Looking for a yummy fall treat? These Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins are just the thing!
I know that a lot of people are ready to move on to peppermint and all things Christmas but in November I’m still going to do all things pumpkin. I just can’t help it.
There’s not much better than streusel topping but add cream cheese into the mix and I’m a goner.
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
Looking for a yummy fall treat? These Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins are just the thing! With a streusel topping and cream cheese? Heaven!
Servings: 24 muffins
Calories: 221kcal
Ingredients
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 3 eggs
- 2 ½ c sugar
- ¼ c pecans roughly chopped
- 3 tbsp butter melted
- 2 ½ tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- 2 ½ c flour
- 1 ¼ c solid packed pumpkin
- ⅓ c oil
- ½ tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375 degrees.
- Lightly coat (2) 12 c standard muffins tins with oil and set aside.
- Mix cream cheese, 1 egg, and 3 tbsp sugar in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Toss 5 tbsp sugar, ½ c flour, pecans, butter and ½ tsp cinnamon together in a medium
- bowl and set aside.
- Combine the remaining sugar, flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon into a
- large bowl.
- Lightly beat the remainder of the eggs, pumpkin, oil and vanilla together.
- Make a well in the middle of the flour mixture, pour the pumpkin mixture into the well and mix
- with a fork until moistened.
- Evenly divide half of the batter among the muffin cups.
- Place 2 tsp of cream cheese filling in the center of each cup and fill with remaining batter.
- Sprinkle some of the pecan mix over the top of each muffin.
- Bake until golden and a tester comes out clean, approx 20-25 mins.
- Cool on wire racks.
- Makes 24 muffins.
Nutrition
Calories: 221kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 113mg | Potassium: 107mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 2185IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 1mg
Food photography and styling courtesy of My Name is Snickerdoodle.
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