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    Home » Easy Recipes » Baked Items

    2 Ingredient Pumpkin Muffins

    Published: Jan 16, 2023 · Modified: Feb 9, 2023 by Susan Moncrieff · This post may contain affiliate links · 62 Comments

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    This recipe for 2 ingredient pumpkin muffins is both a fall and now a year-round family favorite.   When the kids have friends over, for a quick breakfast, snack or dessert, this is perfect!  Yes, this is 'that' easy recipe showing you how to make pumpkin muffins using spice cake mix and pumpkin puree.  The spice cake mix makes the muffins taste like pumpkin spice!

    freshly baked pumpkin spice muffins in a muffin tin

    It's the spice cake mix that makes these muffins taste like pumpkin spice. I always have the ingredients for this in my pantry. If you ever feel like a smaller version, more like a muffin bite, make these Pumpkin Quickies Cookies.

    Every fall, this muffin recipe goes crazy. It was first published in September 2013 and ever since then, I can tell when people get that pumpkin spice craving!  It has turned into an all-year recipe.  When aren't the kids hungry??

    Helpful Hint

    I've had so many questions about how to make this as a 2 ingredient pumpkin cake. I ended up making it and sharing the baking instructions. Same with the pumpkin bread with spice cake mix recipe. Click through the blue links to get there.

    Table of contents

    • Muffin-making tip
    • Ingredients
    • Instructions
    • Weight Watchers pumpkin muffins
    • Other Easy Recipes

    These pumpkin 2 ingredient muffins are easy to make! It seems like overkill to do the step-by-step but why not! The main thing is, get your favorite red bowl and your favorite spoon. Do you have a favorite spoon? Here is mine:

    muffin tin and red spoon with a cat face cutout
    My favorite spoon

    These muffins are so super quick!

    Muffin-making tip

    Use a scoop to put the batter into the muffin wells. Perfectly portioned and less messy!!

    Follow along step by step and at the bottom of this recipe is the printable version.   Here's the short and sweet on how to make pumpkin muffins with spice cake mix!  Below is the printable recipe.

    Ingredients

    a box of spice cake mix and a can of pumpkin puree

    1 box spice cake mix - any brand works. The spice cake flavor is what gives these muffins their pumpkin spice flavor.
    1 can  15 or 16 oz of pumpkin puree. The can may also be labeled as pure pumpkin. You want the small can. You do not want to buy the pumpkin pie filling.

    Instructions

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

    Step 1
    Mix spice cake mix together with pumpkin.

    using a red spoon to stir together pumpkin puree and spice cake mix

    Step 2

    Scoop into lined or well-sprayed muffins. Using a scoop helps the muffins be a uniform size and keeps the muffin tin cleaner (no drips).

    Scoop of pumpkin muffin batter being put into a muffin liner.

    Step 3

    Bake 18 - 20 minutes. Test with a toothpick to see if done. Toothpick should come out clean.

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    baked pumpkin muffins in mufin tins

    Below is a closeup of a muffin broken in half. It's not light and fluffy like a cupcake. It is fairly dense and heavy like a delicious muffin.

    2 ingredient pumpkin muffin split in half

    Be warned, the kids do like them as evidenced by the missing muffin that went to school before I took this picture. This was the original picture from 2013!

    11 pumpkin muffins in a muffin tin (one pumpkin muffin is missing)
    My 12 pumpkin muffins. Oops, one went to school before I took the picture.

    I'm just happy he ate something before he went to school.  I couldn't help but laugh.   They are just that good!

    Weight Watchers pumpkin muffins

    This was originally a Weight Watchers recipe.  So, it's low calorie.  It's about 160 calories per muffin if you make 12 (may vary due to different cake mix calories).

    I get many requests for the WW point values. With the program changing so often, I'm not able to keep up with the point value. HOWEVER, I know you can calculate the points with the nutrition label from both ingredients. Add the values you need from these ingredients together. This recipe will make 12 servings if you like nice sized muffins.

    Nutrition facts from side of Libby's pumpkin puree can
    Libby's Pumpkin puree can
    nutrition label from side of betty crocker spice cake mix
    Betty Crocker Spice cake nutrition facts label

    FAQ's

    I'm not a fan of the pumpkin spice flavor but would like to make cake mix pumpkin muffins.

    Use yellow cake mix with a can of pumpkin puree. The muffins won't have the pumpkin spice flavor.

    What can I add to these muffins if I want a flavor boost?

    I like adding ½ cup of chocolate chips. I know a friend who always adds pecans to hers. Walnuts would work too!pumpkin chocolate chip muffins

    I can't find a spice-flavored cake mix.

    That's happened to me before! Use yellow cake mix and add 1 ½ teaspoons of pumpkin spice. If you can't find pumpkin spice, make your own - 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg, ¼ teaspoon ground ginger.

