Best Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins Recipes

CREAM CHEESE FILLED PUMPKIN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
• Stir the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, pumpkin pie spice, cardamom, ginger, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl.
• Beat the brown sugar and the eggs together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons vegetable oil and pumpkin; continue beating until integrated. Pour the flour mixture into the egg mixture and beat until just incorporated.
• Fill the prepared muffin cups about half-full with the batter. Spoon about 1 teaspoon cream cheese into the center of each muffin cup and poke it down into the middle of the batter with a finger. Sprinkle the sunflower seeds over each muffin.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden and the tops spring back when lightly pressed, about 25 minutes. Let cool in pan 5 minutes and remove to a rack to cool completely. Be extra careful; the cream cheese stays hot for a while!

CREAM CHEESE PUMPKIN MUFFINS

Steps:

• For the filling, in a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, egg and sugar until smooth; set aside. In a large bowl, combine the flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt. Beat the eggs, sugar, pumpkin and oil; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened., Divide half of the batter among 24 greased or paper-lined muffin cups. Drop filling by teaspoonfuls over batter. Top with remaining batter. Place a pecan on each muffin if desired., Bake at 350° for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

PUMPKIN CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Grease and flour 18 muffin cups.
• FILLING: Beat cream cheese until soft.
• Add egg, vanilla and brown sugar.
• Beat until smooth.
• Set aside.
• STREUSEL TOPPING: Mix flour, sugar, cinnamon and pecans.
• Add butter and cut it in with a fork until crumbly.
• Set aside.
• MUFFIN BATTER: In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
• Make a well in the center of flour mixture and gradually incorporate eggs, pumpkin, olive oil and vanilla.
• Beat together until smooth.
• Fill cups with pumpkin mixture until they're about 1/2 full.
• Carefully add one tbsp of the cream cheese mixture right in the middle of the batter.
• If you're using paper cups, try to keep cream cheese from touching the paper.
• Sprinkle on the streusel topping.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.

CREAM CHEESE FILLED PUMPKIN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. For filling, beat cream cheese, sugar and syrup until smooth., In a large bowl, whisk together first seven muffin ingredients. In another bowl, whisk together eggs, pumpkin and oil. Add to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened. Fold in cranberries., Fill 12 paper-lined or greased muffin cups one-third full. Drop filling by tablespoonfuls into center of each muffin; cover with remaining batter., Bake until a toothpick inserted in muffin portion comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm. Refrigerate leftovers.

PUMPKIN CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS (LIKE STARBUCKS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mix cream cheese with one egg and 3 tablespoons of sugar. Put the entire mixture on a piece of wax paper or parchment paper and shape it into a long log.
• Put it in the freezer while you mix and fill the pans, up to an hour.
• Unwrap and cut with a sharp knife so each cream cheese disk equals 1-2 teaspoons. If the cream cheese disks are too big around, cut thick slices and then cut them in half. This lets you push it down into the batter easier.
• Mix all ingredients together (except cream cheese and nuts).
• Fill muffin tins (greased or paper cups) half full.
• Put cream cheese disc in the middle, pressing down.
• Sprinkle with 1 tsp chopped nuts.
• Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean from the muffin part (do not touch the cream cheese!).
• Let cool in pans for 5 minutes, then remove to racks to cool completely. Do not touch the cream cheese until it cools.

HEALTHY PUMPKIN BRAN CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F, and grease 12 standard size muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Roll 3-4 ounces cream cheese into little balls (as big as you perfer, and you can roll them in fine sugar if you like, too), and place single layer on wax paper in freezer while preparing rest of recipe.
• Mix cereal and milk in a large bowl and set aside for a few minutes to soften.
• While softening, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in large bowl.
• Whisk pumpkin, egg, pumpkin spice, cinnamon, and vanilla together, then stir in cereal and milk.
• Fold wet mixture into dry and add in the cream cheese balls **dont over mix**.
• Fill up each muffin cup, sprinkling the tops with additional cinnamon+sugar, and walnuts.
• Bake 28-38 minutes and cool on cooling rack. Tastes delish warm, but they also refrigerate and freeze well.
• SUGGESTION: Would taste delish with cream cheese icing on top :).

