Pumpkin Muffin Bites Recipe (Mini Muffins)
Enjoy the best Pumpkin Muffin Bites - soft, fluffy, moist, and loaded with pumpkin flavor - a family-favorite.
Serving36 muffins
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup oil, or applesauce
- 4 eggs
- 15 ounces pumpkin puree
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon cloves
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups flour
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 4 ounces cream cheese, (room temperature)
- ¼ cup butter, (room temperature)
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 3 Tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- Spray mini-muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine sugar and oil on medium speed. Add eggs one at a time and add pumpkin until well combined.
- With mixer on low speed, add dry ingredients and blend for 1 minute. Fill each muffin cup with 2 tsp of batter. Bake for 10-12 minutes (or until a toothpick inserted in pumpkin bite comes out clean. Cool bites in pan for 8 minutes, turn onto wire rack to cool completely. Frost with cream cheese frosting.
- Mix cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Add powdered sugar to butter mix and pour in milk to create desired consistency. Add in vanilla and beat frosting at medium speed until light and fluffy. Spread or pipe onto pumpkin muffins.
Notes
Feel free to add various add-ins to your batter. Some of our favorite additions include the following: mini chocolate chips and chopped up caramels. You can sprinkle the top of the frosting with a little cinnamon, or add .5 tsp of cinnamon to the frosting. Or, once frosted, drizzle the mini bites with caramel.
Nutrition
Calories: 205 kcal · Carbohydrates: 31 g · Protein: 2 g · Fat: 9 g · Saturated Fat: 2 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 2 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 5 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 23 mg · Sodium: 121 mg · Potassium: 50 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 25 g · Vitamin A: 1924 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 27 mg · Iron: 1 mg