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stacked pumpkin muffins with cream cheese center visible in sliced top muffin

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins (gluten-free, whole grain, all-purpose options)

Author Erin Dooner
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 20 muffins
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 23 minutes
Total Time 48 minutes
These pumpkin cream cheese muffins have a generous amount of filling and a streusel topping! Can be made with gluten-free, whole wheat or all-purpose flours.

Ingredients

For the cream cheese filling:

  • 12 ounces (340 grams) cream cheese
  • 6 tablespoons raw sugar or granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • pinch salt

For the streusel:

  • 1/4 cup (50 grams) brown sugar or raw sugar
  • 1/4 cup (50 grams) granulated sugar or raw sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup (31-34 grams) flour see notes
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons (42 grams) unsalted butter

For the batter:

  • 2 cups (250-268 grams) flour see notes
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 large eggs 50 grams each, out of shell, room temperature
  • 1 cup (200 grams) brown sugar or raw sugar
  • 1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated sugar or raw sugar
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) maple syrup
  • 3/4 cup (177 ml) olive oil (or another neutral-tasting oil that's liquid at room temp)
  • 15 ounce (425 gram) pumpkin puree canned

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 325°F (163°C). Line two cupcake pans with 20 paper liners.
  • Prepare the filling. In a medium bowl using an electric hand mixer, beat all filling ingredients at medium speed until light and fluffy. Set aside.
    12 ounces (340 grams) cream cheese, 6 tablespoons raw sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, pinch salt
  • Prepare the streusel. In a small mixing bowl, stir together the sugars, cinnamon, flour and salt until combined. Use your fingers to add in the butter until well combined. Set aside.
    1/4 cup (50 grams) brown sugar, 1/4 cup (50 grams) granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/4 cup (31-34 grams) flour, 1/8 teaspoon salt, 3 tablespoons (42 grams) unsalted butter
  • Prepare the batter. In a large mixing bowl, mix together the dry ingredients (flour through salt). In another large bowl , mix together the eggs, and then add the rest of the ingredients (sugars through pumpkin puree). Stir until combined. Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and mix just until combined (do not over mix!).
    2 cups (250-268 grams) flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda, 3/4 teaspoon baking powder, 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon ground ginger, 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 2 large eggs, 1 cup (200 grams) brown sugar, 1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated sugar, 1/4 cup (60 ml) maple syrup, 3/4 cup (177 ml) olive oil, 15 ounce (425 gram) pumpkin puree
  • Pour about 1 tablespoon of batter in each liner. Then add 4 teaspoons of filling (try to keep the filling in the middle of the muffin and not spread all over). Top with about 3 tablespoons of batter and 1 1/2 teaspoons (9 grams) of the streusel.
  • Bake for 21-23 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the side comes out clean (being careful not to confuse raw batter with cream cheese filling). Remove from the oven and let the cupcakes cool in the pan for 10 minutes and then very carefully remove them to a wire rack to cool completely, about 1 hour. Store at room temperature in an airtight container for 1 day or refrigerate for up to 4 days.

Notes

  • For the streusel flour, you can use 1/4 cup (34 grams) Bob's Red Mill Gluten-free 1-to-1 Baking Flour or 1/4 cup (31 grams) whole wheat flour, white whole wheat flour or all-purpose flour.
  • For the batter, you can use 2 cups (268 grams) Bob's Red Mill 1-to-1 gluten-free baking flour or 2 cups (250 grams) whole wheat flour, white whole wheat flour or all-purpose flour.
  • If you live outside of North America and have the kind of cream cheese that's meant for toast (that comes in a little plastic tub) rather than American style brick cream cheese, then get a 450 grams of cream cheese, place it in the center of a cheesecloth, and wring out the liquid until you have 340 grams of cream cheese left.
  • If you use olive oil, the batter will taste like olive oil but the taste disappears after baking.

Nutrition

Calories: 320kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 3gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 38mgSodium: 237mgPotassium: 120mgFiber: 1gSugar: 28gVitamin A: 3615IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 55mgIron: 1mgNet Carbs: 40
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