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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

Moist pumpkin muffins with a rich cream cheese swirl and topped with a buttery streusel
Prep Time20 minutes
Active Time25 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cream cheese, muffins, pumpkin
Yield: 12 muffins

Materials

Muffins

  • ½ cup butter melted
  • 1 tbsp sour cream
  • 1 can pumpkin puree
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups 225g flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 tsp cinnamon sugar

Cream Cheese Swirl

  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • 1 egg yolk
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract

Streusel

  • cup brown sugar
  • ½ flour
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 4 tbsp butter melted

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 F. Prepare a muffin tin with liners in each cup.

Streusel:

  • In a medium microwave-safe bowl, melt 4 tablespoons of butter. Using a fork, mash together the melted butter, ⅔ cup brown sugar, ½ cup flour, and 1 tsp cinnamon until combined and crumbly. Set aside.

Cream Cheese Swirl:

  • In a medium mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and egg yolk together until smooth. Add in the powdered sugar and vanilla extract, mix until combined. Set aside.

Muffins:

  • In a medium microwave-safe mixing bowl, melt the ½ cup of butter. Pour the granulated sugar and brown sugar into the bowl with the melted butter and combine.
  • Stir in the 2 eggs, vanilla extract, and sour cream.
  • Add the 1 ½ cups of flour, baking soda, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, and cinnamon sugar. Mix all until just combined. Stir in 2 tablespoons of milk.
  • Fill each muffin liner ⅔ of the way with the muffin batter. Add a tablespoon dollop or so of the cream cheese mixture. Using a toothpick, swirl the cream cheese mixture until it’s marbled throughout. Make sure to not over-mix.
  • Top with a teaspoon or so of streusel… or more if you would like! Then bake on 350 F for 25 minutes or until they’re not jiggly in the center and golden brown on top.