    Do I add all the ingredients listed on the back of the cake mix box?

    Nope. You use the dry cake mix and the can of pumpkin puree. That's it!

    Why do you keep emphasizing not to buy pumpkin pie filling?

    Pumpkin pie filling has spices and extra ingredients that we don't need for this recipe.

    closeup-2-ingredient-pumpkin-muffin.jpg

    2 Ingredient pumpkin muffins

    Delicious and so easy to make! Shhh, no one will know how little effort these 2 ingredient pumpkin muffins take!  As a bonus, they take less than 30 minutes including prep and bake time.
    4.95 from 20 votes
    Print Pin Rate
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 18 minutes
    Total Time: 23 minutes
    Servings: 12 muffins
    Calories: 188cal
    Author: Susan Moncrieff

    Ingredients

    • 1 box spice cake mix
    • 1 15 oz can pumpkin puree the small can - not pie filling

    Instructions

    • Preheat to 350 degrees.
    • Mix spice cake mix together with pumpkin. Do NOT include the ingredients listed on the box.
    • Scoop into lined or sprayed muffin wells.
    • OPTIONAL - add chocolate chips
    • Bake 18-20 minutes (until toothpick comes out clean).

    Notes

    Make sure you are buying pumpkin puree.  It may also be called 100% pumpkin.  You do not want to buy pumpkin pie filling.  

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 188cal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 283mg | Potassium: 147mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 14IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 2mg
    baked pumpkin muffins in muffin tin with text overlay stating less than 30 minutes

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    1. Susan Moncrieff

      January 26, 2023 at 2:11 pm

      5 stars
      Pumpkin pie filling has sweeteners and seasonings in it that we don't want (because we are using what comes in the cake mix). You want to use 100% pumpkin.

      Reply
    2. Libby

      September 29, 2022 at 4:18 pm

      5 stars
      I love how easy this is, the only thing I do differently is use either a bundt pan or a bread/loaf pan and I put cream cheese frosting on it!

      Reply
    3. Sunday baker

      November 28, 2021 at 1:43 pm

      They were so easy. Like others, I added an egg and pumpkin pie spice. I only mixed until it was moist. I accidentally baked at 350 degrees but at 20 minutes they were just right and toothpick came out clean. They rose well and are as light as a muffin should be.

      Reply
    4. Kathy

      November 24, 2020 at 3:31 pm

      They are very easy and I added crushed walnuts Deelishis

      Reply
    5. Milly

      October 27, 2020 at 2:13 pm

      So yummy! To change it up, add white chocolate chips and dried cranberries!

      Reply
    6. Ginger Jablonski

      September 29, 2020 at 10:37 am

      Can you share where you got your cat faced mixing spoon? My muffins were great....but it would be more fun to make them with a cat faced mixing spoon! Thanks - Ginger

      Reply
    7. momcrieff

      September 06, 2020 at 10:07 am

      Yes! I just wrap in plastic wrap.

      Reply
    8. Carol

      August 30, 2020 at 4:11 pm

      5 stars
      I made these exactly to the recipe but could not find spice cake mix and so used a carrot cake mix. They were done in 18 minutes at 325°. They were very good! I might put raisins in them next time. I ran them through my recipe builder in Weight Watchers and on Green they are one point each. That is based on making 12 muffins.

      Reply
    9. Donna

      December 08, 2019 at 4:49 pm

      5 stars
      When you need to bake something in a hurry, this is your "recipe"...the store I shop at was out of spice cake mix, so I made these with a carrot cake mix and added about 1/2 C. of raisins - turned out great 🙂

      Reply
    10. Angela

      November 27, 2019 at 7:49 am

      5 stars
      I use this recipe to make a cake every year for Thanksgiving. I use 2 eight inch round cake pans. I layer the cakes. This makes it thicker since this mixture does not rise very much. I then pour an apple cider glaze over it ( apple cinder, powered sugar, pumpkin pie spice)..it is a huge hit. We do this vs..pumpkin pie.

      Reply
    11. Jenn

      November 11, 2019 at 6:39 pm

      5 stars
      So easy and delicious!!!! Great way to take care of that sweet tooth!! I made the 12 and kept 6 out for now and stuck the other 6 in the freezer for next time.... My son loved it! Thank you! Will make again!!!

      Reply
      • momcrieff

        November 17, 2019 at 4:03 pm

        Thanks for your nice comments Jenn! It always amazes me at how great these taste, considering how easy they are to make!

        Reply
    12. momcrieff

      October 19, 2019 at 8:49 pm

      I've had that spoon for years! I keep looking for a new one like that and can't find it. But, the search will go on : ) !

      Reply
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