Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

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

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.

• 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 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.
• Bake muffins for 18-20 minutes. Remove from muffin pan and allow to cool on a wire rack before serving.

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.

Consider trying some of my other popular pumpkin recipes:

• Pumpkin Bread
• Classic pumpkin roll
• Pumpkin Cookies with Caramel Frosting
• Skinny Pumpkin Muffins

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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

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

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Course: Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 1 hour

Cook Time: 18 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 18 minutes

Servings: 12

Calories: 304kcal

Author: Lauren Allen

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Ingredients

For the filling:

• ▢ 4 ounces cream cheese , softened
• ▢ 1/2 cup powdered sugar

For the muffins:

• ▢ 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• ▢ 1 1 /2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon salt
• ▢ 2 large eggs
• ▢ 2/3 cup oil (vegetable or canola oil)
• ▢ 1 cup granulated sugar
• ▢ 1 cup canned pumpkin

For the streusel topping:

• ▢ 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar
• ▢ 2 Tablespoons light brown sugar , packed
• ▢ 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
• ▢ 2 Tablespoons butter , cold and cubed
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

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 1/3 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: 304kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 172mg | Potassium: 68mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 3275IU | Vitamin C: 0.8mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1.3mg

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