PUMPKIN CREAM CHEESE SWIRL MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Place paper baking cups into muffin pan. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk flour, pumpkin spice, baking soda and salt until well combined. Set aside.
• In large bowl, whisk together pumpkin, sugar and brown sugar.
• Beat in eggs, vegetable oil and vanilla extract. Slowly whisk in the flour mixture, until there are no lumps. Fill muffin tins 3/4 full.
• In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add in sugar, egg yolk and vanilla extract and beat until well combined.
• Fill prepared muffin cups.
• Top each muffin with about 1 tablespoon of cream cheese mixture and use a toothpick to swirl it into the batter. This will not look smooth, but it will bake up much prettier. (You can see exactly how I did this in the video at the top of the page.).
• Bake muffins for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• I liked these best at room temperature or even slightly chilled.

PUMPKIN CREAM-CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Place a rack in the center of the oven and heat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 12-cup standard muffin tin with paper liners.
• Make the streusel: In a small bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cinnamon and salt. Add the butter, then pinch the butter into the flour mixture with your fingertips until the mixture looks sandy with small crumbs and is evenly moistened.
• Make the muffins: In a large bowl combine the butter and sugar, and whisk to combine. Add the eggs, and mix until emulsified. Add the pumpkin purée, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice and salt. Whisk until combined and smooth.
• Add the flour, baking powder and baking soda, and use a rubber spatula to stir until almost combined - a streak or two of flour is OK. Use your fingers to break up the cream cheese into roughly teaspoon-size bits, and sprinkle them onto the batter.
• Fold in the cream cheese until evenly distributed and no streaks of flour remain. Divide the mixture among the 12 liners; they will be almost full to the top. Divide the streusel over the tops of the muffins, if using.
• Bake the muffins until puffed and golden, and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean,19 to 23 minutes. Store leftover muffins in the refrigerator in an airtight container, and warm slightly before serving.

PUMPKIN MUFFINS WITH STREUSEL & CREAM CHEESE GLAZE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a 12 tin muffin pan with liners.
• 2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, and salt.
• 3. In a large bowl, combine pumpkin, egg, canola oil, applesauce, buttermilk, and vanilla. Mix until smooth.
• 4. Gradually incorporate the dry into the wet ingredients in batches. Be sure NOT to overmix! Overmixing results in dry muffins. You should still have a slightly lumpy batter, as seen in the above photo.
• 5. Fill each muffin liner 3/4 of the way full.
• 6. Now, prepare your streusel. Combine sugars, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a small bowl. Add in melted butter and then add flour in batches - working the mixture with your hands until all is incorporated. The end result should be crumbly.
• 7. Add streusel evenly over unbaked muffins.
• 8. Bake for 23 - 25 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow muffins to cool completely.
• 9. To prepare the glaze: beat softened cream cheese with confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Add milk, one Tbsp at a time, until the right consistency is achieved.
• 10. Using a spoon, drizzle evenly over cooled muffins. Refrigerate to retain freshness if not serving right away.
• 11. Note: If you're concerned about the extra calories in the toppings, you can make the muffins "naked". They are actually quite healthy and clock in at less than 200 calories a serving. But, in my (muffin) opinion: Go Streusel or Go Home!

PUMPKIN CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour 18 muffin cups, or use paper liners.
• To make the filling: In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese until soft. Add egg, vanilla and brown sugar. Beat until smooth, then set aside.
• For the streusel topping: In a medium bowl, mix flour, sugar, cinnamon and pecans. Add butter and cut it in with a fork until crumbly. Set aside.
• For the muffin batter: In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Make a well in the center of flour mixture and add eggs, pumpkin, olive oil and vanilla. Beat together until smooth.
• Place pumpkin mixture in muffin cups about 1/2 full. Then add one tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture right in the middle of the batter. Try to keep cream cheese from touching the paper cup. Sprinkle on the streusel topping.
• Bake at 375 degrees F (195 degrees C) for 20 to 25 minutes.

PUMPKIN CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS WITH STREUSEL TOPPING

Steps:

• To prepare the filling, combine the cream cheese and powdered sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer and whip until smooth. Form into a log on plastic wrap or foil, making sure that the diameter is small enough to fit into the well of a muffin pan. Wrap the log up tightly and freeze until slightly hardened, 1-2 hours. (I only let it sit in the freezer while I made the rest of the recipe. The log was soft when I cut it, but it still worked well. Just a little messy).
• To make the muffins, combine the flour, spices, salt and baking soda in a medium bowl. Mix well and set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the eggs, oil, sugar and pumpkin puree. Mix until well combined. Add in the dry ingredients and mix on low speed until just combined.
• To make the streusel topping, combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Mix together with a pastry blender or two forks until crumbly.
• Preheat the oven to 350°. Line two muffin pans with paper liners. To assemble the muffins, fill each muffin well halfway with batter. Remove the cream cheese log from the freezer and slice into 24 equal slices. Place a slice in each muffin well. Divide the remaining muffin batter evenly among the muffin cups, on top of the cream cheese. Sprinkle the streusel topping over the top of the batter. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Let cool completely before serving.

