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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
Delight in these moist and flavorful pumpkin muffins with a creamy cream cheese swirl, perfect for fall or anytime you crave a cozy treat.
Ingredients
Dry ingredients
- 2 cups All-purpose flour
- 2 tsp Baking powder
- 1/2 tsp Baking soda
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp Pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 tsp Ground nutmeg
Wet ingredients
- 15 oz Pumpkin puree (1 can of puree)
- 1/2 cup Unsalted butter (melted and cooled)
- 3/4 cup Brown sugar (packed light or dark)
- 1 large Egg (room temperature)
- 1 tsp Pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup Sour cream (room temperature)
- 1/2 cup Buttermilk (room temperature)
Topping and filling
- 4 oz Cream cheese (room temperature)
- 2 TBSP White granulated sugar
- 1 tsp All-purpose flour
- 1 tsp Milk
- 1 tsp Pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a muffin tin with paper liners.
- Mix dry ingredients in a bowl; in a separate bowl, combine wet ingredients.
- Fold wet into dry until just combined, then fill muffin cups halfway.
- Prepare cream cheese filling and swirl into batter; top with coarse sugar.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool before serving.
Notes
For best results, do not overmix the batter to keep muffins tender.