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Easy One-Bowl Pumpkin Muffins with Maple Glaze

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These easy one-bowl pumpkin muffins are incredibly moist, perfectly spiced, and topped with a simple maple glaze. They come together in one bowl with no mixer needed, making them perfect for busy mornings, bake sales, or cozy fall baking.

Ingredients

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  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 large eggs
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
  • 1–2 tablespoons milk

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line your muffin pan with paper liners or grease the cups well.
  2. In your one large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients: the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, pumpkin pie spice, and cinnamon. Whisk until everything is evenly distributed—about 30 seconds.
  3. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Add the pumpkin puree, oil, eggs, milk, and vanilla extract. Don’t stir yet—just let them sit in the middle of the well.
  4. Whisk the wet ingredients together gently, right in the center, before incorporating the flour. This is my favorite trick—it ensures the eggs and oil are fully combined without overmixing the batter. Just a few gentle stirs in the center, then slowly start pulling in the flour from the edges.
  5. Switch to a rubber spatula and fold the batter together. Use a gentle, sweeping motion, scraping the bottom and sides of the bowl. Mix just until you don’t see any more streaks of flour. A few small lumps are totally fine—overmixing makes muffins tough. The batter will be thick and slightly fluffy.
  6. Divide the batter evenly among the 12 muffin cups. I use a cookie scoop to fill each cup about ¾ full. If you don’t have a scoop, use two spoons—one to scoop and one to push the batter off. You should get exactly 12 muffins.
  7. Bake for 18-22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean or with just a few moist crumbs. The tops should be golden and spring back when lightly touched. My oven runs hot, so I start checking at 18 minutes.
  8. Let the muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes. This is important—if you try to move them too soon, they might fall apart. After 5 minutes, transfer them to a cooling rack to cool completely.
  9. While the muffins cool, make the maple glaze. In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, maple syrup, and 1 tablespoon of milk. If the glaze is too thick, add another tablespoon of milk, a little at a time, until it reaches a drizzling consistency. You want it to flow slowly off the whisk but still hold its shape slightly.
  10. Drizzle the glaze over the cooled muffins. I like to use a spoon and let it fall in a zigzag pattern. If you want a thicker glaze, let the first layer set for a few minutes, then add another. Let the glaze set for about 10-15 minutes before serving.

Notes

Don’t overmix the batter. Use room temperature ingredients. Let the muffins cool completely before glazing. Check your baking soda freshness. Fill the muffin cups evenly. Rotate the pan halfway through baking. Make the glaze while the muffins cool.

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