These are the best Pumpkin Butterscotch Muffins made from scratch. You can also make them as doughnuts. This is an easy pumpkin recipe to get you ready for Fall!
I have a few recipes that are my absolute favorite recipes. Here’s one of them, since the air outside is getting a little cooler and it’s Fall. My sister says these are the best things she has ever tasted. She also thought it was a very bizarre type of muffin and she was afraid to try them.
Good thing I convinced her they were wonderful!
You can even make these into cookies! Check out how I have adapted this recipe to make the best pumpkin butterscotch cookies!
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Pumpkin Butterscotch Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 (heaping) teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ (heaping) teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ (heaping) teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup melted butter
- 1 cup canned pumpkin ( I have also used fresh pumpkin puree)
- About 3/4 cup – 1 cup butterscotch chips… Or more because it’s so good!
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place muffin liners in the pan and set it aside.
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Sift together the flour, brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into a large bowl.
Whisk together the eggs, butter, and pumpkin in a separate bowl.
Mix the flour mixture with the egg mixture. Stir in the butterscotch chips.
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Fill the paper liners about 3/4 full. Top with extra butterscotch chips if desired. I like to use an ice cream scooper.
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Bake in preheated oven. Bake mini muffins for 10 to 12 minutes and large muffins for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
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My boy loves them!
Pumpkin Butterscotch Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 (heaping) teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ (heaping) teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ (heaping) teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup melted butter
- 1 cup canned pumpkin ( I have also used fresh pumpkin puree)
- 1 (6 ounce) package butterscotch chips (about 3/4 cup)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place muffin liners in the pan and set it aside.
- Sift together the flour, brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into a large bowl.
- Whisk together the eggs, butter, and pumpkin in a separate bowl.
- Mix the flour mixture with the egg mixture. Stir in the butterscotch chips.
- Fill the paper liners about 3/4 full. Top with extra butterscotch chips if desired.
- Bake in preheated oven. Bake mini muffins for 10 to 12 minutes and large muffins for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.

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Tiffany
Wednesday 5th of October 2011
Pumpkin and butterscotch chips are a great combination!
Janell
Wednesday 5th of October 2011
Thanks for the comment. It's a combination I have never thought of before but I had both in my pantry and I wanted muffins!
Lydia
Wednesday 7th of September 2011
I have a very similar recipe and we love them! I agree that the combo sounded odd to me too, but once you taste them, you'll be pleasantly surprised.
Dennis
Tuesday 6th of September 2011
These are super yummy.