
This conversation is sponsored by Silk. The opinions and text are all mine.
Originally published September 6, 2019 and republished October 7, 2022 with updated text.
These are adorable! I love cute food. I could see setting out a basket of these at a brunch.
I am a person who tells myself that one bite won’t hurt, and I do that like 80 more times, so I would easily eat a dozen of these and think they didn’t “count”. Haha. Thank you so much for sharing!
Mini food doesn’t count!! LOL
THESE look INCREDIBLE! So excited it’s finally fall and I can whip these up!
So simple and delicious – I love it! I also have trouble resisting mini-sized things. Like travel products? Love them.
Totally like travel products!! Cannot resist those mini tubes and sizes of everything!! Love love!
awww Averie these are just wayyy to cute! I love that they are vegan also, mini food is the best! ;-) pinning these little cuties
Thanks for pinning! :)
Mini food is my downfall too! Can’t stop. These muffins look amazing, love the cinnamon sugar coating. Can’t even imagine how many pumpkin baked goods you must have made in the last year or two :)
Girl. It’s kind of…unreal. I can’t keep track in my head what I’ve made and where. Cookbook, blog, things that I made for the book but didn’t make the cut and I swapped for something else…I’ve actually made things and forgot I already made that!! :)
You always make the cutest mini food! Love how you coated these with the cinnamon sugar! Pinned of course!
I want your skinny pumpkin latte with these muffins :)
I love mini foods, too! They’re so cute and fun to pop and eat. These cinnamon sugar pumpkin muffins look gorgeous, Averie! And I love that you added molasses in these cuties, too. Pinning!
Thanks for pinning & the molasses just adds that extra special touch!
Averie these mini pumpkin muffins look absolutely perfect (love that they are vegan!) – I am so pumped for pumpkin season!! Pinned :)
Thanks for pinning and yep, accidentally vegan :) You’d never know it!
Great flavor combinations, moist, and dense!
I love that you can’t resist dipping them in cinnamon sugar – I’m right there with ya! So many awesome flavors going on with this recipe :) :)
These are cute! They look delicious, too.
Mini food is SOOOOO dangerous. I feel like as long as I can pop it into my mouth in one go, it doesn’t count (shhh, flawed logic).
That’s my exact logic too :)
I love mini anything and these muffins look so moist and all that cinnamon and sugar must make the outside slightly crunchy which I adore. I like that they don’t have to be dipped in butter before rolling in the cinnamon and sugar mixture which a lot of recipes call for… Girl math, saved calories from not dipping in butter means at least two more muffins can be consumed !!
saved calories from not dipping in butter means at least two more muffins can be consumed = EXACTLY! Great minds think alike! And yes the cinn sugar does make the outside slightly crunchy right as they come out of the oven and so good!
These may be small but they look like they pack some serious flavor!! I love mini muffins, mini loaves, and donut holes…but when it comes to cookies, the bigger the better!
These may be small but they look like they pack some serious flavor!! <--- that was almost the exact tagline I wrote for them to be attached to all the pins! You are so right, they do!
I love the idea of adding molasses! That must add to the amazing texture.
Yep, we’re all suckers for the mini stuff. I can never get enough of those mini Snickers. Dangerous!
These look incredible, Averie!
It adds an extra depth of flavor that’s so good!
Oh man, these look dangerous! I always eat too many mini desserts….they’re just so cute, how can you only eat one?!? lol
I could never just eat one, trust me :)