Busy Baking Pumpkin Spice Muffins

I have received a few requests to post a recipe for some pumpkin spice muffins I made last week. I am embarrassed to say that this recipe is RIDICULOUSLY easy. So easy in fact, that I felt like I was cheating on flour, eggs, sugar, and the whole principle of baking.

This guilt only lasted a few minutes, because really, sometimes we don't have time to sit there and puree our own pumpkins or bake our own cookies from scratch. Alas, we still crave the delicious smell of sugar and cinnamon wafting in our kitchens, and just want to eat something that came straight out of our ovens. So we turn to the dreaded.....boxed mix. 

I know, I know. I am not a huge fan of using packaged anything, and would much rather cut out anything processed, but sometimes you just have to turn to "busy baking" and use a few shortcuts :)

These muffins were so delicious and the cake mix has such a great blend of spices in it. 

All you need is one can of pumpkin puree...

... one box of spice cake mix

and one egg!

Yup thats it. Blend together, pour into a muffin pan, and bake at 325 degrees for 15 minutes. (High altitude people will have to bake longer, about 25 minutes). The recipe makes these beautiful muffins that make a great afternoon snack. Did I mention they are only 100 calories per muffin? Stay tuned for more of my "busy baking" posts!

Happy Fall!

xo, 

Pretty Penny