Description
Delicious and moist Pumpkin Muffins with a surprise cream cheese filling are the perfect treat for fall mornings or anytime you’re craving a cozy, spiced baked good.
Ingredients
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Muffins:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 15 oz. can pumpkin purée
- 1/2 cup cooking oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Cream Cheese Filling (optional):
- 4 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
- 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
- Mix dry ingredients: In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin pie spice.
- Mix wet ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, granulated sugar, brown sugar, pumpkin purée, oil, and vanilla extract.
- Combine: Pour dry ingredients into wet ingredients and stir just until combined.
- Prepare cream cheese filling: In a small bowl, mix cream cheese and sugar.
- Fill muffin tin: Grease or line muffin tin, fill each well 1/3 full, add cream cheese dollop, then cover with remaining batter.
- Bake: Bake for about 24 minutes until puffed and cracked on top.
- Cool: Let muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
