Pumpkin Nutella Swirl Muffins
My Pumpkin Nutella Swirl Muffins are made with just a hint of orange. A winning flavor combination! They’re perfect for those chilly fall mornings accompanied by a hot cup of coffee or tea.
Pumpkin, Chocolate and Orange – A Truly Delicious Combination
For this recipe, I took the inspiration from my pumpkin walnut muffins, swirled in Nutella and left out the walnuts. The addition of the orange juice really brings out the flavor of the pumpkin. But pair this with Nutella? Well, I think we all know how well chocolate and orange go together!
How to Get the Nutella Swirl
The swirl you see is not only happening on the top, it’s also jazzing up the inside of the muffin as well. I filled the muffin cup about ⅓ full of the muffin batter, then added 1 teaspoon of Nutella and swirled it using 2 toothpicks.
I used 2 toothpicks because 1 just wasn’t collecting enough of the Nutella to get a good swirl. You don’t have to be too artistic because this swirl is only seen when being eaten and adds a bit of fun to your muffin.
I filled the muffin cups with the rest of the batter (I like large muffin tops so I like to fill the cups all the way to the top (for the record, this is the only time a large muffin top is acceptable!). Then, I swirl in even more Nutella. I was a bit more artistic with the swirl effect since the top is what is seen and gives the muffins the wow factor.
How to Make Pumpkin Nutella Swirl Muffins – Step by Step
To a mixing bowl sift the flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt. Mix. To a separate bowl add the sugar, pumpkin, eggs, vegetable oil and orange juice. Whisk until blended. Add the dry ingredients to the wet in batches until well mixed.
Fill muffin cups ⅓ of the way with the pumpkin mix. Add 1 teaspoon of Nutella. Swirl using 2 toothpicks.
Add more pumpkin mix to fill the cups, then swirl in more Nutella on the top. Bake for 20-25 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted. Turn the muffins out onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
Pumpkin Nutella Swirl Bread
You can also made this recipe into a quick pumpkin bread. Just line a loaf pan with parchment paper and bake at the same temperature for 50-60 minutes.
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Pumpkin Nutella Swirl Muffins
Soft and fluffy pumpkin muffins swirled with chocolatey nutella.
Ingredients
- 3 cups (500 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tablespoons pumpkin pie spice
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups (600 grams) granulated sugar
- 1-15 ounce (426 grams) can pumpkin puree
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- 1/2 cup (118 ml) vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup (118 ml) orange juice
- 13 ounces (368 grams) Nutella
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C.
- Line muffin pan with cake liners.
- To a mixing bowl sift the flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt. Mix.
- To a separate bowl add the sugar, pumpkin, eggs, vegetable oil and orange juice. Whisk until blended.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet in batches until well mixed.
- Fill each muffin cup 1/3 full. Drop 1 teaspoon nutella into the center and swirl. Top with more pumpkin batter. Swirl more nutella on the top.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Turn out onto a wire rack until cooled completely.
Nutrition Information
Yield
30Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 103Total Fat 1gSaturated Fat 0gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 1gCholesterol 25mgSodium 208mgCarbohydrates 21gFiber 4gSugar 5gProtein 4g
This nutrition calculation is provided by Nutronix that is only a guideline and not intended for any particular diet.
21 Comments on “Pumpkin Nutella Swirl Muffins”
I learn something new and these will be my new muffin recipe
Amazing flavor combinations for delicious muffins
Remember the day I was just sitting at my computer, chatting with you, eating Nutella out of the jar like a psycho? 🙂 Good times. As fun as that was, I love your muffin recipe even more. Nutella goes perfectly with pumpkin. Nicely done.
Mmmmm 2 of my favorites Nutella & Pumpkin!!!
These look fantastic- and I am a HUGE Nutella fan, so these are going on my to-try list. Thanks so much for linking up at Snickerdoodle Sunday- hope you’ll come back later this week with your latest makes and bakes!
Sarah (Sadie Seasongoods)
Luscious!! Your muffins look and sound Yummy!
Pumpkin AND nutella? I think I have gone to dessert heaven. Can’t wait to try these out!
What a wonderful combination of flavours, Janette, and your Pumpkin Nutella Swirl Muffins look so pretty!
Thank you April, I was pretty pleased with the outcome.
I’m pretty much addicted to Nutella. These look awesome!
Thank you Michelle.
I love the idea of putting the orange in there too! Great flavor combination! And they are so pretty…not that I’d spend much time looking at them before they were devoured. 🙂
Thank you Ellen
There is no such thing as too much Nutella! Your recipe is perfect comfort food for Halloween.
Never too much 🙂
The combination of delicious flavors in these muffins is fantastic! I love that blob of nutella sitting in the middle 🙂
Thank you so much Nicole.
I could totally go for some of these right now! And, yes, I meant some as in multiple! nom nom nom!
Haha, thank you Debi.
I love muffins of any kind, but recently tried a different combination with Nutella and bananas and turned out delicious! I’m sure I’m going to like these pumpkin ones! Pinned!
Thank you Mira,I Iove the combo of nutella and banana too 🙂