I'm all about easy recipes that don't look or taste like shortcuts, and these 2 ingredient pumpkin muffins have been one of my fall favorites for years. I love having everything I need in the pantry because when pumpkin season arrives, I can have warm homemade muffins in the oven in just a few minutes.
These pumpkin muffins with spice cake mix are the kind of recipe I make when friends are stopping by for coffee or when I want something cozy without a sink full of dishes. They're soft, moist, full of pumpkin flavor, and proof that simple recipes are often the ones people ask me for again and again.
Feel like a muffin bite, make these delicious Cake Mix Pumpkin Cookies. Or, for lots of options, I compiled my 15 easy cake mix recipes, more spice cake mix recipes, and these easy breakfast ideas for you!
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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! This recipe goes crazy on Pinterest. However, now it seems these easy pumpkin muffins have turned into a year-round favorite.
These pumpkin two-ingredient muffins are easy to make! It seems like overkill to do the step-by-step, but why not? Do you have a favorite spoon? Here is mine:
Why I Love These Pumpkin and Spice Muffins
- 2 Ingredient Pumpkin Muffins: These are one of the easiest fall recipes I make! Over the years, so many readers have told me this is the first recipe they bake with their kids because there's almost no measuring, very little cleanup, and the muffins turn out great every time.
- Pumpkin Muffins with Spice Cake Mix: I love that these taste like homemade pumpkin spice muffins, even though they're made with just a box of spice cake mix and a can of pumpkin. They're soft, moist, full of warm fall flavor, and much more satisfying than you'd expect from only two ingredients.
- Pumpkin Muffins with Cake Mix: Simple recipes are my favorite, and this one couldn't be easier. Just stir everything together in one bowl, divide the batter into muffin cups, and you'll have fresh pumpkin muffins ready in less than 30 minutes from start to finish.
- Spice Cake Pumpkin Muffins: Once you've made the basic recipe, it's easy to customize. I often add mini chocolate chips because they're always a family favorite, but chopped walnuts, pecans, or even a drizzle of maple glaze make these muffins feel extra special too
Want even more? Here are 17 of my favorite Easy Pumpkin Recipes for fall!
Ingredients for 2 Ingredient Pumpkin Muffins
These two ingredients make a wonderfully flavored pumpkin spice muffin. If you crave chocolate with your pumpkin, you may want to check out this three ingredient pumpkin muffin with chocolate chips!
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.
How to Make Pumpkin Muffins with Spice Cake Mix
Preheat oven to 350°F. Either use Muffin Liners or nonstick spray in your muffin tins.
Step 1
Mix spice cake mix together with pumpkin.
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).
Muffin-making tip
Use a scoop to put the batter into the muffin wells. Perfectly portioned and less messy!!
Step 3
Bake 18 - 20 minutes. Test with a toothpick to see if done. The toothpick should come out clean.
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.
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!
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 cannot keep up with the point values. 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.
FAQs For Pumpkin Muffins with Cake Mix
Use a yellow cake mix with a can of pumpkin puree. The muffins won't have the pumpkin spice flavor. You can add just some cinnamon if you'd like!
I like adding ½ cup of chocolate chips. I know a friend who always adds pecans to hers. Walnuts would work too!
That's happened to me before! Use yellow cake mix and add 1 ½ teaspoons of pumpkin spice.
Nope. You use the dry cake mix and the can of pumpkin puree. That's it!
Pumpkin pie filling has spices and extra ingredients that we don't need for this recipe.
Other Delicious Easy Pumpkin Desserts
2 Ingredient pumpkin muffins
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
Nutrition (estimate)
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Kelly
Can I add walnuts to this recipe?
Susan Moncrieff
Yes! Walnuts or pecans would be good!
Judy messer
Can u make this pumpkin muffin recipe into a bread?
Susan Moncrieff
Yes! I actually have the recipe on my site. Here it is!
https://momcrieff.com/3-ingredient-pumpkin-bread/
CHARLOTTE WINKLER
I am looking forward to baking these muffins. I love pumpkin but don't want to make pies. Thanks for sharing
Charissa
I made these last night, I followed the instructions almost exactly, and omg, they were so soft, fluffy, and moist! Fall in a muffin! I love how they're not overly sweet either. I used my Wilton 12 cup muffin pan and filled it 2/3 way full (almost to the top) and I had enough batter left over for 3 more muffins and it took the muffins about 19-20 minutes to be done. I am DEFINITELY going to be making these alot this holiday season! The only things I added to this recipe was a few dashes of cinnamon, a small dash of canola oil, and a capful of vanilla extract. So yummy! Thank you for this recipe!
Susan Moncrieff
I'm so glad you liked your Pumpkin Muffins! They are good and it's truly a no-fail recipe!
Susan Moncrieff
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.
Libby
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!
Sunday baker
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.
Kathy
They are very easy and I added crushed walnuts Deelishis
Milly
So yummy! To change it up, add white chocolate chips and dried cranberries!
Ginger Jablonski
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
momcrieff
Yes! I just wrap in plastic wrap.
Carol
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.
Donna
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 🙂
Angela
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.
Jenn
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!!!
momcrieff
Thanks for your nice comments Jenn! It always amazes me at how great these taste, considering how easy they are to make!
momcrieff
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 : ) !