Pumpkin Muffins with Cream Cheese Glaze
Soft, moist pumpkin muffins packed with pumpkin pie spice and brown sugar, then finished with a tangy cream cheese glaze. An easy, no-mixer fall bake for breakfast or snacking.
Ingredients
Muffins
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- ⅓ cup sour cream or plain Greek yogurt
- 1 cup pumpkin puree not pumpkin pie filling
Cream Cheese Glaze
- 3 oz cream cheese softened
- ½ - ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 1-2 tablespoon milk or cream as needed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F and line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin pie spice.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the oil, brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, vanilla, sour cream, and pumpkin puree until smooth.
- Add the flour mixture to the pumpkin mixture and gently fold with a spatula just until no streaks of flour remain. Be careful not to overmix the batter.
- Divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups, filling each about three-quarters full.
- Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, or until the tops spring back when lightly pressed and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let the muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- For the glaze, whisk together the softened cream cheese, ½ cup of the powdered sugar, and 1 tablespoon of the milk in a small bowl until smooth. Add more powdered sugar to thicken or more milk to thin it until it drizzles in a thick ribbon.
- Drizzle the glaze over the top of each cooled muffin with a spoon or a piping bag. Let the glaze set for a few minutes before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 302kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 4gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 39mgSodium: 226mgPotassium: 105mgFiber: 1gSugar: 31gVitamin A: 3352IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 83mgIron: 2mg
Nutrition details are an estimate, per serving.
