Easy Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffins

The perfect combination of spicy pumpkin and dreamy cheesecake married together in a bite-sized muffin.  It's the treat you've been waiting for!

These soft muffins with a saucy swirl of cheesecake make for the perfect treat to bring to all of your holiday gatherings.  Whether your into jumbo muffins, or bite-sized minis, these muffins are sure to be an instant hit !

Step 1 Ingredients

MUFFINS:

• 1 15 oz can pumpkin
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs
• 1 (200g) cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups (188g) all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

FILLING:

• 8 ounces (200g) cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 large egg yolk
• 5 tablespoons (75g) sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract

• Chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans) (optional)

Comments

[smallstrangegod]

I have kind of a silly question, about how many standard muffins does this yield? I've never made muffins..... ever (I know, it's sad) but I would love to make these for our dinner this Thanksgiving. I need to ABOUT how many this yields?!?!?!
If anyone could help that would be splendid :)

[scoochmaroo]

Good question - standard muffins, one dozen!

[jwystup]

I made these on Sunday and they were amazing! My boyfriend who doesn't eat sweets devoured a bunch of them. I think making mini muffins was a bad idea because I just kept eating one every time I passed the kitchen!!

[makeitcaitlyn]

Just made them! I didn't have nutmeg or gingerrrrr but I think they came out alright. I mean They came out a little doughy but that was me being an awful baker. :)

[sjackson17]

this is what i got! they are so yummy! im taking them to a bbq tomorrow for homeless in detroit, thank you so much! :D

[sjackson17]

my filling wasnt thick like that, im not sure what i did wrong, and instead i swirled them together.

[sjackson17]

im getting ready to make these now! :D

[culinary_cabaret]

I am a beginner baker (so this may be a silly question) but and I was just wondering if fresh pumpkin could be used instead of the canned stuff? I have a HUGE pumpkin and these muffins sound excellent!

[TheNailDutchess]

Oh these do look so yummy! I will definitely be making these this holiday season :0) Possibly tonight even ^.~

[DanYHKim]

What's wrong with hamburger?

[hknight3]

Found this recipe about a week ago and *just* made them tonight. I made them for a co-worker who is leaving our department and moving over to another side of the building....they look and smell so delicious I want one now. You don't think she will miss it - Do you?

[wfriday]

I'm here because my coworker brought a batch of these to the office today. They were so amazing that I asked her for the recipe and she sent me here.

[scoochmaroo]

Killer, I love it! Thanks for the comment, and I'm glad you enjoyed them :D

[Mella2013]

Yummy. I used to love the Starbucks pumpkin cream cheese muffins, but they are a little pricey and very high in calorie. Thank you for the home made version

[invisiblelight386]

Just put some in the oven. Hope they turn out good!

[truovrld]

Do you think these could be made diabetic friendly? Any recommendations?

[BuddhaLeDread]

I would suggest Agave, which is a low glycemic index and also sweeter so not as much is needed (double bonus) or Yacon Syrup which is recommended for diabetics as well, it's a low calorie, low glycemic, low sugar sweetener that also is not needed in as large quantities as sugar. But both of those you might have to look up the proportions you'd need exactly. There's also good ole' Stevia, which is completely sugar free and VERY sweet, so you don't need as much.

[NileBabe]

What happens if you don't have canned pumpkin but have a lot of the real stuff growing in your garden... should I steam it first and mash it up? Or maybe roast it first, that way the flavour is more intense?

[raviendha]

I did not have any canned pumpkin and could not find it at any of the groceries stores or supermarkets this time of year. But, I had a large sweet potato.

I boiled the sweet potato, and right as it was about to fall apart in the water, I whisked in the Kitchenaid. Oh yeah, hubby convinced me to use some brown sugar so I used 3/4 cups sugar and 1/4 cup brown sugar. YUMMMMY! I wasn't trying to change what I am guessing is a great recipe but wanted to share my experience so others can enjoy this great muffin if pumpkin is not available.

