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Pumpkin Muffins with Caramel Walnut Topping

Stephanie Gallagher

Easy Pumpkin Muffins with Caramel Walnut Topping

These pumpkin muffins are easy to make because they start with a cake mix. Bits of caramel and chopped walnuts provide a tasty topping for these easy pumpkin muffins.

Prep Time: 0 hour, 10 minutes

Cook Time: 0 hour, 23 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1 18.25 oz. yellow cake mix
  • 1-1/2 cups pumpkin puree
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp. ground cloves
  • 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/3 cup caramel bits

Preparation:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease muffin tins or line with paper muffin cups.

  2. In a large mixing bowl, beat cake mix, pumpkin puree, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, egg and milk with an electric mixer until smooth.

  3. Fill muffin cups with pumpkin batter, about two-thirds of the way to the top. Sprinkle walnuts and caramel bits on top of muffins. Bake 18-23 minutes, until a knife inserted in the center of the muffins comes out clean.
Makes 24 pumpkin muffins.
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