Description
Heavenly Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffins with a Creamy Surprise
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 cup Sugar
- 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- 0.5 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
- 0.5 teaspoon Salt
- 0.5 cup Vegetable Oil
- 2 Eggs
- 1 cup Pumpkin Puree
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 8 ounces Cream Cheese
- 0.25 cup Extra Sugar
- 1 large Additional Egg for Filling
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a muffin tin with paper liners.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, and salt.
- In a large mixing bowl, blend together the vegetable oil, eggs, pumpkin puree, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture until just combined.
- In a separate bowl, beat the softened cream cheese with sugar, additional egg, and a splash of vanilla extract until creamy.
- Fill each muffin liner halfway with pumpkin batter, add a spoonful of cream cheese filling, and then top with more pumpkin batter.
- Bake in your preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Allow the muffins to cool in the tin for about 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
- Consider using gluten-free flour for a gluten-free version.
- Brown sugar can be used for a deeper flavor.
- Ensure baking soda is not expired for best results.
- Can substitute ground cinnamon with pumpkin pie spice.
- Melted butter can be used for a richer taste.
- Fresh eggs are always best!
- Well-drained fresh pumpkin puree works beautifully.
- Ensure cream cheese is softened for easy mixing.
- Adjust extra sugar to taste.
- Additional egg for filling can be omitted for a lighter filling.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg