Praline Pumpkin Spice Mini Muffins
Take a few praline pumpkin mini muffins to work for a mid-day snack.
Servings: 36
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup pumpkin
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup orange juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup praline pecans coarsly chopped, divided (I used pralilne pecans from Millican Pecan)
Topping
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400℉. Spray 36 mini muffin cups with nonstick cooking spray or line with mini paper baking cups. Mix topping ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
- In a large bowl combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda and pumpkin pie spice.
- In a bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter at medium speed until creamy. Add pumpkin, eggs, orange juice, and vanilla. Beat until well blended. (Mixture may appear curdled.) Add to flour mixture, along with ¾ cup chopped praline pecans, and stir just until moistened. Spoon evenly into prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle tops with cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Bake 12 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Remove from muffin pan and serve warm or at room temperature.
