Pumpkin Cream Cheese Swirl Muffins

These straightforward, tasty Pumpkin Cream Cheese Swirl Muffins make an ideal fall breakfast or snack. I don’t find out about you, however as quickly as autumn hits I simply need to placed on an apron and begin baking. I would like apple baking, pumpkin baking, banana bread baking. I’m not often an enormous baker, however in fall, I simply need to bake. These muffins had been the right option to fulfill my fall baking urges in a lightened up approach! Not solely are these muffins easy and scrumptious, however every one is simply 146 energy or 5 WW Factors every on the present Weight Watchers plan. To view your present WW Factors for this recipe and monitor it within the WW app or web site, click on right here!

You’ll love how straightforward these Pumpkin Cream Cheese Swirl Muffins are to make and also you possible have most if not all the components readily available already, so you can also make these muffins every time the temper strikes. They’re good to make as soon as and eat all week or you possibly can all the time freeze some for the longer term. I like these for breakfast alongside an egg or some fruit or on their very own as a snack. I’ve to pack a wholesome snack for my daughter for kindergarten and these work nice for that too.

Basic pumpkin spice taste makes these muffins the right autumn deal with! I’ve been seeing pumpkin cream cheese muffins on the menu at Tim Hortons and Starbucks for weeks they usually look wonderful so I made a decision to make my very own lighter model. These muffins have considerably much less sugar than many comparable recipes, in order that they aren’t tremendous candy, however I discover them just-sweet-enough to style completely scrumptious. I’m actually thrilled with how these turned out! Moreover, my 5 12 months previous couldn’t get sufficient of them and would have fortunately eaten them for breakfast, lunch and dinner till they had been gone.

Recipe Notes

• Canned Pumpkin: Ensure you’re utilizing plain, unsweetened pumpkin puree and never a can of pumpkin pie filling! If you happen to need assistance determining the right way to use the remainder of the can, take a look at the pumpkin class of my recipe index.
• Cream Cheese: I recommend utilizing 1/3 much less fats cream cheese, which can be labeled Neufchatel cheese. It tastes nice and works nicely in recipes, however is lighter than full fats cream cheese. I by no means actually recommend utilizing fats free cream cheese as a result of in my view the flavour sacrifice is simply not price it.
• Different Sweeteners: I haven’t personally tried making these utilizing a zero-calorie sweetener rather than sugar, however I really feel assured that it will work out simply wonderful. Simply be certain the sweetener you’re utilizing has a 1:1 substitution ratio with sugar in order that the sweetness degree isn’t off.
• Refrigeration/Storage: I like to recommend storing these muffins within the fridge due to the cream cheese topping. I like chilly muffins anyway, however you possibly can all the time let one sit out or pop it within the microwave to heat it up for those who want!
• Add-Ins: I feel walnuts or pecans can be nice in these for those who’d like so as to add nuts! Remember the fact that it will after all have an effect on the vitamin info/WW factors listed for those who’re monitoring both.

To Freeze:

I like how simply these Pumpkin Cream Cheese Swirl Muffins come collectively, they usually’re nice to bake as soon as and eat all week! I haven’t frozen them but as a result of we simply preserve consuming all of them, however I’ve frozen comparable muffins very efficiently by simply wrapping every one in plastic wrap as soon as they’re utterly cool and placing all of them collectively in a Ziploc freezer bag. You possibly can both defrost them to room temp or warmth them up within the microwave earlier than consuming. I like having a freezer stuffed with muffin choices at my disposal at breakfast time!

Need extra tasty lightened up Muffins?

In search of extra tasty sorts of lightened up muffin recipes? Take a look at my Triple Berry Muffins, Banana Zucchini Muffins, Morning Glory Muffins, Strawberry Rhubarb Muffins, Carrot Muffins, Chocolate Raspberry Muffins, Apple Cinnamon Muffins, Banana Blueberry Muffins, Pumpkin Zucchini Muffins, and extra within the Muffins part of my recipe index!