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Basic Pumpkin Muffins with Streusel Topping

by Anna on May 18, 2013 · 5 comments

For Mother’s Day, Fuzz gave me a bottle of Penzey’s pumpkin pie spice along with a request to make some pumpkin muffins. Because she picked such a sweet present, I took her up on her offer and made a batch of what is currently our favorite pumpkin muffin recipe.  It doesn’t call for any crazy ingredients (unless you count pumpkin pie spice as crazy, in which case you can use a substitute) and rather than icing or cream cheese, the muffins are topped with a really easy streusel.

pumpkin streusel muffins

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Published on May 18, 2013

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Coconut Pudding Cookies

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