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golden pumpkin muffins with one split open to reveal a creamy cream cheese center, in a wide horizontal shot on a wire rack over a wooden table with cinnamon sticks and a small pumpkin, warm natural light, shallow depth of field, landscape orientation

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

These muffins are tender with spices that give a delightful kick, and they are stuffed with a surprise sweet cream cheese filling.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Total Time 42 minutes
Servings: 12 muffins
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1.75 cups flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 6 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar

Method
 

  1. Whisk the flour, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and baking soda together in a bowl.
  2. In another bowl, whisk the pumpkin puree, eggs, and oil, then stir into the dry ingredients just until combined.
  3. Beat the cream cheese with the powdered sugar until smooth.
  4. Spoon batter into lined muffin cups, add a spoonful of the cream cheese filling, then top with more batter.
  5. Bake at 350F until a toothpick in the cake portion comes out clean, about 22 minutes, then cool.

Notes

Tuck the cream cheese fully under the batter so it stays gooey inside.