The holidays wouldn’t be the same without an array of freshly baked pumpkin goodies like Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins. These aren’t your typical muffins. These pumpkin muffins are moist, fluffy, and have a layer of  sweet cream cheese in the center, along with a crunchy nut topping. Seriously, what more could you want? Last month, like every October, we visited the pumpkin patch to pick out a few very special pumpkins. Some were carved into scary jack o’ lanterns while some of the smaller pumpkins were used to decorate the buffet. What is one to do with all these pumpkins as the season is coming to an end? You eat them of course!
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I am a Good Cook Kitchen Expert and received Good Cook Bakeware to share my recipe with you.
Cooking with pumpkins has become so much easier thanks to the Good Cook Pumpkin Scoop (Available at Walmart). Simply cut off the top of your pumpkin, using the cutting tool inside the handle. Then use the specially designed round scoop with both smooth and serrated edges to remove the pumpkin flesh.
The aroma of these Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins is intoxicating. The cream cheese layer in the center makes them supremely moist. I baked these last night with the intent of having them for breakfast this morning, but they quickly began to vanish after dinner. Just a few lonely muffins remain as evidence of yesterday’s well planned Sunday morning breakfast.
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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
Ingredients:
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 3 eggs
- 2 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1/4 cups walnuts, roughly chopped
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/4 cups solid packed pumpkin
- 1/3 cups vegetable oil
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly coat two 12-cup muffin tins with cooking spray and set aside.
- Mix the softened cream cheese, 1 egg, and 3 tablespoons sugar into a small bowl and set aside.
- Toss 5 tablespoons sugar, 1/2 cup flour, walnuts, butter, and 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice together in a medium bowl and set aside.
- Combine the remaining sugar, flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and remaining pumpkin pie spice in a large bowl. Lightly beat the remaining eggs, pumpkin, oil, and vanilla together in a medium bowl. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture, pour the pumpkin mixture into the well, and mix with a fork just until moistened.
- Evenly divide half the batter among the muffin cups. Next, place two teaspoonfuls of cream cheese filling in the center of each cup and fill with the remaining batter. Sprinkle some of the nut mixture over the top of each muffin and bake until golden and until a toothpick inserted into the muffin center comes out clean. Approximately 20 – 25 minutes.
Doesn’t that creamy center look amazing? Seriously, you have to try these for yourself! I am so curious to know what your favorite pumpkin recipe is.
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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
Yield 24 muffins
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 3 eggs
- 2 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1/4 cups walnuts, roughly chopped
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/4 cups solid packed pumpkin
- 1/3 cups vegetable oil
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly coat two 12-cup muffin tins with cooking spray and set aside.
- Mix the softened cream cheese, 1 egg, and 3 tablespoons sugar into a small bowl and set aside.
- Toss 5 tablespoons sugar, 1/2 cup flour, walnuts, butter, and 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice together in a medium bowl and set aside.
- Combine the remaining sugar, flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and remaining pumpkin pie spice in a large bowl. Lightly beat the remaining eggs, pumpkin, oil, and vanilla together in a medium bowl. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture, pour the pumpkin mixture into the well, and mix with a fork just until moistened.
- Evenly divide half the batter among the muffin cups. Next, place two teaspoonfuls of cream cheese filling in the center of each cup and fill with the remaining batter. Sprinkle some of the nut mixture over the top of each muffin and bake until golden and until a toothpick inserted into the muffin center comes out clean. Approximately 20 - 25 minutes.
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I love Pumpkin anything, so I will be checking out this recipe! THanks!
I can’t believe you actually used a real pumpkin. That is really cooking from scratch.
OH MY, those look heavenly! You ladies always make me hungry! I need to try these asap!
These look wonderful! I want to make a pumpkin cheesecake.
WOW awesome recipe. I like cheesecake and I am sure pumpkin spice would give it a great taste.
Looks great!!
Those sound absolutely delicious!
Mmmm that looks so yummy!
Those look quite scrumptious! I need to try this sometime.
This recipe is delish! This is perfect for this time of year when we have a lot of pumpkin to use up.
Oh, great recipe. Looks delicious!! and how handy is that pumpkin scoop, I need to pick up one of those!
I am not a big fan of pumpkin or cream cheese….. I am definitely in the minority this time of year!
These look wonderful!! I don’t cook but my husband loves to. Maybe he’ll try these.
Those look so good! Thanks for sharing the recipe. I want to make a batch of these now!
