Description
Delightful muffins filled with spiced pumpkin and a rich cream cheese center.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
- 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C) and line a 12-cup muffin tin.
- Whisk pumpkin puree, oil, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until smooth.
- Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices together.
- Mix cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, and milk until smooth for filling.
- Fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients gently.
- Spoon batter into cups, add cream cheese filling, and cover with more batter.
- Bake for 18-22 minutes until a toothpick in the cake part comes out clean.
- Cool in pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snack
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
Keywords: Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 days or refrigerate for up to 5 days. Freeze for up to 3 months.