PUMPKIN-ALE MUFFINS

Prep 10 Min | Total 32 Min Makes 12 muffins These muffins are a fall-favourite, but if you want to make them year-round — they’re that good — and can’t get your hands on pumpkin ale, cream ale works just as well.

Batter:

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp pumpkin-pie spice 1/2 tsp salt

2 eggs

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup pure pumpkin purée 1/3 cup pumpkin ale

1/4 cup canola oil

1 tsp vanilla

Streusel:

3 tbsp all-purpose flour 2 tbsp pepitas

2 tbsp brown sugar 2 tbsp unsalted butter 1 tbsp quick oats

Glaze:

2/3 cup icing sugar 2 tbsp pumpkin ale

1. Preheat oven to 350F.

2. Stir flour with baking soda, pumpkin-pie spice and salt in a medium bowl.

3. Whisk eggs with brown sugar in a large bowl. Whisk in pumpkin purée, 1/3 cup ale, oil and vanilla. Whisk flour mixture into pumpkin mixture until combined. Spoon batter into greased muffin tin.

4. Mix flour, pepitas, brown sugar, unsalted butter and quick oats, and sprinkle over batter.

5. Bake in centre of oven for 20 to 22 minutes.

6. Whisk icing sugar and pumpkin ale in a small bowl. Spoon over top of muffins.