Description
Moist and spiced pumpkin muffins featuring a hidden, creamy center of sweetened cream cheese. A perfect blend of autumn flavors and bakery-style texture.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 8 oz softened cream cheese
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar (for filling)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (for filling)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and line a muffin tin with liners.
- Beat softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth; set aside.
- Whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a medium bowl.
- In a large bowl, beat pumpkin puree, brown sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla until glossy.
- Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet batter until just combined.
- Fill muffin cups halfway with batter, add a dollop of cream cheese mixture, and top with remaining batter.
- Bake for 22-25 minutes until a toothpick in the cake portion comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American