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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins: Irresistibly Delicious!

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins – Moist, Spiced & Irresistibly Swirled!
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Deliciously moist pumpkin muffins filled with creamy cheese and topped with a crunchy streusel.

Ingredients

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  • 12 ounces full-fat block cream cheese, softened at room temperature
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2/3 cup raw pecan halves
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 6 tablespoons cold butter, cubed (salted or unsalted)
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 15 oz. can Libby’s pure pumpkin puree (heaping 1 ¾ cup)
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 1/2 cups (324 grams) all-purpose flour
  • 1½ teaspoons baking soda
  • 1½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 3/4 tsp EACH salt, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • Coarse raw turbinado cane sugar (optional)
  • Ground cinnamon (optional)

Instructions

  1. For the Cream Cheese Filling, add the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla to a medium bowl and whisk until smooth. Freeze while you prep the rest of the recipe.
  2. For the Streusel Crumb Topping, pulse the pecans in a food processor, then add flour, sugars, and cinnamon, pulsing to combine. Add cold butter and pulse until resembling small pebbles. Set aside in the freezer.
  3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line muffin tins with 22 liners and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
  4. In a large bowl, gently whisk the eggs and mix in the sugar, pumpkin, and oil.
  5. In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and spices.
  6. Combine the wet and dry mixtures carefully, making sure not to overmix.
  7. Spoon 1 ½ tablespoons of pumpkin batter into each liner. Top with 1 rounded tablespoon of cream cheese filling, then cover with remaining batter.
  8. Distribute the Crumb Topping evenly over the muffin cups and pat gently into the batter.
  9. Bake for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  10. Cool muffins for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack. Sprinkle with ground cinnamon and raw cane sugar if desired.
  11. Serve slightly warm or at room temperature.

Notes

  • For best results, use room temperature ingredients.
  • Do not overmix the batter to ensure fluffy muffins.
  • Baking time may vary based on the chill of the cream cheese filling.

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