Man do I wish we lived closer! I would be your taste tester. These look amazing!
foods make with pumpkin are one of my favorite things about this time of year! these sound wonderful, and the topping makes it really special.
I love that you used real pumpkin! Those sound amazing!
Hello Yum! You had me at pumpkin and then the cream cheese took it to a whole new level of yumminess.
The pumpkin scoop is genius! What a great way to save time and mess while cleaning out a pumpkin.
I love my good cook items. They look delish!
Nom Nom! Those look incredible and you can’t go wrong with pumpkin an cream cheese.
oh lala these look divine! we realized we had 2 little pumpkins we forgot to carve for h’ween, i may have to make some muffins this week
My pumpkin muffins are much more dense. These are so light and fluffy! They look so good!
These pumpkin cream cheese muffins would totally satisfy my pregnancy cravings right now! I like the idea of that pumpkin scoop too. I’m sure it makes cooking with real pumpkin much easier.
I’m not normally a fan of cream cheese in baked goods but they do look very yummy!
That looks so good I am going to have to try this.
Oh wow a pumpkin scoop, I totally need one of these, look really good!
Those look amazing! I want one! I RSVP’d too!
Wow. Pumpkin and cream cheese is a match made in heaven.
Oh my you had me at cream cheese those look so yummy and what I neat scoop.
I could never get sick of pumpkin – this is my kinda muffin 🙂
We are glad we live close. The happy taste testers give pumpkin cream cheese muffins a big thumbs up. Becca says ya’ll can make this as often as you want this fall, she will gladly take the leftovers.
Yummmm, I am making these anything pumpkin is good
Oh my goodness these look yummy.
These look SO good. That pecan mixture has me drooling.
Oh wow! These look so good. I wish I weren’t allergic to pumpkin. My family would love these, though!
umm, wow! Bake me some and put them in the mail! They look SO good!
Cream cheese seems to make all desserts taste better. It is an ingredient that kicks things up a notch.
These look so good. I love the crumbly topping.
These look AWESOME and perfect for the fall! Pinning!
A whole new way to combine pumpkin & cream cheese…YUM
You had to throw the cream cheese in there and tempt me all the more, didn’t you? They look utterly sublime.
Those looks so good, maybe I’ll bake some up for my family on Thanksgiving.
Those look so yummy! I love anything pumpkin and they’d be perfect for Thanksgiving.
This looks soooo good, especially with the cream cheese layer. Yum!
These look delicious! It looks like a moist inside with a crunchy top, which is exactly how I like my muffins! Yum!
These sound downright amazing. I LOVE pumpkin and cream cheese anything!! YUM!
Those look really delicious – something my grand kids would love. I may have to try them. Thanks for posting the recipe.
This looks delicious, and I’m sure the texture is amazing. I really love pumpkin flavored things this time of year, and pumpkin pie is my favorite.
Oh my gosh YUM. I SO love anything pumpkin!
These pumpkin cream cheese muffins look fab!! I love pumpkin baked anything!!
Oh my, those look delicious – and I actually picked up one of those pumpkin scoops at Walmart last week for just one dollar! Now, I just need the pumpkin and the other ingredients and I am set. 😉
I like the traditional pumpkin Pie,but these look really YUMMY! They look moist and have the surprise in the middle,with the crunchy topping!
I don’t think I could have waited very long to eat those either!
I love this time of year and making pumpkin recipes. These muffins sound delicious. Thanks for the recipe.
Oh my word these look amazing. I really can’t contain myself when a sweet treat involves cream cheese.
These look heavenly! I have both saved it with ziplist and pinned it. This is the year I am breaking away from the pumpkin pie routine, this would be a great morning starter and we are ending with pumpkin cheesecake!
these look and sound so good. i love anything that is sweet with cream cheese. and pumpkin and walnuts are so good for you so a bonus!
Anything filled with cream cheese is always good!
those look really yummy.
Oh these would be so perfect with a cup of coffee in the morning.
I sure am going to make these. They really look delicious. I always have trouble making the pumpkin roll cream cheese part its always to runny or something. So hope I have better luck with these muffins. thanks for the recipe
I love cream cheese, and also pumpkin, but it never occurred to me to put the two together. This is a recipe I want to make especially because I have pumpkin and want to make something yummy !
My fiance and I used to buy similar muffins from a neighborhood bakery when we lived in Chicago. We’ve since moved and there’s nowhere here that offers anything that can even compare. I’ll have to make these for him!
