Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins - Starbuck's Copycat

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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins - Starbuck's Copycat

These Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins are a delicious twist on the classic fall treat, featuring a rich, spiced pumpkin batter paired with a creamy center of sweetened cream cheese. With warm spices like cinnamon and nutmeg in the muffin base, they offer all the autumn flavors in every bite. The easy-to-make cream cheese filling adds a delightful contrast, making these muffins perfect for breakfast or a cozy afternoon snack!

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 18

Total Time 23

Servings - 15 muffins

Calories 198kcal

Author Laura

Equipment

Ingredients

MUFFIN

1 ½ cups flour
¾ cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 ½ cups pumpkin puree
¼ cup butter melted/cooled
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg

CREAM CHEESE FILLING

4 oz cream cheese softened
½ tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp flour
2 Tbsp sugar
1 tsp milk

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a muffin tray with liners.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin spice.
In a separate bowl, whisk the pumpkin, melted butter, vanilla extract, and egg together.
Then add the wet mixture in with the dry mixture and stir until just combined.
Fill muffin liners with batter about 3/4 full.
For the filling: Place all ingredients into a bowl and beat until smooth.
Using a piping bag or Ziploc bag with corner tip cut off, add a dollop of cream cheese mixture to the muffin cups. *It will sink slightly into batter.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 18-20 minutes.
Remove from oven and allow to cool 2-3 minutes before removing from tray. Makes 15-15 muffins.

Notes

*If you don’t have Pumpkin Pie Spice this is the substitute for 1 Tablespoon of Pumpkin Pie Spice: 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp nutmeg, 1/2 tsp ginger, 1/4 tsp allspice.

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