Maple Pumkin Streusel Muffins

It’s finally October, which means I can officially break out the pumpkin recipes—and I’m kicking things off with these new favorite pumpkin muffins. We just wrapped up our winter squash harvest a few weeks ago, and I couldn’t wait any longer to bake with them. I’ll admit, I’m a total sucker for all things pumpkin spice (and lucky for me, my kids are too!). These muffins are tender, perfectly sweet, and topped with the dreamiest streusel crumble.

They’re also such a fun little afternoon project to make with your kiddos—we baked a batch together and then cozied up with one of our favorite fall books, Pete the Cat & Five Little Pumpkins. The whole thing felt like the best kind of autumn day.

I hope these muffins bring as much joy to your kitchen as they do to ours. And of course, like all my baked goods, they’re gluten- and refined sugar–free!

Maple Pumpkin Streusel Muffins

Prep Time: 20 minutes    Cook Time: 30 minutes    Serves: 12 muffins

• 3 large eggs (room temerature)

• 1 cup roasted pumpkin puree (or any roasted winter squash puree)

• 1/4 cup melted ghee

• 1/4 cup maple syrup

• 1/4 cup maple sugar

• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

• 2 cups almond flour

• 1/4 cup tapioca flour

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

• 1 teaspoon ground ginger

• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

• 1/4 teaspoon unrefined salt

  Streusel Topping (optional)

• 1/4 cup almond flour

• 1/4 cup coconut sugar

• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

• pinch of salt

• 2 Tablespoons ghee, at room temperature

  Preparation

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F and line a standard size muffin tin with paper liners.

  2. Beat together the eggs, pumpkin puree, maple syrup, maple sugar, ghee, and vanilla. Add the flours, spices, baking soda and salt. Mix well.

  3. Pour the batter into the prepared muffin tins.

  4. Prepare the streusel: In a small bowl, combine all the streusel ingredients, using a fork, until thick crumbs form. Sprinkle the streusel over the top of the muffins.

  5. Bake for 28-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center of a muffin.