These 3 ingredient pumpkin muffins are super easy to make, fluffy, moist and so delicious! The perfect pumpkin spice Fall or Halloween treat made with spiced cake mix and canned pumpkin. You can’t go wrong!
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That pumpkin spice time has arrived! When you think of Fall, do you think of delicious pumpkin spice and all things pumpkin? Pumpkin bread, chocolate chip pumpkin muffins, pumpkin French toast, pumpkin waffles! Perfect. You are in the right place!
These 3 ingredient pumpkin muffins are going to blow your mind. They are so easy to make and super delicious! Once you make these pumpkin cake mix muffins, there is no going back!
And speaking of delicious holiday desserts, be sure to check out these Halloween Cake Popsicles and Christmas Cake Popsicles for some super fun and delicious holiday treats!
You can even make this recipe as 2 ingredient pumpkin muffins by omitting the chocolate chips. Not to be bossy, but you should probably make your pumpkin muffins with chocolate chips! But that is just the chocolate lover in me talking.
If you make a regular pumpkin muffin with cake mix, I definitely recommend this Cream Cheese Frosting without Butter to top off those muffins. YUM!
Brew a warm and toasty Spiced Latte (with Cardamom) or maybe a Baileys Cocktail (just sayin!) and get ready to chill by the fire in your jammies!
Kylee Cooks also makes an amazing Pumpkin Martini if you really want to get into that Fall spirit! Pumpkins are super healthy, so yes, you should probably make one of her pumpkin martinis. For your health of course.
Spice cake mix pumpkin muffins are one of my favorites to make around the holidays because they are so easy and no one has any idea they are not homemade.
Pumpkin muffin recipes with canned pumpkin are one of my secret weapons in the Fall. You can also make pumpkin muffins with yellow cake mix, just add some extra pumpkin spice to your taste.
That will really add the pumpkin spice flavor that you need for these 3 ingredient pumpkin muffins.
Why this recipe works
- Fall comfort food recipes are the best! In addition to spice cake muffins with pumpkin, these Fall desserts are two of my favorites if you are looking for other fun ideas: Soft Gingerbread Cookies and Skillet Apple Crisp.
- 3 ingredients! Who doesn’t like easy! Grab your spiced cake mix, can of pumpkin puree and throw some chocolate chips in the air and you are on your way!
- These 3 ingredient pumpkin muffins taste just like homemade. Nobody needs to know! You can also modify them to mini pumpkin muffins, 2 ingredient pumpkin muffins if you aren’t down with chocolate chips (but we will probably need to have a chat about that) or pumpkin muffins with yellow cake mix (add some pumpkin spice!).
Ingredients
- Spiced Cake Mix: Duncan Hines, Betty Crocker, Pillsbury or box spice cake mix of choice.
- Pumpkin Puree: Be sure to grab a can of unsweetened pumpkin puree. Be sure not to confuse this with canned pumpkin pie mix. That will make your recipe way too sweet. Libby’s 100% Pure Pumpkin, Market Pantry (Target Brand) and Trader Joe’s both have good pumpkin puree options.
- Chocolate Chips: You can use milk chocolate, semi-sweet or butterscotch for your chocolate chip pumpkin muffins. Sometimes you can even find pumpkin spice chocolate chips during the holidays.
- Milk or Water (Optional but recommended): Milk or water is optional. I find that it makes a slightly fluffier muffin vs. a more dense pumpkin muffin. You can also use apple sauce. Also, different boxed spice cake mix amounts can vary slightly so a little more liquid may be helpful. Whole milk, 2% milk, fat free milk. Soy milk, almond milk, coconut milk, pea milk or oat milk.
How to make 3 ingredient pumpkin muffins with spice cake mix
- Preheat oven 350°
- Using hand beaters, thoroughly mix spiced cake mix, canned pumpkin and milk (or water).
- Stir in ¾ cup chocolate chips (more or less based on your preference). Reserve ¼ cup to sprinkle on top.
- Line muffin tin with cupcake liners. Fill each about ¾ full with 3 ingredient pumpkin muffin mix.
- Sprinkle 3 ingredient pumpkin muffins with remaining chocolate chips.
- Bake for 16-19 minutes cook time.
Pumpkin Muffins with Yellow Cake Mix
To make pumpkin muffins with cake mix, you can also use yellow cake mix to if you do not have spiced cake mix. However, you will want to add 1-2 tablespoons of pumpkin spice to achieve the pumpkin spice flavor.
2 Ingredient Pumpkin Muffins
You can make 2 ingredient pumpkin muffins by omitting the chocolate chips. Simply use boxed spiced cake mix and pumpkin puree (milk or water optional).
Is pumpkin pie mix the same as pumpkin puree?
No. Pumpkin pie mix is not the same as pumpkin puree. Pumpkin puree is simply pumpkin pureed with no additional additives.
Pumpkin pie mix contained various other ingredients such as sugar, brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice (cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger).
FAQ and expert tips
There are 1 and ¾ cups of pumpkin in a 15 oz can of pumpkin puree.
The ratio of canned pumpkin to fresh pumpkin is a 1:1 ratio.
Pumpkin puree is a great low calorie food that is filled with nutrients. It is filling and low calorie and is an excellent food to incorporate when working on weight loss.
Muffins and cup cakes are very similar. They are similar in shape but the consistency and texture can vary.
Pumpkins are packed with vitamin and nutrients so pumpkin muffins are a great healthy option.
Looking for other delicious Fall and holiday desserts?
If you loved these easy pumpkin chocolate chip muffins with cake mix, you will also love these delicious holiday desserts!
- Air Fryer Bananas
- Coconut Rum Ball Recipe
- Snickerdoodles without Cream of Tartar
- Almond Flour Peanut Butter Cookies
- Bacardi Coquito (a delicious boozy Puerto Rican eggnog)
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3 Ingredient Pumpkin Muffins
Equipment
- cupcake liners, cupcake pan, hand beaters
Ingredients
- 1 box spiced cake mix (approximately 15.25 oz) Duncan Hines, Betty Crocker, Pillsbury or box mix of choice.
- 15 oz pumpkin purée (unsweetened) (1 can) Do not confuse with pumpkin pie mix
- 1 cup chocolate chips (milk chocolate, semi-sweet or butterscotch) (¾ mix in, ¼ sprinkle on top) Optional but recommended
- ¼ cup milk, alternative milk (soy, oat, almond) or water Optional but recommended (see notes)
Instructions
- Preheat oven 350°
- Using hand beaters, thoroughly mix spiced cake mix, canned pumpkin and milk (or water).
- Stir in ¾ cup chocolate chips (more or less based on your preference). Reserve ¼ cup to sprinkle on top.
- Line muffin/cupcake pan with cupcake liners. Fill each about ¾ full with 3 ingredient pumpkin muffin mix.
- Sprinkle 3 ingredient pumpkin muffins with remaining chocolate chips.
- Bake for 16-19 minutes.
Amelia
3 ingredient pumpkin muffins! What! These were so easy and delicious. I needed an easy fall muffin recipe and this is PERFECT.