Description
These pumpkin cinnamon roll muffins combine tender spiced pumpkin batter with a decadent brown sugar cinnamon swirl and dreamy cream cheese glaze. A bakery-quality fall treat that captures the essence of pumpkin muffins and cinnamon rolls in one irresistible recipe.
Ingredients
Scale
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- Muffin Base:
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- ½ cup melted butter (or vegetable oil)
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
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- Cinnamon Swirl:
- ¼ cup melted butter
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- Cream Cheese Glaze:
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 2–3 tbsp milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a 12-cup muffin tin.
- Whisk pumpkin puree, melted butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla until smooth.
- In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
- Fold dry mixture into wet until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Mix swirl ingredients: butter, brown sugar, cinnamon.
- Fill muffin cups halfway with batter, spoon cinnamon swirl, top with more batter. Swirl gently with toothpick.
- Bake 20-25 minutes until toothpick comes out with moist crumbs.
- Whisk glaze ingredients until smooth. Drizzle over warm muffins.
Notes
Do not overmix batter to avoid dense texture. Swirl gently for marbled effect. Wait until muffins are warm, not hot, before glazing for best finish.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Baking
- Method: Oven-Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 230
- Sugar: 16g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
Keywords: pumpkin cinnamon roll muffins, fall baking, pumpkin spice, cream cheese glaze, bakery muffins