Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
Soft, spiced pumpkin cream cheese muffins with a rich, tangy center are easy to make, perfectly moist, and filled with all the cozy flavors of fall.
Servings: 18 muffins
Calories: 247kcal
Equipment
- Hand mixer
- Muffin pan
- Cupcake liners optional
- Mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups pumpkin puree
- ½ cup light brown sugar packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs at room temperature
- ½ cup coconut oil
- ½ cup maple syrup or honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup milk
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
Cream cheese filling:
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and line a 12-count muffin and 6-count muffin tin with paper liners.
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, pumpkin spice, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- With a stand mixer, mix together the coconut oil and sugars until creamy, about 1-2 minutes. Add egg one at a time until well combined and then the pumpkin purée, maple sugar, vanilla extract and milk. Scrape down sides if needed.
- Slowly add dry ingredients to the wet pumpkin mixture just until combined. Do not over mix.
- Scoop about 2 tablespoons of batter into each prepared muffin liner.
- For the cream cheese filling: With a hand mixer, mix the cream cheese with the sugar and vanilla extract until creamy.
- Spoon or use a pastry bag to fill each crater with a heavy amount of the cream cheese mixture. Cover with more of the pumpkin batter about ¾ of the way. You want some of the cheesecake to be poking through at the top.
- Bake in the oven at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Nutrition
Calories: 247kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 186mg | Potassium: 117mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 3381IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 1mg