CREAM CHEESE FILLED PUMPKIN MUFFINS

Steps:

• O.K. lets make a great muffin!
• Preheat oven 375°F.
• In a small bowl add cream cheese, egg and 2 Tablespoon sugar. Beat till smooth, set aside.
• For Muffins:.
• Mix the sugar, flour, baking powder, soda. cinnamon, salt. Add the pumpkin and the eggs, oil and vanilla. Beat till smooth.
• With paper muffin cups, fill 1/2 to 2/3 way full with the batter. Now take the cream cheese filling and with a large teaspoon full carefully place on top of the batter, be careful not to let cream cheese filling touch the sides of the Paper cups.
• Divide up the cream cheese filling into all the cups you have filled with the pumpkin batter. It will vary for everyone. I get 10 muffins, some get 8.
• Now top with the topping.
• Combine the 4 tablespoons of flour, sugar, cinnamon, and 2 tablespoon Butter. Cut in the butter mix till all is evenly mixed. Sprinkle the topping on the top of the batter.
• Bake about 20 - 25 minutes or till done.

PUMPKIN MAPLE CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• For cream cheese filling combine cream cheese, brown sugar and maple flavoring in a small bowl until blended. Set aside.
• For muffins combine flour, brown sugar, walnuts, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
• Combine eggs, pumpkin, evaporated milk, oil and maple flavoring; mix well.
• Add pumpkin mixture to flour mixture, mixing until just blended.
• Spoon into 12 greased muffin cups. Dollop 1 heaping teaspoon of cream cheese filling into center of each cup, pressing into batter slightly.
• Bake in preheated 400 oven for 20-25 minutes or until done.

CINNAMON CREAM CHEESE FILLED PUMPKIN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray muffin pan with baking spray. Set aside. First, make the cream cheese filling by beating together the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and cinnamon until well mixed. Spoon into baggie or piping bag. Set aside. In large bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, baking soda, and salt. Mix well and set aside. In separate bowl, stir together pumpkin, eggs, sugar, oil, and vanilla. Add to flour mixture and mix until just combined. Fill each muffin tin halfway full, then pipe 1 tbsp of filling on top, then fill rest of the way with muffin batter. Bake in preheated oven for 22-25 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean. Enjoy!

PUMPKIN MAPLE CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• for cream cheese filling combine cream cheese, brown sugar and maple flavoring
• for muffins combine flour, brown sugar, walnuts, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. combine eggs, pumpkin, evaporated milk, oil and maple flavoring mix well. add pumpkin mixture to flour mixture, mixing until just blended.
• spoon into 12 greased muffin cups. cups will be very full. dollop 1 heaping tsp of cream cheese filling into centre of each cup, pressing into batter slightly.
• sprinkle nut topping over muffins
• bake in preheated 400 degree oven for 20 to 25 min. cool in pan for 5 min remove to wire rack to cool completely.

PUMPKIN MUFFINS WITH CREAM CHEESE CENTER

Steps:

• Take the cream cheese and roll into a log. Then wrap in the foil it came in and freeze while you assemble the rest of the ingredients for the muffins.
• Combine eggs, oil, sugar and pumpkin and beat well.
• Add dry ingredients(except cream cheese and pecans) to the above mixture and mix well. Pour into greased or paper lined cupcake pan to fill about 1/2 way full.
• Take the cream cheese out of the freezer and slice into 12 equal portions. Place a slice into each cupcake and press down under the batter. Sprinkle each cupcake with chopped pecans (if using).
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 20-25 minutes. Allow to completely cool before freezing.

