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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins (Starbucks Copycat) | Pennalife

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

These Starbucks-inspired pumpkin cream cheese muffins are soft, spiced, and filled with a creamy swirl of sweetened cream cheese. They are perfect for fall baking and easy to make at home.
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Prep Time:15 minutes
Cook Time:25 minutes
Total Time:40 minutes
Servings: 12 muffins

Ingredients

  • 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ cup cream cheese, softened
  • 2 tbsp powdered sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 425°F and prepare a muffin tin with paper liners.
  • In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, pumpkin pie spice, and cinnamon.
  • In a separate bowl, stir the pumpkin puree, granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs, oil, and vanilla until smooth.
  • Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture just until combined.
  • In a small bowl, whisk the cream cheese with powdered sugar until creamy.
  • Scoop pumpkin batter into each muffin cup until halfway full, add a dollop of cream cheese, then cover with more batter.
  • Bake at 375°F for 20-25 minutes, until the muffins are domed and a toothpick comes out clean.