The weather has turned slightly cooler here on the Eastern side of the country, okay okay, it may have only been cool outside for a couple of days but those day snapped me right in to fall. As soon as I woke up to a rainy cold morning I instantly wanted some sort of pumpkiney baked good and a bowl of chili. Thanks to my often hectic work schedule I wasn’t able to get either of them immediately, but I just turned the AC in the house down a couple notches and pretended the weather still justified my fall food cravings. I have been eying these Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins since last year and was finally able to move them from my “must try” to my “tried & loved” bookmarks. I won’t try and fool you into believing these are any kind of healthy, but man are they yummy!

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

These Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins are amazingly light, moist, and flavorful so I will definitely be keeping this recipe for my go to pumpkin bread/muffin. The original recipe did call for a streusel topping which I skipped (don’t get me wrong I love streusel, but I wasn’t feeling THAT unhealthy), but you may want to check it out if you are interested. Next time I think I will throw some toasted pumpkin seeds on top of them before baking to add a healthy crunch. In my opinion, these are best served slightly warmed and with a cup of hot coffee, which actually sounds pretty great right now. 🙂 Enjoy!

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

Ingredients

Filling:

  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened (I used light)
  • 1 cup confectioners’ sugar

Muffins:

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 Tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups pumpkin puree
  • 1¼ cups vegetable oil (or applesauce, I used half of each)

Instructions

  1. To prepare the filling, combine the cream cheese and confectioners’ sugar in a medium bowl and mix well until blended and smooth. Refrigerate the mixture while you make the muffins to allow it to cool and thicken slightly.
  2. Preheat your oven to 350Ëš F and line or spray your muffin pans. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, pumpkin pie spice, salt and baking soda then whisk to blend. In a large bowl using an electric mixer on medium-low speed combine the eggs, sugar, pumpkin puree and oil until blended. Turn the mixer to low and add in the dry ingredients, mix just until incorporated.
  3. Fill each muffin pan with just enough batter to cover the bottom of each well (about 1-2 tablespoons). Scoop a small amount of the cream cheese mixture into each muffin well, then top each with the remaining batter, covering the cream cheese completely.
  4. Bake for 20-25 minutes (30-35 for large muffins). Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely before serving. It may be tempting to eat them hot from the oven, but the cream cheese will be extremely hot, patience is a virtue.

Slightly adapted from: Annie’s Eats

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