Description
Enjoy the perfect blend of pumpkin and cream cheese in these moist and flavorful Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins, ideal for fall mornings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin spice
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 (15 oz) can pumpkin puree
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- or melted and cooled butter
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 8 oz cream cheese
- room temperature
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg yolk
- room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a muffin tin with paper liners.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, pumpkin spice, baking soda, and salt.
- In another bowl, combine the pumpkin puree, granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing gently until just combined.
- For the cream cheese swirl, beat the cream cheese, granulated sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla extract together until creamy.
- Fill each muffin liner halfway with the pumpkin batter, add a dollop of cream cheese mixture, then top with more pumpkin batter until the liners are about two-thirds full.
- Use a toothpick or knife to swirl the cream cheese mixture into the pumpkin batter.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
For extra sweetness, you can sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top before baking. Ensure the cream cheese is at room temperature for easy mixing.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 330 kcal
- Sugar: 28 g
- Sodium: 290 mg
- Fat: 17 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 65 mg
Keywords: Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins, pumpkin muffins, cream cheese swirl, fall baking, dessert