I can't wait until next Thanksgiving to try the original recipe! But, until then I am sure I'll make them a lot with the substitutions. Only 3 people in the house and half of the muffins are gone within 15 minutes of coming out of the oven!

[scoochmaroo]

Of course you can use real pumpkin! I prefer roasting them, because it's just so darn easy.

[cbsri]

Another tantalizing recipe, Scooch!

I've been called upon to bring a dessert to a small get-together with co-workers tomorrow...I'll bet these will be perfect.

If they need a more "dessert-y" look, I'll just drizzle a dash of confectioner's sugar icing on them. Voila--dessert!

("Pecans...not hamburger"--you crack me up.)

-CBSinRI

[GeekyGirl1103]

Delicious! And a great way to use up the leftover cans of pumpkin from Thanksgiving. Thank you!

[ilikepie22]

these muffins look absolutely delicious! my mouth is literally watering right now! ughh they look sooo good and i am sooo000o000 hungry!!

[jnifrwebb]

I think they sound yummy, I'm going to try some for Christmas

[-chase-]

Hi -

I recieved the Instructables newsletter - skimmed it and read "Pumkin" and "Cheese cake" combined with muffin.... my mouth started to water.

As these are two of my favorite things, well pumkin pie and i love cheese cake... the thought of mixing them together... and you have possibly discovered a little known secret to this mans heart... ;0)

beings I'm a well kept bachlor - I have downloaded your intructions - will cook them up this weekend at risk of falling in love with myself.

thanx for the recipe scoochmaroo
They look delicious!

Happy Holidays to all
-chase -

[moxiepurple]

I got a pumpkin cheesecake muffin from Starbucks once, and loved it. Theirs had a few pumpkin seeds sprinkled on top that gave it a little crunch. Thank you for this recipe, I hope to try it soon.

[macbutnot]

I'm really just splitting hairs, but starbucks had a pumpkin cream cheese muffin, not exactly the same, but it's a pretty similar flavour. The texture and moisture is the main difference.

Nice work as usual, scoochmaroo!

At the guys below suggesting chocolate for xmas, I vote for fruit cake cheesecake instead. I was the only one in my house who ever ate our many fruit cakes, and spreading cream cheese on them is what made me do it! Took a disappointingly short time every year :(

(ps: hint to schoochmaroo, I like the darker fruit cakes. Walnuts and/or coconut is also appreciated!)

[moxiepurple]

I found it in all its cream cheesy goodness though. http://www.starbucks.com/menu/food/bakery/pumpkin-cream-cheese-muffin-cn?foodZone=9999

[moxiepurple]

Oh well, tasted like cheesecake to me.

[angelabchua]

i need to make an instructable on how to make a mini version of you to keep in my pantry.

[scoochmaroo]

You're adorable.

[jwystup]

I think if you figure that out, it will be the most popular instructable ever!

[Lindie]

These look awesome! I can't wait to try this.

[garywpalmer]

These are AWESOME!!!! I've made them twice already and I have a 3rd batch in the oven right now for our guests at Thanksgiving tomorrow. The first time I made them I surprised my wife. SHE LOVED THEM!!! Talk about earning points! Thank you sooooooo much!

[NHquilter]

Question - the ingredients say 1/4 cup veg oil, but you never say to add it -- am assuming it goes in with the pumpkin and sugar...

[scoochmaroo]

Wow, I got sloppy with this one, didn't I?! I need you to proof all my stuff I think :D
Ok, let me fix it! (and all of your assumptions are correct!)

[NHquilter]

my husband already tried on and on a scale of 1-10 he gave them a 9.9! Too bad the rest of them are going to a meeting tonight! Lucky for him I bought double the ingredients to make some for him, too!

[scoochmaroo]

Woohoo!
(so what was his suggestion for the last 0.1?) :D

[wonderdog01]

eating one right now it is delicious

[NHquilter]

me again ;-)
In step 2 it says to add the vanilla to the pumpkin mixture, but vanilla is only an ingredient in the cream cheese portion...I'm assuming 1 tspn