Homemade Starbucks Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins Recipe
Fall brings cozy flavors, and nothing beats these Homemade Starbucks Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins.
Equipment
- Muffin tin
- Paper liners
- Mixing bowls
- Electric mixer
- Measuring cups
- Spoon
Ingredients
- 1½ cups flour
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- ½ cup sugar
- ⅓ cup oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp pumpkin spice
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 egg yolk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Line muffin tin with paper liners.
- Mix cream cheese, sugar, and yolk.
- Set cream cheese mixture aside completely.
- Whisk flour, spice, baking powder, soda.
- Beat eggs, sugar, oil until smooth.
- Add pumpkin puree to wet ingredients.
- Fold dry mixture into wet mixture.
- Fill muffin cups halfway with batter.
- Add one spoon of cheese filling.
- Cover with remaining muffin batter completely.
- Bake for 20 minutes until golden.
- Cool muffins for 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Use pure pumpkin puree, not pie filling
- Room temperature cream cheese mixes easier
- Don't overmix batter for fluffy muffins
- Fill cups ¾ full for perfect tops
- Test doneness with a clean toothpick