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PUMPKIN CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS


  • Yield: 12 muffins 1x

Ingredients

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  • 310 g (2 1/4 cup) gluten free flour (see note below) [2 1/2 cups all purpose wheat flour may be substituted]
  • 10 g (1 tbsp) baking powder
  • 3 g (1/2 tsp) baking soda
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/4 tsp fresh ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 140g (1 cup) mascobado sugar
  • 60g (4 tbsp) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • 105g (1/2 cup) buttermilk
  • 40g (1/4 cup) neutral cooking oil (we use avocado oil)
  • 10g (1tbsp) vanilla extract
  • (1) 15 oz can (or 1 1/2 cups) pumpkin puree

CREAM CHEESE FILLING:

  • 6 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup

WALNUT STREUSEL:

  • 60g (1/2 cup) chopped walnuts
  • 70g (1/2 cup) flour
  • 35g (1/4 cup) mascobado sugar
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • pinch of salt
  • 60g (4 tbsp) unsalted butter, melted and cooled

GLUTEN FREE ALL PURPOSE FLOUR:


Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 425 degrees & line a muffin tin with paper muffin liners

FOR THE MUFFIN BATTER:

  1. Mix flours, baking powder, baking soda, spices & salt in a bowl with a whisk
  2. In a separate bowl combine the eggs & sugar, whisking until well combined- about 1 minute
  3. Drizzle cool butter into eggs & sugar, whisk to combine – then add oil, buttermilk and vanilla & whisk to combine
  4. Add pumpkin puree to wet mixture and whisk until well combined
  5. Pour flour mixture into wet mixture & gently fold until no flour streaks remain (do not over mix)

FOR THE FILLING:

  1. Mix cream cheese & maple syrup together in a bowl until smooth

FOR THE STREUSEL:

  1. Mix walnuts, flour, sugar, cinnamon & salt together in a bowl
  2. Drizzle melted and cooled butter over the mixture, tossing with a fork until the mixture turns to crumbles, breaking up any large clumps into smaller pieces
  3. Place streusel in the refrigerator for 5 minutes to chill

FINAL STEPS:

  1. Fill each muffin well, evenly distributing the batter among all of the wells
  2. Dip your index finger into a small dish of water and create a well in the center of each muffin for the cream cheese mixture
  3. Fill each muffin center with 1 tbsp of the cream cheese mixture
  4. Top each muffin with streusel, lightly pressing the streusel into the top of the muffins
  5. Bake muffins for 17 minutes
  6. Remove from oven and let cool in muffin tin set on a cooling rack