Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese Muffins

Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese Muffins are the quintessential treat of Fall.  Filled with aromatic autumn spices, stuffed with cream cheese and sprinkled with sugared pepitas, this is sure to be your go to Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese Muffins recipe.

If you love pumpkin spice, try these Pumpkin Spice S’mores Bars!

Here it is!  The first pumpkin recipe of the year on the blog!  Get ready people, Fall is coming and it’s coming fast.  Everywhere I look there is pumpkin, apple and squash everyone and I’m finally coming around to embracing it.  There was a little chill in the air this week and I hit the kitchen running.  A little nip in the air always reminds me of baking so I decided to bake everyone’s favorite, Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese Muffins.

Now I know what you are thinking.  Ugh, not another Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese Muffins recipe.  The internet is flooded with them.  But hear me out. These are really good and I am not just saying that because they are my recipe.  My sister loved them.  And since my husband is out of town and I usually feed his coworkers, I made my sister take them to work with her and she said they enjoyed them as well.  So that’s like 10 people who had these muffins and they were impressed!

When I use to work at the well known coffee shop that started the whole PSL craze, these muffins literally flew out the door.  As well as the delicious pumpkin scone.  That scone is literally the best. At night we would have to take the pastry items out of the freezer to thaw.  Oh wait. Was that a secret I just undisclosed?  Sorry people, there is no baker in the back preparing muffins, scones and breakfast sandwiches for you.  They all come in frozen. But who cares, they taste good.  Am I right?

There is just something to be said about velvety smooth cream cheese, pumpkin and aromatic fall spices that work so well together.  Plus I topped these babies with sugared pepitas, just like the ‘bux does.  Well I don’t know if there’s are sugared, it’s been about 8 years since I had one, but mine are so mine are that much better.  Therefore, skip the coffee shop and make these at home this weekend.

I told you guys last year that I wore my husband out by August with all of the pumpkin recipes swirling in my house. I’m working on a DIY Slow Cooker Pumpkin Puree to share with you guys next week and my husband literally walked into the kitchen and immediately walked out mumbling under his breath about how disgusting pumpkin is  He doesn’t even know what he is missing with these Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins.  But since he is the resident taste taster around here, I did make him try one.  And I quote, “Wow, these are pretty good!”  So, because I love my husband, I’m going to try and take it easy this year on the pumpkin flavored things.

I’m going to embrace more fall flavors such as squash, apples, pears, sweet potatoes and cranberries.  People, there is so much more to Fall than pumpkin.  What are your favorite dishes to cook up in the Fall?  I love soups, stews, casseroles and chili so you’ll definitely be seeing a lot of that around here!  Oh and football food.  Well because Fall just screams Football!

I’ve had one of these Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese Muffins for 3 days straight for breakfast.  Now they are all gone and I’m longing to make another batch.  They are absolutely delicious with a cup of coffee or tea and perfectly hit that sweet yet slightly savory note. I highly suggest you make them this weekend and bring them over to a friend or a neighbor.  They received raved reviews around here and I think it would make for the perfect little treat for someone special.

Doesn’t that pool of cream cheese just make you want to lick the screen?!  Go ahead, I won’t tell anyone! ?

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Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese Muffins

Prep 20 mins

Cook 15 mins

Total 35 mins

Author Strawberry Blondie Kitchen

Yield 14 muffins

Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese Muffins are the quintessential treat of Fall. Filled with aromatic autumn spices, stuffed with cream cheese and sprinkled with sugared pepitas, this is sure to be your go to Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese Muffins recipe.

Ingredients

Sugared Pepitas

• 1 egg white
• 1 teaspoon canola oil
• 1/2 cup pepitas
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon cardamom
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Cream Cheese Filling

• 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Muffin Mix

• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter melted
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/3 cup milk, I used buttermilk but use what you have on hand.
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. Sugared Pepitas
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
3. In a medium bowl, combine egg white and oil. Whisk until frothy.
4. Add in remaining ingredients , to medium bowl, and stir to combine.
5. Spread seeds onto prepared baking sheet and bake for 9 minutes, stirring every 3 minutes to break up the pieces. Set aside and allow to cool.
7. Cream Cheese Filling
8. Combine cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Place in refridgerator to chill while you prepare the muffin mix.
10. Muffin Mix
11. Place muffin liners into a muffin tin.
12. In the bowl of your stand mixer, place brown sugar, white sugar and butter and mix to combine.
13. Add in eggs, one at a time, until incorporated.
14. Add pumpkin and mix until combined. Set aside.
15. In a medium bowl, combine flour through salt. Whisk to combine.
16. Starting with the flour and alternatively between flour mixture and buttermilk, add in 1 cup of dry mix, followed by half the buttermilk. Add in the remaining dry mix, ending with the buttermilk.
17. Fill each liner 2/3 of the way full.
18. Dollop 1/2 tablespoon* cream cheese mixture onto each muffin top and sprinkle with pepitas.
19. Bake for 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
20. Place on a wire baking rack to cool.
21. *Feel free to use up to 1 Tablespoon cream cheese mixture. I did but felt it was a bit much and covered more of the top than I wanted so I adjusted the recipe to read 1/2 tablespoon.

Courses Muffin

Cuisine Breakfast

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 muffin

Amount Per Serving
Calories 301
% Daily Value
Total Fat 12 g		18%
	Saturated Fat 7 g	35%
Cholesterol 55 mg		18%
Sodium 231 mg		10%
	Dietary Fiber 3 g	12%
	Sugars 25 g
Protein 5 g		10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Also, shout out to my dad who helped me create this amazing food board that these Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese Muffins were shot on.  I mean HELLO GORGEOUS! ?  This is now my favorite board and I plan to shoot all my fall recipes on this beauty.  Doesn’t the turquoise wash just compliment the orange so well?!  LOVE IT!  THANKS DAD!

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