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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins: The Easy Recipe You'll Love

Delicious Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins that are easy to make and loved by everyone.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Cooling Time 5 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 muffins
Calories 273 kcal

Equipment

  • Muffin tin
  • Piping bag
  • Mixing bowls
  • whisk

Ingredients
  

Muffin Batter

  • 15 ounce pumpkin puree
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1.5 cups light brown sugar
  • 0.5 cup oil
  • 0.75 cup sour cream
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt

Cream Cheese Filling

  • 1 large egg
  • 8 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 0.25 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions
 

Muffin Preparation

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a muffin tin with non stick cooking spray.
  • In a large bowl combine pumpkin puree, eggs, sugar, oil, sour cream, and vanilla.
  • In a small bowl combine flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • Fold in dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix just until combined.
  • Scoop muffin batter into the prepared muffin tin, filling ¾ of the way full.
  • Add cream cheese filling to a piping bag and pipe about 1 tablespoon of cream cheese filling into each muffin.
  • Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the muffins look set and no longer jiggly.
  • Allow the muffins to cool for 5 minutes then transfer them to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Cream Cheese Filling Preparation

  • Add all of the ingredients to a medium bowl. Whisk until smooth and lump free. Set aside.

Nutrition

Serving: 1muffinCalories: 273kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 4gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 49mgSodium: 187mgPotassium: 154mgFiber: 1gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 3951IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 62mgIron: 1mg
Keyword cream cheese filling, easy recipe, fall baking, muffins, Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins, pumpkin desserts
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