
If you’ve followed MBA for any length of time, you know that I’m madly in love with all things pumpkin. And what’s better than a pumpkin recipe in the middle of Fall? I’ll tell ya – a pumpkin recipe that happens to incorporate cream cheese. From Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting to Pumpkin Roll – I promise you, there is no better combination.
While playing around in the kitchen last week, I went on a slight muffin baking binge. Within about 72 hours, I had baked Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins, Apple Pie Muffins and these beautiful cream cheese filled pumpkin muffins finished with a sweet and spicy streusel topping. Complete and utter muffin madness I tell ya.
All of the muffins were pretty fantastic; however, the Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins reigned supreme. They’re deliciously moist with the perfect level of sweetness and spice. And come on – who could possibly resist a cream cheese filling let alone a streusel topping? Paired with a piping hot cup of coffee, these beauties pretty much equal breakfast bliss.
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
Yield: about 24 muffins
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 20-25 minutes
Ingredients:
For the Filling
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, slightly softened - not room temp
1 large egg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3 tablespoons light brown sugarFor the Streusel Topping
4 1/2 tablespoons Gold Medal all-purpose flour
5 tablespoons white sugar
3/4 teaspoon homemade pumpkin pie spice
1/4 cup chopped pecans
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, slightly softened and dicedFor the Muffin Batter
2 1/2 cups Gold Medal all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 1/2 teaspoons homemade pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 1/3 cups canned pumpkin
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extractDirections:
1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray muffin tins with nonstick cooking spray or line with paper muffin liners.
2. Prepare the Filling: In a medium bowl, with an electric mixer, beat cream cheese until soft; about 3 minutes. Add egg, vanilla and brown sugar. Beat until pretty smooth - there may be some cream cheese chunks, that's perfectly fine. Set aside.
3. Prepare the Streusel Topping: In a medium bowl, mix flour, sugar, pumpkin pie spice and pecans. Add butter and cut it in with a fork until crumbly. Set aside.
4. Prepare the Muffin Batter: In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice and salt. Add eggs, pumpkin, oil and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer until just combined and smooth - do not overbeat .
5. Using a large scoop, evenly distribute the muffin batter between 24 muffin wells. Add one tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture into the center of the batter of each muffin. Try to keep cream cheese from touching the paper cup. Sprinkle on the streusel topping.
6. Bake in preheated over for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove muffin pans to cooling racks and allow the muffins to cool completely before serving.
Notes:
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins are best served the day they are made; however, they will keep in an airtight container within the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
My Baking Addiction slightly adapted from allrecipes.
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{ 21 comments… read them below or add one }
Cream cheese filling AND streusel topping? Too much awesome! I want!
Oh my, I can see why you’ve fallen in love with pumpkin but these bad boys look and sound amazing with the cream cheese too. I’m salivating muchly!
Yummy! These look incredible! I have never thought to add cream cheese to my muffins before. But anything with pumpkin is delish!
Okay, I’m convinced. Wait, I needed convincing? I was totally considering filling my pumpkin cupcakes with cheesecake last night but decided to go the route of chocolate-orange buttercream frosting instead. These sound downright delightful, convincing needed or not!
Pumpkin + cream cheese + streusel? YES PLEASE!
Printed it off, looks amazing!
This sound soooo heavenly! What an awesome combination!
Anything pumpkin is perfect this time of year. These look really yummy and I must make them soon.
I love how these have a streusel topping!
Love the streusel topping – that makes everything extra delicious :0)
I’m going to my in-laws this weekend and I’d love to make these for them! Unbelievable….:)
mmmm pumpkin muffins. gosh darn it. There are way too many pumpkin recipes to try from this year and the year before and the year before that. It’s not fair I tell you!
These look so delicious!
These look incredible! I will have to try to veganize these.
Happy eating!
These look delicious! I can’t get enough pumpkin this time of year!
This speaks to me. Anything with cream cheese and pumpkin. I like how you styled this too.
thanks for the recipe. This is a must try as I have many pumpkin muffin fans in the house!
Mmm, those look amazing! I am a huge muffin AND pumpkin fan!!!
Looks so yummy… I purchased Pumpkin pie mix instead of 100% pumpkin, would that work or should I go back to the store?
Leanne-
I would not recommend using the pumpkin pie mix for this recipe as it already has spices and sugar mixed in. Sorry, but I definitely think it’s worth another trip to the store. I hope this helps.
-Jamie
Thank you…. have keys in my hand and on my way : )
The best pumpkin muffin I have made by far, love this recipe, they were extra good warm, one of the best thing about this recipe is that all of the ingredience are things that are always in my kitchen. TY