These would be such a huge hit with my family!! Going to need to make these soon!
Ohhhhh yummy yum yum, I crave pumpkin whatever… all of oct and nov of every single year and I love pretty much anything with cream cheese in it all year around so I know without a doubt I would love these muffins. The pics look delicious also!
Yum!! This looks and sounds absolutely delicious, can’t wait to try it. Thank you for this review and sharing this recipe.
The directions say to combine the dry ingredients, including baking powder, but I don’t find that in the list of ingredients. Am I blind??? Maybe that’s why somebody reported that her’s baked denser than the pictured muffin. 😉
Hi Marie! So we totally fudged this up when posting the recipe. It’s been corrected. The recipe calls for 2 tsp baking powder and 1 1/4 tsp baking soda.
Oooops! Ingredient list has 1/4 C Walnuts for topping.
Direction indicate to sprinkle Pecan mixture over the top.
🙂
Walnuts or pecans will work for this recipe. I must have been half asleep when I typed this up. I might just have to hire you as my editor, Marie. Thanks for the save!
WOW! These look so incredible!! We love pumpkin and then to add cream cheese. I will be making these one day this coming week.
I love seasonal yummies like these. So tasty and evoke so many fond fall memories.
Oh this looks good! I am not an experienced baker, but these seem just about fool proof to me. That cream cheese addition is just about the icing on the cake, you might say. 😀
Boy, you can bake! Everything I see you bake, I love. Adding cream cheese makes it so decedent and rich…yum!
I love all things pumpkin. All your food looks so good. I am not much of a baker but they sure do look good,
These look incredible – I’ll be using canned pure pumpkin, but I can’t wait to make these ASAP! The filling sounds so yummy.
Pumpkin and cream cheese are the perfect pairing!
These look delicious! I love pumpkin muffins. These are definitely going on my to make list.
I’d be thrilled if you’d link up at this week’s Off the Hook!
These look so good, I bet the cream cheese makes the muffins so moist!!!! Yeay for fall and pumpkin treats!!! 🙂
Oh my pumpkin, cream cheese – where is my coffee? Can’t wait to make this. Thank you for sharing at Share It One More Time. Cathy
These sound fantastically delicious! I am for sure going to give them a try. Thanks so much for sharing! Smiles, Linda @www.paperseedlings.com
Your muffins look fabulous! I love pumpkin recipes and can hardly wait until fall arrives and the pumpkins do too! Thanks for sharing.
Your muffins look so yummy! Adding them to my fall must make list.
Thanks for sharing,
Bev
Oh my yummy goodness! Thanks so much for sharing at the party. These sound AMAZING!
CONGRATS!!!! Your awesome Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffins will be featured at MUNCHING MONDAYS this week!!!! Hope to see you there 🙂 Warmest, Nic
Looks delicious, I can’t wait to give this recipe a try!
Yum! These look delicious! I wish I had one right now:) Thanks so much for linking up at The Project Parade!
So delicious! love if you share this on Fabulous Friday Party
Thanks Maria
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WOW! i have to try this recipe! we love pumpkin cream cheese! Def bookmarking to try this later 🙂
oh my, these look sooo good! Pinning and making! Thank you for sharing with us at the Brag About It Link Party!
Laura and Angela this is looking delicious!
I’ll be featuring your recipe on the blog tomorrow… THANK YOU SO MUCH for partying with us!
xo
Desirée
These sound so good, thank you for sharing. I love pumpkin anything,.
Thanks for the recipe! I’m going to make these. They look sooo good!
I am hoping to make these to send overnight to my son for Halloween. I am not sure if the muffins need refrigeration though, since they have cream cheese in them. Would appreciate any advice! Either way, I am making them though. They sound amazing!
I have rated it already since it sounds fabulous!
Thanks,
Pat
Hi Patrice! I would pack them with an ice pack just to be safe since they have cream cheese. They always get gobbled up so quickly when I make them.
Thanks
I totoally want to try these. Yum!
Anything with pumpkin is great.
These look so yummy and perfect for this season!
Thanks for sharing your Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins recipe. They sound and look delicious. I can’t wait to try making them.
This looks super good and I am excited to try and make them
These look so good. Perfect for fall!
This pumpkin muffin looks awesome.
Omg! These look so amazing I’m like drinking my coffee and want one now.lol I will be making these Thanks for the recipe 🙂
I have some canned pumpkin and I’m ready to get my cook/bake on.