Cream Cheese Swirl Pumpkin Muffins
Cozy autumn muffins with a delightful cream cheese swirl, perfect for enjoying with your favorite warm beverage.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 22 minutes
- Total Time: 37 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg (for cream cheese mixture)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a muffin tin with paper liners or grease lightly.
- Mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and pumpkin pie spice in a medium bowl.
- Whisk together the eggs, pumpkin puree, brown sugar, vegetable oil, milk, and vanilla extract in another large bowl until smooth.
- Combine the dry ingredients into the wet mixture, stirring gently until just combined.
- Prepare the cream cheese mixture by blending the cream cheese, sugar, and egg until smooth.
- Fill each muffin cup with a heaping tablespoon of the muffin batter.
- Add a generous dollop of the cream cheese mixture on top of the batter in each muffin cup.
- Top with more muffin batter to cover the cream cheese swirl.
- Bake for about 18 to 22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool in the tin for about 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack.
Notes
These muffins freeze beautifully. Store in an airtight container for up to three months. Try adding chocolate chips or nuts for variations.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 215
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 350mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 29g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
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