Description
Panera bread pumpkin muffins bring autumn’s warmth to homemade baking with classic seasonal spices. Bakers can easily recreate this comforting treat, enjoying rich flavors that connect you to cherished bakery memories.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Prepare dry ingredients by whisking flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and autumn spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger) in a medium mixing bowl.
- Create wet mixture by combining granulated and brown sugars with vegetable oil, blending until thoroughly incorporated.
- Incorporate eggs individually, ensuring complete integration after each addition, then fold in pumpkin puree, milk, and vanilla extract until uniformly smooth.
- Gently fold dry ingredients into wet mixture, stirring minimally to prevent overmixing.
- Craft streusel topping by mixing flour, sugars, and cinnamon, then work cold butter into mixture until texture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Preheat oven to 350F and prepare muffin tin with liners or light grease.
- Distribute batter evenly into muffin cups, filling approximately 2/3 full.
- Generously sprinkle prepared streusel across muffin surfaces.
- Bake for 18-22 minutes, checking doneness with a toothpick that should emerge clean when inserted into muffin center.
- Rest muffins in tin for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack for complete cooling.
- Prepare optional glaze by whisking powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla until silky.
- Once cooled, delicately drizzle glaze over muffin tops for elegant finishing touch.
Notes
- Prevent overmixing by stirring the batter just until the dry and wet ingredients are combined to keep the muffins tender and light.
- Swap vegetable oil with melted coconut oil or applesauce for a healthier alternative and to add subtle flavor complexity.
- Ensure pumpkin puree is pure and not pumpkin pie filling to maintain the right moisture and sweetness level in the muffins.
- Customize the spice blend by adjusting ground spices according to personal taste preferences, adding more cinnamon or a pinch of cardamom for extra warmth.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 22 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 176 kcal
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 143 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6.8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 37 mg