If you love pumpkin, you’ll love this recipe
I need to start out by saying that, it is not Fall in South Africa. However, every year I find myself drifting towards pumpkin spice and cozy desserts. This year I decided that I will add my two cents and create a few Fall recipes but also stay true to my own baking. I don’t understand the chokehold that Fall recipes have on me and the rest of the world but it is very prevalent. A lot of my South Africa followers don’t understand when I go along with the trend but at the end of the day it also helps me to organise my content. Today we are going to make the best pumpkin cream cheese muffins ever.
These muffins are incredibly soft, moist and extremely flavourful! Pumpkin is a very juicy vegetable and this really adds to the moisture in the muffin. I find that so many muffins are dry and essentially taste very average. They also look really stunning, the cream cheese centre is just so eye catching and is different to other bakes. I hope you enjoy this recipe and let me know if there is anything for Fall that you’d like to see.
Buon Apetito,
Zorah
How to add the cream cheese center to make the best pumpkin and cream cheese muffins?
To make the best pumpkin and cream cheese muffins the cream cheese cannot be omitted. This is definitely the part of the muffin that really makes it pop. Adding the cream cheese also allows for the muffins to be even more moist. I like to place my cream cheese mixture in a piping bag. I find that this gives me more control when filling the pumpkin batter. If you do not have a piping bag I have a quick solution for you. Simple cut a small hole in a Ziploc bag at one of the bottom corners. Add the cream cheese mixture and use that as a make shift piping bag
How long can you keep these muffins for?
I would say that once they are baked and cooled completely they should be kept in the fridge. Keep them in an airtight container as the cream cheese can go off if they are at room temperature for too long. They should keep for up to one week. Before eating the, reheat int he microwave for a few seconds so the cream cheese can soften.
Make The Best Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
Course: DessertCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy9-11
servings15
minutes18
minutes33
minutesThese pumpkin cream cheese muffins are absolutely delicious! They are really moist and full of the amazing Fall flavours we like. I added in a blend of spices that will give you the perfect pumpkin spice taste.
Ingredients
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon powder
1/2 tsp. nutmeg powder
1/2 tsp. mixed spice powder
1/3 tsp. cardamom powder
1 1/4 cup pumpkin puree
1 egg
1/4 cup melted butter
1 tsp. vanilla extract
- Cream Cheese Filling
230g medium fat cream cheese, room temperature
2 tbsp. granulated sugar
1 tsp. all purpose flour
2 tbsp. milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
Directions
- Preheat your oven to 177C and line a muffin tray with 9-11 muffin liners.
- Lightly spray them with a non-stick spray.
- Add the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and all the spices and whisk to combine. Then set aside for now.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the pumpkin puree, egg, cooled melted butter and vanilla and whisk to combine. Do not over mix the batter.
- Cream Cheese Method
- In a stand mixer with a creaming tool attachment or by hand, mix the cream cheese and sugar until smooth and soft.
- Then add in the rest of the ingredients and make sure everything is combined.
- Fill the muffin liners 3/4 of the way full, then pipe into the batter, press so the cream cheese comes out and as you’re doing so lift it upwards toward the surface and create a swirl.
- So the piping method works from the bottom upwards.
- You can add as much as you like.
- Bake in the oven for 18-22 minutes. Once the edges of the cream cheese start to turn golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean, you can take it out fo the oven.
- Allow to cool slightly and enjoy!
These look amazing! Do you make the pumpkin puree yourself, and if so how?
Hi,
Yes, I do.
I will write up a post about it in more detail.
Thank you!