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Mini Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffins

September 22, 2015

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Mini Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffins - Super pop-able, bite sized pumpkin muffins with a creamy cheesecake center.

Big day here friends… don’t scroll down to the end of the post to see it yet, but there is something waiting for you down there that has never been done before here on LLK.  Okay, you peek if you want, but then come right back up.

Mini Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffins - Super pop-able, bite sized pumpkin muffins with a creamy cheesecake center.

Sorry, we are not giving away a car or anything.  No Oprah favorite things here.  Hope you aren’t too disappointed.

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But in a way I guess I am giving away these Mini Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffins!  And I know while there are definitely some grouchy #PSL haters out there, a lot of you are super excited that pumpkin season is finally here and it is now socially acceptable to practically take a bath in anything and everything pumpkin spice.

Ew, not really.

Mini Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffins - Super pop-able, bite sized pumpkin muffins with a creamy cheesecake center.

These little pumpkin muffins are super pop-able, and there is no such thing as eating just one.  That cheesecake filling just makes my day every time.  Take a peek and see how easy they are to make!

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Mini Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffins

★★★★★ 5 from 6 reviews
  • Author: Julie
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: about 48 mini muffins 1x
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Ingredients

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  • 1/2 cup coconut oil (in liquid form)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 15 ounces pure pumpkin puree
  • 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

For the Cheesecake Filling

  • 12 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
  • 2/3 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and spray a mini muffin pan with nonstick spray. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk coconut oil with both sugars, eggs, and vanilla until smooth. Fold in the pumpkin puree and set aside.
  3. In another bowl, mix flour, baking soda, salt and spices together.
  4. Mix the flour with the pumpkin batter and stir until well incorporated. Set aside.
  5. In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese with an electric mixer on medium speed. Add sugar, egg, and vanilla extract and beat until smooth and creamy.
  6. Scoop the pumpkin muffin batter into a gallon size Zip-loc bag, squeeze the air out, seal the bag, and cut one of the bottom corners off.
  7. Scoop the cheesecake filling into a quart size Zip-loc bag, squeeze the air out, seal the bag, and cut the off one of the bottom corners.
  8. Pipe the pumpkin muffin batter into each mini muffin well to 3/4 full.
  9. Pipe the cheesecake filling into the center of each well of batter, until it is almost to the top of the well.
  10. Bake at 350 degrees for 13-15 minutes, then cool in the pan for 5 minutes before removing the muffins to a cooling rack. Store in a sealed container and refrigerate. Serve cold or room temperature.


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 Mini Muffin
  • Calories: 99
  • Sugar: 8.1g
  • Sodium: 65mg
  • Fat: 5.1g
  • Saturated Fat: 3.4g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 1.1g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 12g
  • Fiber: 0.4g
  • Protein: 1.4g
  • Cholesterol: 19mg

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Comments

  1. Kelly Collier says

    November 11, 2021 at 3:14 pm

    These are the best!! I made them for a potluck at work and they were gone within a hour. These are now my go to recipe when I crave anything pumpkin! My husband, who usually dislikes pumpkin anything loved them!

    ★★★★★

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  2. Michelle says

    November 18, 2021 at 6:09 pm

    Do you think this recipe would be good to use as a pie filling?

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    • Julie says

      November 18, 2021 at 7:10 pm

      The texture of the pumpkin muffin wouldn’t be quite right as a pie filling. If you are looking for a pumpkin cheesecake pie – I’d try this one! Looks so good. https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/pumpkin-cheesecake-pie-recipe

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  3. Ginna says

    November 25, 2021 at 1:19 pm

    Oh, my goodness. These are DELICIOUS! This recipe is definitely a keeper. Made a batch for friends at Thanksgiving, and they are a HIT. I think the coconut oil is the magic ingredient, but what do I know? SO easy to make, quick, they cook fast (14 min. in my oven produced PERFECTLY baked muffins). These could have been bought at a bakery, they are that good.

    ★★★★★

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  4. Pat says

    December 23, 2021 at 1:34 pm

    This recipe is so moist and delicious. Definitely a keeper. Thanks for sharing.

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  5. Susan Robb says

    April 24, 2022 at 10:03 am

    These taste really good, but getting the batter into the pan was a mess. Using plastic bags was an absolute disaster! I will try these again, but using icing bags and tips. They are so cute, and I really want mine to come out right!

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