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Course Breakfast
Keyword cream cheese, Pumpkin Muffins, Pumpkin Spice
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 2 15 oz cans pumpkin puree*
  • 1/2 cup butter melted
  • 2 eggs slightly beaten
  • 2 tsp vanilla or vanilla bean paste
  • FILLING
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla or vanilla bean paste
  • CRUMBLE TOPPING
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 6 tbsp butter melted

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two regular muffin pans with paper linings.

    Mix dry ingredients flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt and pumpkin pie spice together in large bowl.

  2. In a separate bowl, mix together pumpkin puree*, 1/2 cup melted butter, eggs, and vanilla.

    *Pumpkin puree is not to be confused with pumpkin pie filling.

  3. Then add the wet mixture to the dry mixture till smooth sticky batter is formed. Fill muffin tin using a large scoop. Set aside.

  4. Using a mixer, combine softened cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and egg in a mixing bowl. Mix until smooth. Add mixture to a pastry bag and snip tip of bag off. Insert filled pastry tip into each muffin squeezing out about a tablespoon. Once you have filled all the muffins, continue to use up any filling by adding more to each muffin.

  5. Make crumble topping by combining dry ingredients flour, brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice. Add 6 tablespoons melted butter and use a pastry blender or fork until mixture becomes a crumble consistency. Sprinkle crumble on top of each muffin.

  6. Bake for 15-18 minutes.