These 3-ingredient pumpkin muffins are the perfect fall baking recipe when you're craving something cozy-but your ambition is still in your comfiest pajama pants. Fluffy, spicy, and unbelievably simple, they taste like you spent all afternoon baking... but we both know you were rewatching that Hallmark movie where the girl dumps her fiancé for a flannel-wrapped lumberjack with a secret cider recipe.
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🗝️ So good, your fall candle's gonna feel underdressed
Because baking doesn't have to be complicated to taste like you tried.
- Just three ingredients and a bowl-no eggs, no oil, no "oops I forgot the baking powder."
- Ready in about 25 minutes (faster than a Hallmark heroine can inherit a Vermont inn).
- Moist, fluffy, and loaded with real pumpkin + cozy spice in every bite.
- Try adding a cup of chocolate chips or white chocolate chips to the batter before baking.
- Perfect for breakfast, dessert, or bribing your kids to stop fighting over the last slice of cookies and cream banana bread.
🧾 Ingredients for pumpkin spice muffins (it's a short list)
No fancy stuff, no weird ingredients, and absolutely no trip to the store. If you've got a can of pumpkin, a box of cake mix, and a splash of soda, you're already halfway to muffin glory.
- Pumpkin puree - The real stuff, not that pie filling imposter. This is pure fall in a can.
- Spice cake mix - Your shortcut to warm, cozy flavor without dragging out the spice rack. We love a boxed mix with main character energy.
- Ginger ale - Trust the process. It makes these muffins light, fluffy, and just a little bit sassy-like you after your second PSL.
🧁 Want to skip the fluff and get straight to the good stuff? Grab the free printable pumpkin muffins kitchen cheat sheet with the tips, variations, and storage info-perfect for taping inside a cabinet or handing off to that one friend who always "forgets" how to bake.
📖 Recipe
3-Ingredient Pumpkin Muffins
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- 15.25 ounces spice cake mix, some cake mixes are 13.25 ounces and that's fine too.
- 15 ounces pumpkin puree, make sure it's pure pumpkin puree
- ¾ cup ginger ale
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425F degrees.
- Mix spice cake mix, pumpkin, and gingerale in a medium sized bowl just until combined. Don't over mix.
- Spray a muffin tin with no stick cooking spray.
- Fill each cup ¾ of the way to the top with batter.
- Bake for 5 minutes, turn the temperature down to 350F.
- Bake for 20-25 more minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Interior temperature will be 200F-205F when done.
Notes
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- Be sure to grab a can of pure pumpkin puree, not pumpkin pie filling. They are not the same thing.
- Cool the muffins in the tin for about five minutes. Then, as soon as you're able to handle them, transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition information is estimated as a courtesy. If using for medical purposes, please verify information using your own nutritional calculator. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
This recipe has been tested several times. If you choose to use other ingredients, or change the technique in some way, the results may not be the same.
🔪 3-Ingredient pumpkin muffins are easy to make
If you can stir batter and operate an oven, you've got this. No mixer, no stress, and no judgment if you eat one straight out of the muffin tin.
- Dump the cake mix and pumpkin into a bowl like the rebel baker you are.
- Pour in the ginger ale and try not to drink the rest (no judgment if you do).
- Stir it all together until it's just combined-don't get fancy, we're not building a soufflé here.
- Scoop that glorious batter into a muffin tin and bake it 'til your kitchen smells like fall and success.
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👩🍳 Questions? Concerns? Muffin-related crises?
Just a couple quick answers before you hit the kitchen-because sometimes less is more (unless we're talking about pumpkin muffins with cake mix - then more is more).
Sure. However, in this case, you'll have to add pumpkin spice. I recommend using 1-2 tablespoons of a pumpkin pie spice blend.
Starting muffins at a higher temperature allows the leavening ingredients to activate quickly, making your muffins rise nicely. Then, lower the heat to finish baking without drying the muffins.
📚 You can never have too many pumpkin recipes
If you're on a pumpkin bender (no judgment, we've all been there)… here's more to keep the spice flowing
- Skip the Starbucks line and make 'em homemade-Copycat Pumpkin Scones are flaky, tender, and topped off with two festive fall glazes.
- Easy and packed with fall flavor, this Pumpkin Spice Cake only has three main ingredients and makes a fabulous after-school snack.
- Great for gifting and sharing, Homemade Pumpkin Spice Bread is moist, sweet, and tender. Plus, there are unlimited ways to make it your own!
Whether you're baking for a lazy Sunday, a last-minute bake sale, or just trying to avoid actual effort, this easy pumpkin muffins recipe has your back. They're fast, foolproof, and full of fall flavor-basically the culinary equivalent of your favorite fuzzy blanket.
If you loved 'em, leave a comment and a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️-it helps more than you know, and it makes me do a happy dance in my kitchen.
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