Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 call-purpose flour
- ½ tspground cinnamon
- ½ tspground nutmeg
- ½ tspground cloves
- 2 tsppumpkin pie spice
- ½ tspsalt
- ½ tspbaking powder
- 1 tspbaking soda
- 2 largeeggs
- ¾ coil
- 1 ¼ cgranulated sugar
- 1can pumpkin puree
, or homemade
- 4 ozplain cream cheese
, softened
- ½ cpowdered sugar
- 2 tbspgranulated sugar
- 2 tbsplight brown sugar
, packed
- 2 tbspall-purpose flour
- 2 tbspcold butter
cut into pieces
- ½ tspground cinnamon
Directions
- 1
Cream Cheese Filling: Prepare cream cheese filling by combining the cream cheese and powdered sugar and mix well until smooth. Refrigerate while you make the muffins.
- 2
Muffins: In a large mixing bowl combine the flour, spices, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Stir and set aside. In a separate large bowl, combine the eggs, oil, sugar and pumpkin puree. Mix until well combined. Add to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
- 3
Streusel Topping: Add the streusel topping ingredients to a bowl and mix to combine using a pastry or fork, until crumbly.
- 4
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and lightly grease a standard muffin pan, or line with paper liners.
- 5
Fill each muffin cup with a heaping tablespoon of batter. Place a heaping teaspoon of cream cheese filling into the center of each muffin cup. Add additional muffin batter until the cups are ¾ way full. Sprinkle crumb topping over the top of each. (This recipe will make 18 regular size muffins, or 12 very large muffins. If you want to use all the batter to make large muffins, add 6-10 minutes to the bake time. I’ve never had them overflow on me.)
- 6
Bake muffins for 18-20 minutes. Remove from muffin pan and allow to cool on a wire rack before serving.
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
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About this Recipe
Craving the comforting taste of fall in a delightful baked good that rivals your favorite coffee shop treat? These Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins combine the rich, warm spices of pumpkin with a luscious cream cheese filling and a sweet, crunchy streusel topping, delivering an indulgent experience that's truly a cut above.
What makes these Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins so special is their perfect balance of flavors and textures. You get a wonderfully moist pumpkin spice muffin base, a tangy, creamy cheesecake-like center, and a buttery, cinnamon-infused streusel topping that adds just the right amount of crunch. It’s an easy recipe designed to give you that gourmet bakery quality right in your own kitchen.
Prepare for a truly decadent breakfast or an exquisite afternoon snack. Each muffin boasts the classic, cozy essence of pumpkin, enhanced by a generous blend of ground cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and pumpkin pie spice. Hidden within, the soft, sweet cream cheese filling provides a delightful contrast, while the streusel—made with granulated sugar, light brown sugar, and cold butter—bakes into a golden, irresistible crumb. The experience is one of pure comfort and sophisticated flavor, surprisingly simple to achieve.
While these Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins are stellar as written, you can easily make them your own. For an added layer of texture and nutty flavor, consider stirring chopped pecans or walnuts into the streusel mixture. If you prefer a milder pumpkin spice, you can slightly reduce the amount of cinnamon, nutmeg, or cloves, or emphasize it further with an extra pinch. This recipe also allows for either canned or homemade pumpkin puree, offering flexibility for your pantry.
These delightful pumpkin muffins are perfect for a festive fall brunch, a cozy weekend breakfast with coffee, or as a comforting treat to share with friends and family. They’re sure to become a seasonal favorite.