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🎃 Cream Cheese Pumpkin Muffins Recipe 🧁

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These Cream Cheese Pumpkin Muffins are moist, flavorful, and filled with a delicious cream cheese center. With warm spices and pumpkin purée, they make the perfect treat for fall!

📋 Ingredients:

For the Pumpkin Muffins:

  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 🌾
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda 🌾
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 🌾
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt 🧂
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 🌰
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 🌰
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 🌰
  • 1 cup pumpkin purée 🎃
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar 🍬
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed 🍬
  • 2 large eggs 🥚
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil 🛢️
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 🌿

For the Cream Cheese Filling:

  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened 🧀
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar 🍬
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 🌿

📝 Instructions:

1. Preheat the Oven:

  1. Preheat your oven:
  • Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.

2. Make the Cream Cheese Filling:

  1. Mix the cream cheese filling:
  • In a medium bowl, beat the softened cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, and vanilla extract together until smooth. Set aside.

3. Make the Pumpkin Muffin Batter:

  1. Mix dry ingredients:
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
  1. Mix wet ingredients:
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together the pumpkin purée, granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract until well combined.
  1. Combine the wet and dry ingredients:
  • Slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, stirring until just combined. Be careful not to overmix.

4. Assemble the Muffins:

  1. Fill the muffin cups:
  • Spoon about 2 tablespoons of pumpkin batter into each muffin liner. Add about 1 tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture in the center of each. Top with another tablespoon of pumpkin batter to cover the cream cheese.

5. Bake:

  1. Bake the muffins:
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 18-22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the muffin (avoiding the cream cheese) comes out clean.

6. Cool and Serve:

  1. Cool the muffins:
  • Allow the muffins to cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
  1. Serve:
  • Serve warm or at room temperature and enjoy the creamy, pumpkin goodness!

⏱️ Preparation Time: 15 minutes
⏱️ Cooking Time: 18-22 minutes
⏱️ Total Time: 35-40 minutes
🍽️ Servings: 12 muffins
🔥 Calories: Approximately 250-300 kcal per muffin

These Cream Cheese Pumpkin Muffins are the perfect fall treat, combining moist pumpkin flavor with a sweet and tangy cream cheese filling. They’re sure to become a favorite! 🎃🧁🍂