Copycat Starbucks Pumpkin Muffin Recipe

Starbucks Pumpkin Muffins with cream cheese filling.

Copycat Starbucks Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins are one of my favorite fall treats. I love the moist, flavorful muffins packed with spices and the rich, sweet cream cheese filling.

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Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

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Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 40

Servings: Muffins

Calories: 291kcal

Author: Mindy

Ingredients

Muffin Ingredients

¼ Cup Butter melted
½ Cup Sugar
¼ Cup Brown Sugar
⅔ Cup Pumpkin Purée
½ Cup Milk
2 Eggs
2 Tablespoons Pure Maple Syrup
2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
½ Teaspoon Baking Powder
1 Teaspoon Pumpkin Spice
¼ Teaspoon Salt

Cream Cheese Filling Ingredients

8 Ounces Cream Cheese softened
1 Tablespoon All-Purpose Flour
½ Cup Sugar
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1-2 Teaspoons Milk

Optional Topping

1 Tablespoon Oats
⅛ Teaspoon Pumpkin Spice

Instructions

Place the melted butter, sugar, and brown sugar in a medium bowl and mix until completely combined.
Add the pumpkin purée, milk, eggs, and maple syrup and stir.
In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, pumpkin spice, and salt.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until just moistened. DO NOT OVER MIX.
Line a muffin pan with baking liners and use a ¼ cup cookie scoop to fill the muffin tin cups with batter.
Cream Cheese Filling: Beat the cream cheese in a stand mixer or with a hand mixer until light and fluffy. Then combine cream cheese with the sugar, flour, vanilla, and milk. Mix until smooth.
Add the cream cheese mixture to a piping bag, or ziplock bag, and place the tip into the center of the muffin batter. Squeeze the filling out as you slowly lift the piping bag up. You will need about 1-1 ½ tablespoons of filling per muffin.
Optional Topping: Mix the oats and pumpkin spice together, then sprinkle over the top of the muffin.
Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Allow the muffins to cool for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a cooling rack.

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