Description
Healthy Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins are a guilt-free version of the beloved Starbucks classic. Made with wholesome ingredients like Greek yogurt, pumpkin purée, and a lightly sweetened cream cheese filling, these moist and cozy muffins deliver bakery-style flavor without the extra calories. Perfect for breakfast, snacks, or a fall-inspired treat on the go.
Ingredients
Cream Cheese Filling:
6 tbsp plain nonfat Greek yogurt
6 tbsp Greek yogurt cream cheese, softened
½ tsp liquid stevia (or to taste)
¼ tsp vanilla extract
Muffins:
2 cups white whole wheat flour (or gluten-free blend)
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp ground nutmeg
¼ tsp ground ginger
1½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 tbsp melted unsalted butter (or coconut oil)
2 large egg whites
1½ tsp vanilla extract
1½ tsp liquid stevia
¼ cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
1 cup pumpkin purée (not pumpkin pie mix)
½ cup nonfat milk
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly grease a 12-cup muffin tin.
In a bowl, mix Greek yogurt, cream cheese, stevia, and vanilla until smooth. Transfer to a zip-top bag and set aside.
In another bowl, whisk flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
In a separate bowl, whisk melted butter, egg whites, vanilla, and stevia. Mix in Greek yogurt, then fold in pumpkin purée.
Alternate adding dry ingredients and milk to the wet mixture, starting and ending with dry ingredients.
Divide batter evenly into muffin cups.
Snip the corner of the cream cheese bag and pipe filling into the center of each muffin.
Bake for 20-23 minutes or until a toothpick (inserted beside the filling) comes out clean.
Let muffins cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
Spoon and level flour for accuracy or use a kitchen scale.
A zip-top bag makes filling easy and less messy.
Swap pumpkin spice blend for individual spices if preferred.
Muffins can be refrigerated for 5 days or frozen (without frosting) for up to 2 months.
For a natural sweetener swap, replace stevia with ½ cup maple syrup and omit the milk.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 23 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American