Description
Soft and moist pumpkin Oreo muffins with warm pumpkin spice, a hint of molasses from dark brown sugar, and crunchy bits of Oreo throughout. An easy recipe that comes together in 40 minutes.
Ingredients
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- 3/4 cup (170g) pumpkin puree
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp (25g) dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup (65g) neutral oil
- 1 1/4 tbsp (25ml) milk
- 1 1/4 cups (150g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp (1 tsp) pumpkin spice
- 1 1/4 tsp (5g) baking powder
- 18 Oreo cookies, 12 roughly broken to mix into the batter, 6 to split in half for topping
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F) and line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk the egg, granulated sugar, and dark brown sugar until well combined.
- Add the neutral oil, milk, and pumpkin puree to the bowl, then mix until the mixture is smooth.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, pumpkin spice, and baking powder.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix with a rubber spatula until just combined, being careful not to overmix.
- Gently fold in the coarsely chopped Oreos until they are evenly distributed throughout the batter.
- Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each all the way. Top each muffin with a half an Oreo, press it down slightly to secure it into the batter.
- Bake for 25-28 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the centre of a muffin comes out clean.
- Allow the muffins to cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- (Optional) Once complete cooled, lightly dust some powdered sugar over the muffins.
Notes
If you don’t have pumpkin spice, you can make your own by combining 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, 1/4 tsp ground ginger, 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg, and a tiny pinch of ground cloves.
Be gentle when mixing the dry into the wet ingredients. Overmixing means a tough muffin.
Make sure you use plain pumpkin puree, not pumpkin pie filling. Pie filling has added spices and sugar that will change the flavour balance.
For the mix-ins, don’t worry about perfectly uniform Oreo pieces. A mix of fine crumbs and chunkier bits adds good texture throughout.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Category: Muffins
- Method: Baking