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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Swirl Muffins Recipe

Modified: Sep 9, 2020 by Stefanie Fauquet · This post may contain affiliate links · 5 Comments

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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Swirl Muffins have all of the delicious flavors of fall with a bonus cream cheese swirl! Make a batch or two to enjoy for breakfast or dessert.

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Swirl Muffins

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Swirl Muffins

It's not even officially fall yet, and I have pumpkin on my mind -- I blame all the coffee shops that are already serving pumpkin spice lattes! (And yes, I do have a Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes recipe!)

What I especially love about the fall season is all of the delicious food that comes along with it, including irresistible pumpkin recipes like Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins and Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Another sweet made with pumpkin puree that I enjoy for both breakfast and dessert is Pumpkin Cream Cheese Swirl Muffins. I mean, how can anyone resist a muffin with a cream cheese swirl?

The combination of pumpkin spice and the sweetness of cream cheese icing packed into a muffin is hard to resist. This is a tried and true recipe that I enjoy season after season, and I hope you will, too!

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Swirl Muffins Recipe

Pumpkin Muffin Ingredients

  • 1 15 oz can pure pumpkin puree
  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Cream Cheese Swirl Ingredients

  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Swirl Muffins Ingredients

How to Make Pumpkin Cream Cheese Swirl Muffins

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place liners in a muffin pan and set aside.

2. In a medium bowl, whisk flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt until well-combined. Set aside.

3. In a large bowl, whisk together pumpkin, sugar and brown sugar.

How to make Pumpkin Cream Cheese Swirl Muffins

4. Beat in eggs, vegetable oil and vanilla extract. Slowly whisk in the flour mixture until there are no lumps. Fill muffin tins ¾ full.

5. In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add in sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla extract and beat until well-combined.

6. Top each muffin with 1 tablespoon of cream cheese mixture and use a toothpick to swirl it into the batter.

pumpkin cream cheese swirl muffins

7. Bake muffins for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

cream cheese swirl muffins recipe

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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Swirl Muffins Recipe
Servings: 18
Author: Stefanie Fauquet
Ingredients
  • 1 15 oz can pure pumpkin puree
  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
For Cream Cheese Swirl:
  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place liners in muffin pan and set aside.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt until well-combined. Set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk together pumpkin, sugar and brown sugar.
  4. Beat in eggs, vegetable oil and vanilla extract. Slowly whisk in the flour mixture until there are no lumps. Fill muffin tins ¾ full.
  5. In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add in sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla extract and beat until well-combined.
  6. Top each muffin with 1 tablespoon of cream cheese mixture and use a toothpick to swirl it into the batter.
  7. Bake muffins for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

How to Store Pumpkin Cream Cheese Swirl Muffins

Pumpkin muffins with cream cheese swirl can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Swirl Muffins Recipe

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  • Baked Pumpkin Donuts
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  • Blueberry Bread
  • Mini Apple Dumplings
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  1. Laura Pavlick

    November 10, 2017 at 2:09 pm

    Made these this morning. They turned out awesome! Thanks for posting!

    Reply
    • Stefanie Fauquet

      November 11, 2017 at 10:31 pm

      I'm so glad you enjoyed them!

      Reply
  2. Kathy Boynton

    December 23, 2018 at 5:27 pm

    5 stars
    These pumpkin muffins are by far the absolute best muffin I ever made. And that includes my entire family in agreement. I have made them over and over again and each time someone wants the recipe.
    Do not hesitate to try them because they are well worth it!

    Reply
  3. Lei

    November 18, 2019 at 12:37 am

    5 stars
    Thanks for the recipe! The muffins were delicious so I made another batch! Trying to perfect the swirling, lol! Any tips for swirling the cream cheese?

    Reply
  4. Nancy Turner

    November 24, 2021 at 9:35 am

    I love these! It makes a big batch for my family. Can they be frozen?

    Reply

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