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    Home » Recipes » Copycat Recipes

    Copycat Starbucks Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

    Published: Oct 4, 2014 · Modified: Jun 14, 2023 by Alison · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    Copycat Starbucks Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

    Copycat Starbucks Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

    This Copycat recipe for Starbucks Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins is perfect to make during the fall season. When the pumpkin and cream cheese blend together the taste is oh so good. Pair the muffins up with my copycat recipe for Starbucks Caramel Apple Cider.

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    Copycat Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins ingredients

    INGREDIENTS

    Cream Cheese Filling:

    8 oz softened Cream Cheese
    ½ cup Sugar
    1 tsp Vanilla

    Candied Pumpkin Seeds:

    ½ cup Pumpkin Seeds
    3 tbsp Sugar
    ¼ tsp Cinnamon

    Muffin:

    2 cup Flour
    1 tsp Baking Soda
    ¼ tsp Salt
    ½ cup Sugar
    ½ cup Brown Sugar
    ⅓ cup vegetable oil
    1 cup Pumpkin Puree
    2 Eggs
    ¼ cup Milk
    1 ½ tsp Cinnamon
    1 tsp Ground Ginger
    ½ tsp Ground Cloves
    ½ tsp Ground Allspice

    Copycat Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins pumpkin seeds

    DIRECTIONS

    Combine cream cheese, sugar and vanilla extract until smooth.
    Cover and chill until firm. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
    Put seeds, sugar and cinnamon in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly until sugar begins to caramelize.
    Spread seeds on prepared sheet and allow to cool.Break apart the seeds that are stuck together.
    Preheat oven to 350.

    Copycat Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins process

    Place paper liners in muffin tin(s).
    Stir pumpkin, oil, brown sugar and sugar together in a large bowl just until mixed.
    Add in eggs, spices, salt, baking soda and half of the flour.
    Mix until combined.
    Add milk and remaining flour.
    Mix until combined.
    Fill each liner about ⅔ full.
    Spoon one tablespoon of cream cheese mixture into the middle of each muffin.
    Sprinkle with 4-5 pumpkin seeds.
    Bake for about 15 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the muffin portion comes out mostly clean.
    Cool before serving.

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    Ingredients
      

    • Cream Cheese Filling:
    • 8 oz softened Cream Cheese
    • ½ cup Sugar
    • 1 tsp Vanilla
    • Candied Pumpkin Seeds:
    • ½ cup Pumpkin Seeds
    • 3 tbsp Sugar
    • ¼ tsp Cinnamon
    • Muffin:
    • 2 cup Flour
    • 1 tsp Baking Soda
    • ¼ tsp Salt
    • ½ cup Sugar
    • ½ cup Brown Sugar
    • ⅓ cup vegetable oil
    • 1 cup Pumpkin Puree
    • 2 Eggs
    • ¼ cup Milk
    • 1 ½ tsp Cinnamon
    • 1 tsp Ground Ginger
    • ½ tsp Ground Cloves
    • ½ tsp Ground Allspice

    Instructions
     

    • Combine cream cheese, sugar and vanilla extract until smooth. Cover and chill until firm.
    • Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
    • Put seeds, sugar and cinnamon in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly until sugar begins to caramelize.
    • Spread seeds on prepared sheet and allow to cool.Break apart the seeds that are stuck together.
    • Preheat oven to 350.
    • Place paper liners in muffin tin(s).
    • Stir pumpkin, oil, brown sugar and sugar together in a large bowl just until mixed.
    • Add in eggs, spices, salt, baking soda and half of the flour. Mix until combined.
    • Add milk and remaining flour. Mix until combined.
    • Fill each liner about ⅔ full.
    • Spoon one tablespoon of cream cheese mixture into the middle of each muffin.
    • Sprinkle with 4-5 pumpkin seeds.
    • Bake for about 15 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the muffin portion comes out mostly clean.
    • Cool before serving.

    Nutrition Disclosure

    Nutritional facts are estimates and are provided as a courtesy to the reader. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. Nutritional values are calculated via a third party. Changing ingredients, amounts or cooking technique will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.

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