Pumpkin Apple Muffins with Pepita Streusel

Serves 12

Ingredients

1. 2 cups AP flour

2. 1/2 cup granulated sugar

3. 1/4 cup golden yellow sugar

4. 1 Tbsp baking powder

5. 1 tsp ground cinnamon

6. 1/2 tsp ground ginger

7. 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg

8. 3/4 cup whole milk (3.25%), room temperature

9. splash of pure vanilla extract

10. 1/2 cup melted unsalted butter, cooled

11. 2 large eggs, room temperature

12. 1 cup pure pumpkin

13. 1 medium apple, grated (I used Honeycrisp)

Streusel Topping (optional):

Ingredients

1. 1/2 cup AP flour

2. 1/4 cup brown sugar

3. 3 Tbsp raw pepitas

4. 1/4 tsp salt

5. 3 Tbsp unsalted butter

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350F.

2. Mix flour, sugars, baking powder and spices in a large bowl.

3. Mix milk, vanilla, butter, mashed pumpkin and eggs in a medium bowl.

4. Whisk wet ingredients into dry ingredients until almost completely mixed.

5. Fold apple into batter, careful not to over mix.

6. Make the streusel: add ingredients to a mini chopper or food processor and pulse until crumbly.

7. Line a muffin tin, scoop batter by the 1/4 cup full into the pan.

8. Top muffins with streusel. Place in preheated oven.

9. Bake for 22 minutes, remove from oven and place on rack to cool.