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Pumpkin Muffins
You won’t find these treats in a pumpkin patch, but they’re just as much fun!
Prep time: 20 min.
Baking time: 25-30 min.
Decoration time: 25 min.
Difficulty: Easy
What you'll need:
- 1 bag 3 MUSKETEERS® Brand FUN SIZE® Bars, unwrapped and chopped
- 1 bag M&M’S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies for Halloween
- 1 14-oz. box pumpkin bread & muffin mix
- 1 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 16-oz. can cream cheese or vanilla frosting
- Orange food coloring
- 2 rolls green fruit leather
- Wire rack
- 12 paper cupcake liners
- 1 standard-size cupcake pan(s)
What to do:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line the cupcake pans with the paper cupcake liners. Set aside.
- In a bowl, combine the pumpkin bread & muffin mix with the milk, eggs and pumpkin puree.
- Fold the chopped 3 MUSKETEERS® Brand FUN SIZE® Bars into the batter.
- Spoon the batter into the cupcake cups, and bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
- Remove pans from oven, transfer to a wire rack, and let cool completely.
- Tint the cream cheese or vanilla frosting with the orange food coloring. Frost the cooled muffin tops. Arrange orange and black M&M’S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies for Halloween on top. Roll one fruit leather into a thin strand and cut it into 1-inch pieces, placing one piece on top of each muffin for the stems. Then cut the other fruit leather roll into thin strips and place them for vine curls.
