The BEST Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins! Better than the bakery and one of my favorite pumpkin muffins of all time!
Pumpkin baked goods are alive and well in my kitchen! Once school starts I feel like it’s fair game. And honestly, there should be no rules as to when it’s appropriate to make my all time favorite Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies. They deserve to be enjoyed all year round!
Pumpkin baked goods are alive and well in my kitchen! Once school starts I feel like it’s fair game. And honestly, there should be no rules as to when it’s appropriate to make my all time favorite
These are my go-to, favorite pumpkin muffins! They are perfect–soft and tender with the perfect fall spice flavors and a sweet cream cheese filling. They’re amazing and will be made many, many times in our house the next few months!
he BEST Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins! Better than the bakery and one of my favorite pumpkin muffins of all time!
- 4 ounces cream cheese , softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 1 /2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 2/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 Tablespoons packed light brown sugar
- 2 Tablespoons flour
- 2 Tablespoons cold butter , cubed
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
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Prepare the filling by combining the cream cheese and powdered sugar and whip until smooth. Grease a large piece of tinfoil 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.
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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.
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To make the streusel topping, combine all the ingredients in a small bowl. Mix together with a pastry blender or fork until crumbly.
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and lightly grease your muffin pan (or line with paper liners).
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Fill each muffin cup 1/3 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.
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Bake muffins for 18-20 minutes. Remove from muffin pan and allow to cool on a wire rack before serving.
Adapted from Annie Eats
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Linda says
I am so ready for “pumpkin” season. These sound delicious! Thanks for sharing.
Wishes for tasty dishes,
Linda
Meena says
These look delicious.
Clever recipe!
Nancy Noble says
These are by far the BEST muffins I’ve eaten! Thank you for this wonderful recipe! The only problem is trying not to eat them all!
Lauren Allen says
Thanks so much! So happy you liked them!
Laura Marie says
Are these freezer friendly?
Lauren Allen says
Yes, I think they would freeze really well!
Pam Emmons says
With all the rain in Texas today, what better way to spend the day baking. Made these today, looked for a recipe that would not make a lot of muffins with only two people in house now. These turned out great, will be keeping this recipe. Thanks, Pam from central Texas
Lauren Allen says
Thank you so much Pam! Stay safe in TX!
MaryAnn says
This muffin recipe is so delicious. My kids love them.
Lauren Allen says
Thank you so much MaryAnn! Thanks for commenting and following TBFS <3
MaryAnn says
These muffins are to die for yummy. I’ve made them so many times and they never fail to impress. My kids LOVE them!! I make twice as much of the cream cheese filling and crumble so that I can whip up a batch of the muffins in a snap.
Lauren Allen says
Thank you so much MaryAnn! And that’s such a great idea to make extra of the filling and crumble for faster muffins. Thanks for commenting, and thanks for following TBFS.