Cinnamon Pecan Cream Cheese Muffins
These Cinnamon Pecan Cream Cheese Muffins are seriously so good. These are perfect for a special breakfast, a weekend brunch, or just a treat to enjoy with your afternoon coffee. They are surprisingly easy to make and guaranteed to make your kitchen smell incredible. Ready to bake up some seriously delicious muffins? Let’s get started!
If you love cozy, spiced muffins, you have to try these Cinnamon Pecan Cream Cheese Muffins. They are seriously SO good.
These muffins start with base layer of cinnamon-pecan spiced batter, and then get topped with a layer of sweet cream cheese before baking. The end result are moist, soft muffins with warm flavors.
They’re great for make-ahead breakfasts, a special weekend brunch addition, or just a treat to enjoy with your afternoon coffee.
Let’s make some muffins!
Ingredients
Muffin Batter:
Steps to make Cinnamon Pecan Cream Cheese Muffins
1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line 18 muffin cups with paper liners or grease them.
2. In a medium bowl, beat together the cream cheese, 1/3 cup sugar, and egg until smooth and creamy. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl, combine the flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg. In another bowl, mix together the water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla extract.
4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Continue to mix for about 2 minutes until the batter is smooth.
5. Fill each muffin cup halfway with the muffin batter.
6. Place a tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture on top of the muffin batter in each cup.
7. In a small bowl, mix together the 1/4 cup sugar, cinnamon, and chopped pecans. Sprinkle the topping mixture over the muffins.
8. Bake for 20-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the muffin comes out clean.
9. Allow the muffins to cool in the pan for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
10. Enjoy your Cinnamon Pecan Cream Cheese Muffins!
Cinnamon Pecan Cream Cheese Muffins
Cinnamon Pecan Cream Cheese Muffins are soft, spiced, and topped with a sweet cream cheese layer!
Ingredients
Cream Cheese Mixture:
- 6 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 egg
Muffin Batter:
- 12/3 cups flour 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp. vinegar
- 1 tbsp. vanilla extract
- Topping
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line 18 muffin cups with paper liners or grease them.
- In a medium bowl, beat together the cream cheese, 1/3 cup sugar, and egg until smooth and creamy. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg. In another bowl, mix together the water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla extract. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Continue to mix for about 2 minutes until the batter is smooth.
- Fill each muffin cup halfway with the muffin batter.
- Place a tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture on top of the muffin batter in each cup.
- In a small bowl, mix together the 1/4 cup sugar, cinnamon, and chopped pecans. Sprinkle the topping mixture over the muffins.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the muffin comes out clean.
- Allow the muffins to cool in the pan for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Enjoy your Cinnamon Pecan Cream Cheese Muffins!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 18 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 255Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 127mgCarbohydrates: 40gFiber: 1gSugar: 18gProtein: 4g
