Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

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These pumpkin muffins have a sweet cream cheese filling and are topped with a buttery streusel. They're so delicious you'll be glad you made them.

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a row of four streusel-topped muffins on a white ceramic tray
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Prep Time:
20 mins
Cook Time:
20 mins
Total Time:
40 mins
Servings:
18
Yield:
18 muffins
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Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 18 servings

Filling:

  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese

  • 1 large egg

  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Streusel:

  • 5 tablespoons white sugar

  • 4 ½ tablespoons all-purpose flour

  • 3 tablespoons chopped pecans

  • ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon

  • 3 tablespoons cold butter, cubed

Muffins:

  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

  • 2 cups white sugar

  • 2 teaspoons baking powder

  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

  • ½ teaspoon salt

  • 1 ⅓ cups canned pumpkin

  • 2 large eggs

  • cup olive oil

  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Gather all ingredients.

    all ingredients gathered to make pumpkin cream cheese muffins

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  2. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour 18 muffin cups or use paper liners.

    muffin tin greased and floured

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  3. To make the filling: Beat cream cheese in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until soft.

    cream cheese beaten in a medium bowl until soft

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  4. Add egg, brown sugar, and vanilla; beat until smooth. Set aside.

    egg, brown sugar and vanilla added to bowl, mixing until smooth

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  5. To make the streusel: Mix together sugar, flour, pecans, and cinnamon until combined. Cut in butter with a fork until crumbly. Set aside.

    streusel toppings combined in a medium bowl until crumbly
  6. To make the muffins: Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl; form a well in the center.

    dry ingredients for muffins sifted together and a well formed in the center

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  7. Add pumpkin, eggs, olive oil, and vanilla to the well; beat until smooth.

    wet ingredients added to dry and mixed until smooth

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  8. Pour batter into the prepared muffin cups, about 1/2 full.

    batter poured into muffin cups, until half full

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  9. Drop 1 tablespoon filling over batter in each muffin cup. Press down gently; do not let filling touch the bottom of the muffin cup.

    one tablespoon of filling dropped over batter in each muffin cup

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  10. Sprinkle with streusel.

    streusel sprinkled over top each muffin cup

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  11. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.

    muffins baked until a toothpick comes out clean

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)

302 Calories
12g Fat
45g Carbs
4g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 18
Calories 302
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 12g 15%
Saturated Fat 5g 23%
Cholesterol 49mg 16%
Sodium 182mg 8%
Total Carbohydrate 45g 16%
Dietary Fiber 1g 5%
Total Sugars 29g
Protein 4g 8%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 62mg 5%
Iron 1mg 8%
Potassium 97mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.