Name: Cream Cheese Pumpkin Muffins
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tsp. ground cinnamon; 1 tsp. ground nutmeg; 1 tsp. ground cloves; 1 tbsp. plus 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice; 1 tsp. salt; 1 tsp. baking soda; 4 large eggs; 2 cups sugar; 2 cups pumpkin puree; 1¼ cups vegetable oil; 8 oz. cream cheese (softened); 1 cup powdered sugar

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

These muffins are the perfect addition to your fall. There are so many different things you can make with pumpkin but this is definitely one of my favorites. The feeling of biting into a warm pumpkin muffin and then tasting the sweet flavor of cream cheese inside is a hard one to beat. These muffins are perfect as a dessert option, but I even think that it is good to start your mornings off with this delicious recipe!

Make this muffin recipe your go-to pumpkin recipe. I love pumpkin muffins but I love them even more when they’re filled with a sweet and tangy cream cheese filling. It just takes it to the next level. If you like pumpkin treats, you’ve gotta make these sweet and savory muffins. You are going to love them!

What Do You Need to Make Pumpkin Muffins?

Just like any recipe, it is all in the ingredients. The combination of all the flavors and the spices are what bring this dessert together. Here is a list of all the ingredients that go into making this Fall specialty.

Muffins:

Flour: All purpose flour provides a solid structure for the muffins

Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Cloves: Must have spices with pumpkin

Pumpkin pie spice: Adds just that extra special flavor

Salt: Balances out the sweet

Baking soda: Helps the muffins rise

Eggs: Provides moisture and fluffiness

Sugar: Sweetness

Pumpkin puree: Not to be confused with Pumpkin pie filling

Vegetable oil: Canola, Vegetable or even coconut oil all work

Filling:

Cream cheese: Soften by bringing to room temperature or microwaving for 15 sec.

Powdered sugar: Adds structure and sweetness to the cream cheese filling

How Do You Make Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins?

It is always a major plus when you find a recipe that you like and tastes amazing, and is not overly complicated to make! As fancy as cream cheese filled pumpkin muffins may sound, it really is not that hard to make on your own! These steps will help walk you through the process.

Prepare Muffin Tins: Preheat oven to 350 and spray a muffin tin with cooking spray.

Mix Together: Prepare the filling by combining the cream cheese and powdered sugar in a medium bowl and mixing well until blended and smooth.Transfer filling to a piping bag fitted with a piping tip. (just a regular round piping tip will do fine)

Muffin Batter: 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.

Fill Muffin Tins: Fill muffin tins 2/3 full with muffin batter. Next add the filling. Poke the piping tip into the middle of each muffin batter-filled tin. Squeeze out about 1-2 tablespoons of filling into the batter. (Just guess, it doesn’t need to be exactly 2 tablespoons, just enough to fill the center of the muffin)

Bake: Bake for 20-25 minutes until a toothpick comes out mostly clean. Allow to cool on a wire rack. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

Can You Freeze Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins?

When it comes to freezing pumpkin cream cheese muffins that is definitely an option. There are just a couple of things you have to keep in mind so that you properly freeze them so that they can last as long as possible.

Make sure muffins are cooled completely before wrapping and freezing.

It helps if you write the date somewhere on them so you know exactly when they were first frozen. Muffins can last up to 3 months frozen.

When thawing them out you have a couple of options. You can let them defrost by room temperature or heat them up by microwave/oven.

If using a microwave: Place the unwrapped muffin on a napkin or a microwave-safe paper towel or plate. Microwave on HIGH about 30 seconds for each muffin.

If using an oven: it is recommended that you foil-wrapped muffins and re-heat at 350°F 10 to 15 minutes, depending on the size of the muffins.

How Do You Store Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins?

As far as storing these muffins go, I would recommend that they are refrigerated. Because of the cream cheese inside in order to keep the muffin fresh and have the flavors last your best bet is keeping them in the fridge. Especially because baking at different altitudes, room temperatures are always varying so your safest best is in the fridge! That is if of course you even have any leftovers!

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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins