This moist and flavorful Pumpkin Pecan Coffee Cake is a variation of a family recipe and has the perfect amount of spices, nuts, and crumbly brown sugar topping, making a delicious fall breakfast or snack.
Is there anything better than fall baking when the weather begins to become crisp and everyone comes home hungry at the end of the day? It is one of my favorite little pleasures with the changing of the seasons. Well, I don't want to jump the gun, but I think this might just be your new favorite fall recipe. It is so good.
At the end of this post, I will also share 15 more fall recipes for you to try this season!
Pumpkin Pecan Coffee Cake
This pumpkin pecan coffee cake is a variation of our favorite family coffee cake recipe, passed down 3 generations. It is perfectly moist, spiced, pumpkin-y and delicious. The texture of this snack cake is really incredible with the moistness from the pumpkin, the crispness of the brown sugar streusel, and the chewy crunchiness of the pecans. I am telling you, this recipe is a keeper.
Fall Breakfast or Snack
Growing up, my mom would make coffee cake when we would eat breakfast for dinner and it was our very favorite. It pairs so well with something salty like bacon or pan-fried ham and eggs. This fall variation would be perfect for breakfast or even breakfast for dinner. My kids also loved it as an after-school snack. This recipe even seems to taste better the next day. Pumpkin recipes are magical like that.
We harvested our pumpkins last week from the garden and I am torn between using them for baking or for decorating.
Take it Up a Notch
Most coffee cake recipes have you pour the streusel on top and then bake as-is. That is really good too, but I do mine a bit differently. I prefer the taste of it when the streusel is first sprinkled on the top of the batter and then lightly poked (with a finger or the small end of a wooden spoon) an inch or so into the batter in several places. I love taste and texture it adds to the cake.
Pumpkin Pecan Coffee Cake
Ingredients
Coffee Cake
- 2 cups flour spooned, leveled
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 T pumpkin pie spice **see below for link to recipe for homemade pumpkin pie spice
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup oil vegetable or canola
- 1 tsp. vanilla
Topping
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 T butter melted
- 2 T flour
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 cup pecans chopped
Instructions
For Cake
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Whisk together dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. Dump in pumpkin puree, milk, oil, and vanilla and then mix until well incorporated.
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Pour into a lightly greases 9x9 pan.
For Streusel
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Melt butter in a microwave safe bowl. Add brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon and mix until incorporated. Mix in chopped pecans.
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Sprinkle evenly on top of cake batter. Note: You can leave it on the top when cooking, or I prefer to lightly poke it (with a finger- poke, do not stir) into the batter in several places. I like the taste of having the streusel areas within my cake. The texture is so good.
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Bake for 30-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out with just a few moist crumbs.
Recipe Notes
**Homemade pumpkin pies spice is super easy to make and better than store-bought! See recipe HERE.
Store covered for 2 days, or refrigerate for longer. Can Freeze in an airtight container or bag for up to a month.
My Apple Walnut Coffee Cake recipe is delicious, too and you can find that recipe HERE.
And, as promised, here are 15 more delicious pumpkin recipes for your family this fall! I love this season!
Deliciou Pumpkin Pecan Coffee Cake by Ella Claire & Co. | Pumpkin Spice Cinnamon Roll Hack by Craftberry Bush | Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal by Tidy Mom | Moist Pumpkin Bread by Happy Happy Nester
Pumpkin Cake by Julie Blanner | Pumpkin Streusel Muffins by French Country Cottage | Gluten/Dairy Free Pumpkin Thumbprint Cookies by Zevy Joy | Pumpkin Smoothie by Town and Country Living
Pumpkin Pull Apart Bread by Inspired by Charm | Pumpkin Cookie Butter S'mores by Nest of Posies | Best Pumpkin Pie by anderson + grant | Pumpkin Bruschetta by My Sweet Savannah
Baked Pumpkin Spice Donuts by Jenna Kate at Home | Pumpkin Smoothie Bowl by Tidbits | Pumpkin Cranberry Muffins by My 100 Year Old Home |Keto Pumpkin Muffins by Summer Adams
Pumpkin Cupcake Mason Jar Triffles by Home Made Lovely | Favorite pumpkin Spice Sheet Cake by Handmade Farmhouse | Healthy Pumpkin Bread with Chocolate Chips by Boxwood Avenue | Pumpkin Lasagna by The Chronicles of Home
Kim
Delicious! I followed the directions and my coffee cake turned out soft and fluffy with the sweet crunchy streusel.
Lisa
Great coffee cake! Making for a second time to take to friends. Very moist and not too sweet! Perfectly wonderful!😋
Chris Clark
This is truly a scrumptious fall coffee cake! I made 2 today, one for a friend and one for us. Amazing flavors and is definitely a keeper. Thank you!
Sue Pepin
This recipe is absolutely delicious! So easy to make too! A big hit with my family & friends!
Amooney
Moist, easy, and delicious!
Ashley
So, so good! I was skeptical because the recipe is so simple but it turned out wonderfully. I substituted margarine for butter and unsweetened soy milk for milk to make it vegan-friendly. Outstanding. Look forward to whipping this quick little recipe up the next time I'm in the mood for a sweet and comforting treat!
stePh
I swapped the regular flour for gluten flour and it turned out amazing!!!! SO good!!!
K
Are there honestly no eggs in this cake recipe? That seems very odd to me. I was just getting the ingredients out to make it and red flags went up. Can you confirm this?
Thank you!
Looks delicious!
Kristen Whitby
Yes, no eggs!
Summer Adams
Kristen, I'm sitting here drooling over this! It looks divine!!!! Thanks sooo much for hosting this! I always look forward to this series so much! xoxo
Barb Langlois
No egg in the batter? Made this and it,s delicious.
Chloe
Can't wait to make this!!!
Barb
Yum...so going to make this
Cathie
Looks great!
Is this recipe really egg free?
Kristen Whitby
Yes! No eggs!
Michael Wurm Jr.
Wow! This looks downright amazing! The best flavors of fall wrapped up into one cake. Yum!!
xo Michael