PUMPKIN CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS W/PECAN STREUSEL

Steps:

• Make Filling a few hours before you begin your muffins. For Filling: In a medium bowl, blend cinnamon and sugar. Add softened cream cheese, mix until smooth. Add Vanilla, stir until combined. Form the mixture into a 14 inch log on a piece of plastic wrap, wrap it, and FREEZE it for at least 2 hours. While it was in the freezer, I formed mine into more of square shaped log when it became more shapeable. (My first try I tried wrapping it in wax paper....I don't recommend this at all. The filling stuck to the paper even after it was frozen. ) When frozen, Slice into 14-1 inch squares
• Before making the Pecan Streusel, combine the vanilla and the cinnamon with a fork in a small (very small) to make a paste; I did mine as I made the filling. Set it aside to air dry (Just trust me on this, it gives the cinnamon a unique warm flavor unlike mixing them separately to the recipe). Blend together all the dry ingredients (including the vanilla infused cinnamon), mix in butter until well combined. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, Line jumbo muffin tin (s) with paper liners; set aside.
• For Muffins: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, pumpkin pie spice, salt and baking soda. In a large bowl combine eggs, sugar, pumpkin puree, oil, and vanilla. Mix until well blended on medium-low speed. With the mixer on LOW speed, gradually add the dry ingredients until just combined.
• To assemble muffins: Fill each muffin well with 2 T of batter (or just enough to cover the bottom). Place a slice of filling into each of the cups. Divide the remaining batter among the muffin cups to completely cover the filling slices. Spoon streusel topping over each of the cups. (Be fairly generous as it will form a nice crispy muffin top). Gently press the streusel down into the wet muffin mixture so it adheres to the muffin. Bake for 30-35 minutes. (Now your home will smell amazing) Remove from oven, let cool in pan for 5 minutes before placing them onto wire racks to cool completely.
• *Warning, don't dig in too quickly , the cream cheese filling can/will burn you!* I was VERY skeptical of the filling process as I thought it would totally melt into the muffin and make it mush. I was pleasantly surprised when I bit into my muffin and had all the filling still in its place and nicely incorporated into the muffin.

NO SUGAR ADDED PUMPKIN CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine flour, spices, soda, powder, and salt.
• In a separate bowl bland pumpkin, eggs, and juice concentrate completely.
• Add dry ingredients to wet until they are just moistened. Do not over mix.
• In a blender or food processor, blend filling ingredients together thoroughly. This is easier if they are allowed to come to room temperature first.
• Fill 1/3 of muffin cups or tins with muffin batter. Spoon a layer of filling on top. Finish with another layer of muffin batter so that cups are just about full. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.
• Alternative Preparation: Get a complete fat free muffin by skipping the filling and adding ½ cup of raisins to the mix for a chewy, slightly sweeter muffin.

PUMPKIN STREUSEL MUFFINS WITH CREAM CHEESE FILLING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg. In another bowl, whisk the egg, milk, pumpkin and oil. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups one-fourth full. Place one cream cheese cube in the center of each muffin cup; top with remaining batter. , In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add nuts. Sprinkle over batter. , Bake at 400° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

PUMPKIN CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Yield: 24 muffins Directions: To prepare the filling, combine the cream cheese and confectioners' sugar in a medium bowl and mix well until blended and smooth. Transfer the mixture to a piece of plastic wrap and shape into a log about 1½-inches in diameter. Smooth the plastic wrap tightly around the log, and reinforce with a piece of foil. Transfer to the freezer and chill until at least slightly firm, at least 2 hours. To make the muffins, preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Line muffin pans with paper liners. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, pumpkin pie spice, salt and baking soda; whisk to blend. In the bowl of an electric mixer combine the eggs, sugar, pumpkin puree and oil. Mix on medium-low speed until blended. With the mixer on low speed, add in the dry ingredients, mixing just until incorporated. To make the topping, combine the sugar, flour and cinnamon in a small bowl; whisk to blend. Add in the butter pieces and cut into the dry ingredients with a pastry blender or two forks until the mixture is coarse and crumbly. Transfer to the refrigerator until ready to use. To assemble the muffins, fill each muffin well with a small amount of batter, just enough to cover the bottom of the liner (1-2 tablespoons). Slice the log of cream cheese filling into 24 equal pieces. Place a slice of the cream cheese mixture into each muffin well. Divide the remaining batter among the muffin cups, placing on top of the cream cheese to cover completely. Sprinkle a small amount of the topping mixture over each of the muffin wells. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely before serving. (It may be hard to resist immediate consumption, but the cream cheese filling gets very hot!) Printed from Annie's Eats