Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
Moist pumpkin muffins with a rich cream cheese swirl and topped with a buttery streusel
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Active Time25 minutes mins
Total Time45 minutes mins
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cream cheese, muffins, pumpkin
Yield: 12 muffins
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
- ⅔ cup brown sugar
- ½ flour
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 4 tbsp butter melted
Get Recipe Ingredients
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.
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.