Panera Pumpkin Muffin Copycat Recipe
For the muffins:
vegetable oil – they use palm oil, I swapped for vegetable oil
granulated sugar
honey
large eggs
canned pumpkin – be sure to get pumpkin puree and not pumpkin pie filling
all-purpose flour
salt
baking soda
baking powder
cinnamon
ground ginger
pumpkin pie spice
For the topping:
cold butter
granulated sugar – you could swap brown sugar here if you like
all-purpose flour
cinnamon
honey
salt
powdered sugar
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 375º
In a medium bowl, stir together the oil, sugar, honey, eggs and pumpkin in a bowl. Set aside.
In a separate large bowl, mix together the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger and pumpkin pie spice.
Add the pumpkin mixture to the flour mixture and stir just until combined.
Spoon the batter into muffin pans that have been sprayed with cooking spray.
This makes 12 Texas sized or 18 regular sized muffins
You can use parchment paper liners – but I just find it easier to spray with cooking spray and go right in the pan.
In a small bowl, cut the butter into the flour and sugar with a fork. Mix until it resembles crumbs and the butter is in small pieces. Add honey, cinnamon and salt and mix again.
Divide the streusel crumb topping between the muffins, spoon it over the unbaked batter. (This makes those PERFECT muffin tops!)
Bake the muffins until the cupcakes have risen and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Jumbo muffins– 25 minutes (oven)
Regular sized muffins – 18 minutes (oven)
Regular sized muffins – 13 minutes (air fryer)
Mini donuts – 10 minutes (oven)
Allow the muffins to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Once the muffins are cool, use a handheld sifter, shake powdered sugar over top.