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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Swirl Muffins

by Jamie

If you only make one pumpkin recipe this whole month…make these muffins, my friends. They are absolutely divine, truly. My family and I were dying over them. They are super soft and super moist, are loaded with fragrant fall spices and pack a cream cheese swirl in the center that will make you weak in the knees. Make some this week! Take some to your neighbor, bring them into work, bake some for a friend, or your kids or your mama. There will be smiles all around, of that you can be sure. (Even my teenage daughter who claims she “hates all things pumpkin” fell in love with these. Ha!)…love it when that happens, I surely do.

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Let me show you how to make it happen!

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1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
2. Into your stand mixer or large mixing bowl, place 4 eggs and 2 C sugar. Beat them together for 2 minutes. Add 1 C oil, 1 tsp vanilla and 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin. Mix to combine.
3. In a separate bowl toss together 2 C flour, 2 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp baking soda, 3/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp cloves. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and fold them together until combined. You want to make sure not to over mix.
4. Line your muffin tins with cupcake liners and spray them with cooking spray. Fill the cups just a little bit less than half full of batter.

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5. Grab a small mixing bowl and place 1 (8 ounce) package softened cream cheese, 1 C powdered sugar, 1 egg, 1/2 tsp vanilla and a dash of salt into it. Beat it with hand beaters until nice and smooth. Drop about 2 tsp of the cream cheese filling into each muffin cup.

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6. Add a bit more pumpkin batter…

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Grab a toothpick and swirl the cream cheese a bit.

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Like this!

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7. Pop them in the oven and bake for 15-18 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Make sure when testing with a toothpick that you insert it to the side of the cream cheese filling, so you are testing the pumpkin batter. It’s ok if the cream cheese comes out on the toothpick, but not the batter. Does that even make sense? I sure hope so, friends. 🙂
8. Allow them to rest in the pans for 5 minutes. Due to the cream cheese center, the tops may sink just a bit. Don’t be discouraged. That is normal for these muffins.

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Remove from the pans and enjoy! Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 4 days.

Here’s the handy printable…

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Swirl Muffins

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 18 minutes

Total Time: 38 minutes

Yield: 24-28 muffins

Ingredients

PUMPKIN BATTER:
4 eggs
2 C sugar
1 C oil
1 tsp vanilla
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
2 C flour
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cloves
CREAM CHEESE SWIRL:
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 C powdered sugar
1 egg
dash salt
1/2 tsp vanilla

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
2. Into your stand mixer or large mixing bowl, place 4 eggs and 2 C sugar. Beat them together for 2 minutes. Add 1 C oil, 1 tsp vanilla and 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin. Mix to combine.
3. In a separate bowl toss together 2 C flour, 2 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp baking soda, 3/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp cloves. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and fold them together until combined. You want to make sure not to over mix.
4. Line your muffin tins with cupcake liners and spray them with cooking spray. Fill the cups just a little bit less than half full of batter.
5. Grab a small mixing bowl and place 1 (8 ounce) package softened cream cheese, 1 C powdered sugar, 1 egg, 1/2 tsp vanilla and a dash of salt into it. Beat it with hand beaters until nice and smooth. Drop about 2 tsp of the cream cheese filling into each muffin cup.
6. Add a bit more pumpkin batter. Grab a toothpick and swirl the cream cheese a bit.
7. Pop them in the oven and bake for 15-18 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Make sure when testing with a toothpick that you insert it to the side of the cream cheese filling, so you are testing the pumpkin batter. It's ok if the cream cheese comes out on the toothpick, but not the batter. Does that even make sense? I sure hope so, friends. 🙂
8. Allow them to rest in the pans for 5 minutes. Due to the cream cheese center, the tops may sink just a bit. Don't be discouraged. That is normal for these muffins.
Remove from the pans and enjoy! Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
https://jamiecooksitup.net/2016/11/pumpkin-cream-cheese-swirl-muffins/

Recipe from Jamie Cooks It Up!

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9 comments

Linda November 7, 2016 - 6:40 pm

Can you explain the reason to have cupcake liner and spray the liners? Thank you

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Karen December 13, 2017 - 3:00 pm

I am making these as we speak. Can these be frozen?

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Karen Ashford-Brown January 7, 2018 - 1:39 pm

These are so good. I have made them 3 times. I wrap them in packages of 2 and freeze them and then heat them.

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Jamie January 8, 2018 - 11:43 am

So happy to hear you are enjoying this recipe! Thanks for letting me know.
Best,
~Jamie

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Mike C Smith September 28, 2018 - 1:11 pm

What a wonderful collection of recipes, I’ve got to try them all.
Thank you for sharing
Mike

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MyBalanceNow June 11, 2021 - 11:35 pm

I believe you created good quality items in functions also. Keep working, congrats!

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Janice Jan October 16, 2022 - 4:22 pm

This Looks great

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Dianne. Kirkwood October 6, 2023 - 11:00 am

I seen your recipe on GTU today 10\6\2023.
not sure of spelling of lasagna soup.
missed the ingredients of segment part of the show.

ps. the pumpkin muffins sounds to be a hit. What can be substitute d for the cream cheese, hubby is not of a fan but likes pumpkin ?.

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Jamie October 7, 2023 - 8:06 pm

Hi Dianne,
Welcome to you. Hope you find the recipes to be delicious. Here is a link for the Lasagna Soup. https://jamiecooksitup.net/2012/10/lasagna-soup/
In regards to the Pumpkin Muffins, you could just leave the cream cheese swirl out and they would still be wonderful.
Thanks,
~Jamie

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