{"id":33870,"date":"2023-08-24T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/24\/these-pumpkin-spice-muffins-are-hiding-a-sweet-maple-y-secret\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T04:00:00","slug":"these-pumpkin-spice-muffins-are-hiding-a-sweet-maple-y-secret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/24\/these-pumpkin-spice-muffins-are-hiding-a-sweet-maple-y-secret\/","title":{"rendered":"These Pumpkin Spice Muffins are Hiding a Sweet, Maple-y Secret"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Winter holidays get billed as the biggest baking<\/a> season, but let me encourage you to rethink this. Fall\u2014which is right around the corner\u2014is the finest time to turn on your ovens, not just for the warmth it spreads through your kitchen<\/a>, but to make the most of the bountiful produce and big fall flavors. Autumnal ingredients are the coziest ones; it feels like being wrapped in a big hug every time I bite into a warm muffin spiced with cinnamon, or a sugary apple cider doughnut.<\/p>\n

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The queen of all fall flavors is, of course, pumpkin spice. And my new favorite way to pay tribute to the queen? These tender-crumbed muffins filled with a sweet cream cheese maple frosting and topped with a crunchy cinnamon streusel. Before you scoff at yet another pumpkin spice recipe<\/a>, wearily shaking your head at its omnipresence, let me assure you that this recipe will leave you thinking, “Oh! So that\u2019s<\/em> why pumpkin spice got so popular!\u201d<\/p>\n

These muffins deliver on flavor and texture: They\u2019re moist in the way of a great pumpkin quick bread or banana bread, but also lighter and springier, like a perfect yellow layer cake; they combine the richness of pumpkin with warm, fragrant ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.<\/p>\n

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