09/10/2026
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
Ingredients
For the pumpkin muffins
• 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin purée
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/3 cup milk
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
For the cream cheese filling
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
How to make it
1. Preheat your oven to 350°F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with muffin liners.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the pumpkin purée, oil, milk, eggs, vanilla, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until smooth.
3. Add the pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Stir gently just until combined. Do not overmix.
4. In a separate bowl, beat the softened cream cheese, sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla until smooth and creamy.
5. Fill each muffin liner about two-thirds full with the pumpkin muffin batter.
6. Add a generous spoonful of the cream cheese filling to the center of each muffin. For a pretty swirled look, gently swirl the filling into the batter with a toothpick.
7. Bake for 20–25 minutes, or until the pumpkin muffins are set and a toothpick inserted into the muffin portion comes out mostly clean.
8. Let the pumpkin cream cheese muffins cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.