Description
Recreate the famous Starbucks pumpkin muffin recipe at home! Filled with sweet cream cheese and topped with crunchy streusel, they’re fall perfection.
Ingredients
- Filling:
- 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- â…“ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Topping:
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp salted butter, melted
- 1 tsp pumpkin spice
- ¼ cup pumpkin seeds, chopped
- ¼ cup granola or oats
- Muffin Batter:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¾ cup salted butter, softened
- 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups pumpkin puree
Instructions
- Line muffin cups with cupcake liners. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Spoon the cream cheese mixture into a piping bag and set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine topping ingredients and set aside.
- For the muffin batter, cream together butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer.
- Add egg and pumpkin puree, then mix well.
- In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients.
- Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix until a thick batter forms.
- Use a cookie scoop to fill each of the muffin tins with batter right to the top.
- Sprinkle a tablespoon of the topping mixture on the top of each muffin.
- Snip the tip off of the piping bag and squeeze two tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture into the center of the batter.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes.
- Move to a wire rack to cool before serving.
Notes
- I like to create my own pumpkin spice by simply combining equal parts ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, and ground ginger.
- A large Ziploc bag may be used instead of a pastry bag to pipe the cream cheese filling into the batter.
- Muffins may be stored in an airtight container, covered in plastic wrap, for 3-4 days.
- A 15 oz can of pumpkin puree is just under two cups (1.875 cups), but you’ll still get moist pumpkin muffins with this shortage.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Muffins
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American