Pumpkin Muffins with Cream Cheese Frosting are a delectable and easy to make fall treat, plus a great way to use up all that pumpkin purée sitting in your pantry! When it comes to fall baking, few things can top the indulgent joy of pumpkin muffins with cream cheese frosting with the whole family.
Why Make Pumpkin Muffins with Cream Cheese Frosting
- Fall in Every Bite: These muffins encapsulate the essence of autumn with their rich pumpkin flavor and warm spices. Biting into one is like taking a stroll through a pumpkin patch on a crisp October day.
- Creamy Indulgence: Cream cheese frosting is the crowning glory of these muffins. Its silky, tangy sweetness perfectly complements the earthy notes of pumpkin, creating a delightful contrast of flavors and textures.
- Versatile Treat: Whether you’re baking for a family brunch, a cozy evening in, or a festive gathering, pumpkin muffins with cream cheese frosting are a crowd-pleaser. They’re equally suitable for breakfast, dessert, or a sweet snack.
- Hands-On Fun: Baking is not only a tasty adventure but also a fantastic way to teach kids valuable life skills. From measuring ingredients to mixing, they’ll love being hands-on in the kitchen.
- Pumpkin Purée: If you’re like me, you buy pumpkin purée at the store every time when you already have cans and cans in your pantry. Making pumpkin muffins is a great way to use up pumpkin puree.
Pumpkin Muffins Ingredients:
- All purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Kosher salt
- Pumpkin pie spice
- Unsalted butter
- Brown sugar
- Pumpkin purée
- Egg
- Milk
- Vanilla extract
Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients:
- Cream cheese
- Unsalted butter
- Confectioner’s sugar
- Vanilla extract
How to Make Pumpkin Muffins with Cream Cheese Frosting
For the Muffins:
- Prep oven:Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Mix dry ingredients: Place the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin pie spice in a bowl and whisk to combine.
- Mix wet ingredients: In a separate bowl whisk together the butter, brown sugar, pumpkin purée, egg, milk and vanilla extract.
- Combine dry and wet ingredients: Add the dry ingredients into the wet and whisk until just combined.
- Fill muffin cups: Pour into greased muffins cups 3/4 full.
- Bake: Bake for 20 minutes. Allow muffins to cool before frosting.
For the Frosting:
- Mix until fluffy: Combine cream cheese, butter, confectioners sugar and vanilla extract in bowl and beat for 1-2 minutes, until fluffy.
More Pumpkin Recipes
- Pumpkin Donuts
- Pumpkin Pear Bread
- Maple Pumpkin Pie
- Pumpkin Pecan Scones
- Flourless Pumpkin Chocolate Muffins
These pumpkin muffins not only capture the essence of fall but also offer a delightful way to indulge your taste buds. Whether you’re baking them for a special occasion or simply craving a taste of the season, these muffins are a sweet treat you won’t want to miss. Let me know in the comments what you think of this recipe and tag me on social media if you make them!
Pumpkin Muffins with Cream Cheese Frosting
Pumpkin Muffins with Cream Cheese Frosting are a delectable and easy to make fall treat! Use up the cans of pumpkin purée in your pantry and make these with the whole family!
Ingredients
For the Muffins:
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 cup pumpkin purée
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the Frosting:
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup confectioner’s sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
For the Muffins:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Place the first 5 ingredients in a bowl and whisk to combine.
- In a separate bowl whisk the remaining ingredients.
- Add the dry ingredients into the wet and whisk until just combined.
- Pour into greased muffins cups 3/4 full.
- Bake for 20 minutes. Allow to cool before frosting.
For the Frosting:
- Combine all ingredients and beat for 1-2 minutes, until fluffy
Nutrition
Calories: 280kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 280mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 24g
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These are AMAZINGLY delicious – total crowd-pleaser! I didn’t have pumpkin pie spice so I used a heaping 1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon, 1/2 tsp ground ginger and just shy of a 1/2 tsp ground cardamom. Next time I’ll try as the recipe is written, but can’t imagine them getting any better. Thank you, Catherine!
do these freeze well???
In general, I hate all frosting/icing BUT loved the cream cheese icing for these pumpkin muffins. I loved everything about this!
Oh wow these are yummy!! We love muffins in my house I’m looking for a good peach muffin recipe any suggestions? I would love to see what you have!