Pumpkin Muffins with Spiced Cream Cheese Frosting
Fall has arrived with these fluffy and moist Pumpkin Muffins with Spiced Cream Cheese Frosting. If you love pumpkin spice, you will LOVE these muffins.
Equipment
- Reusable Baking Cups (optional)
- Reusable Piping Bag (optional)
Ingredients
Pumpkin Muffins
- 15 ounces pure pumpkin puree, canned
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened 1 stick
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon
- ¾ cup milk
Spiced Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
- 8 ounce block of cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ teaspoon cloves
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon allspice
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
Pumpkin Muffins
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and line or spray your muffin tin.
- In a large mixing bowl, use a hand mixer to cream together pumpkin puree, butter, and sugars until well combined.15 ounces pure pumpkin puree, canned, ½ cup unsalted butter, softened, ½ cup granulated sugar, ½ cup light brown sugar
- Add the eggs and vanilla extract and mix until just integrated.1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 2 large eggs
- Add flour, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin pie spice, and mix until the batter is smooth and there are no lumps.2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- Add milk, about 1/4 cup at a time, mixing in between, until well combined.¾ cup milk
- Fill each cup in your muffin tin about 3/4 of the way with the batter, leaving just a little bit of room to rise.
- Bake 17-22 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
Spiced Cream Cheese Frosting
- In a large mixing bowl, use a hand mixer to beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla extract together until smooth.1 stick unsalted butter, softened, 8 ounce block of cream cheese, room temperature, 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Add the cloves, cinnamon, and all-spice, and mix until they are evenly distributed.¼ teaspoon cloves, ¼ teaspoon cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon allspice
- Add 1 cup of the powdered sugar and beat until fully integrated. Then, continue to add powdered sugar, about 1/4 cup at a time, continuously mixing until desired consistency is achieved.2 cups powdered sugar
- Wait until muffins are completely cooled to use a piping bag or spatula to generously frost each muffin. Enjoy!
Notes
- Make sure your butter and cream cheese are at room temperature. If you don't have time to wait, you can microwave them in 15 second-intervals until just softened- not melted!
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