The BEST Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins! Better than the bakery and one of my favorite pumpkin muffins of all time!

A pumpkin muffin that has had a bite taken out of it, revealing a cream cheese filling.

These Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins are so delicious they deserve to be enjoyed all year round!  They are perfect–soft and tender with the perfect fall spice flavors and a sweet cream cheese filling. I know you’ll LOVE them!

How to make Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins:

  • Prepare the filling by combining the cream cheese and powdered sugar and whip until smooth. Grease a large piece of parchment paper, plastic wrap or aluminum foil and scoop the mixture onto it. Grease your hands with non-stick cooking spray and gently form a log, making sure that the diameter is small enough to fit into the well of a muffin pan. Wrap the log up tightly and freeze for 1-2 hours.

Cream cheese filling on parchment paper, then rolled into a log.

  • For the muffins, combine the flour, spices, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Stir and set aside. In a separate large bowl combine the eggs, oil, sugar and pumpkin puree. Mix until well combined. Add in the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
  • To make the streusel topping, combine all the ingredients in a small bowl. Mix together with a pastry blender or fork until crumbly.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and lightly grease your muffin pan (or line with paper liners).
  • Fill each muffin cup ⅓ full with batter. Remove the cream cheese log from the freezer and slice into 12 equal slices. Place a slice on top of the batter in each muffin well and gently press down (don’t press it all the way down to the bottom of the pan– just a little bit into the batter). Spoon the remaining batter evenly on top of each of the cream cheese muffin tops. Sprinkle the streusel topping on top.
  • Bake muffins for 18-20 minutes. Remove from muffin pan and allow to cool on a wire rack before serving.

Four process photos for making Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins.

Storing and Freezing Instructions:

Store pumpkin cream cheese muffins in the refrigerator in an air-tight container for 3-5 days.

To freeze:

Once cooled, place muffins in a freezer safe bag or container and freeze for up to 3 months.

Baked Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins on parchment paper.

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Recipe

The BEST Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins! Better than the bakery and one of my favorite pumpkin muffins of all time! | Tastes Better From Scratch
Prep 1 hour
Cook 18 minutes
Total 1 hour 18 minutes
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Ingredients
  

For the filling:

For the muffins:

For the streusel topping:

Instructions
 

  • Prepare the filling by combining the cream cheese and powdered sugar and whip until smooth. Grease a large piece of plastic wrap, parchment paper or aluminum foil and scoop the mixture onto it. Grease your hands with non-stick cooking spray and gently form a log, making sure that the diameter is small enough to fit into the well of a muffin pan. Wrap the log up in the tinfoil and freeze for 1-2 hours. 
  • For the muffins, combine the flour, spices,baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Stir and set aside. In a separate large bowl combine the eggs, oil, sugar and pumpkin puree. Mix until well combined. Add in the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
  • To make the streusel topping, combine all the ingredients in a small bowl. Mix together with a pastry blender or fork until crumbly.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and lightly grease a standard muffin pan, or line with paper liners.
  • Fill each muffin cup ⅓ full with batter. Remove the cream cheese log from the freezer and slice into 12 equal slices. Place a slice in the center of the batter in each muffin cup. Spoon the remaining batter evenly on top of each muffin cup. Sprinkle the streusel topping on top.
  • Bake muffins for 18-20 minutes. Remove from muffin pan and allow to cool on a wire rack before serving.

Notes

Store pumpkin cream cheese muffins in the refrigerator in an air-tight container for 3-5 days.
To freeze:
Once cooled, place muffins in a freezer safe bag or container and freeze for up to 3 months. 
Recipe adapted from Annie Eats

Nutrition

Calories: 304kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 3gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 172mgPotassium: 68mgFiber: 1gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 3275IUVitamin C: 0.8mgCalcium: 13mgIron: 1.3mg

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I originally shared this recipe August 2016. Updated October 2020.

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  1. 5 stars
    Love these muffins with the surprise cream cheese filling. After experimenting, I like to change it up sometimes and swap out the crumble topping for a sprinkle of pepitas instead. Works great either way!

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