Cream-filled Pumpkin Muffins

Muffins are a magical sweet, the kind that no one can refuse to try … even if it is a bite. For this reason, we bring you another recipe for pumpkin muffins filled with cream so that you continue to fulfill gastronomic wishes for your family.

This recipe, in particular, is a slow death . We invite you to make up an excuse and prepare it before Halloween.

In addition, thanks to the pumpkin puree, these muffins are quite moist and accompanied by an Arabic coffee, with little sugar, they will be a good snack with friends.

If instead of serving them individually, in a basket, you make them in a cake mold, the result will be a moist pumpkin sponge cake.

Take advantage of your visit and see this other recipe for salty pumpkin muffins.

Cream filled pumpkin muffins recipe

Ingredients:

• 200 g self-rising flour
  
• 300 g of pumpkin puree, without shell.
• 120 g of melted butter or 75 milliliters of mild olive oil
• 200 g brown sugar
• 2 large eggs

• 180 ml milk
• A touch of nutmeg
• A teaspoon of cinnamon

For the cream filling:

• 70 g cream cheese
• 250g powdered sugar
• A tablespoon of almond liqueur or almond essence (the latter if you want a dessert suitable for children)
• A handful of crushed almonds

preparation:

• Start by preheating the oven to 175º C.
• Then, now prepare the container to bake cupcakes by placing the shells or “cakes” in it.
• Then, take the strainer and sift the flour very finely.
• Now in a bowl, add the eggs together with the brown sugar . With an electric mixer, beat very well for five minutes.
• Now add the melted butter or oil.
• Keep beating and add the pumpkin puree.
• Now add the milk little by little.

• Complete with the teaspoon of cinnamon and a touch of nutmeg.
• Finally, add the sifted flour little by little and stir the mixture with a wooden spoon, manually.
• Add the mixture to the saucers . A ¾ of your ability to get fluffy and well-formed muffins.
• Bake for 40 minutes or until cooked through.

How to make the filling:

• Once the muffin is ready and at room temperature, fill it with this rich cream recipe:
• In a container, place the 70 grams of cream cheese, the touch of almond liquor or essence and the handful of crushed almonds.
• Now add the powdered sugar little by little , until you achieve the desired consistency.
• Carefully remove the heart from the cakes and fill them. Another option is to divide them in two, fill them with the cream and put them back together. The result is lovely cream-filled pumpkin muffins.

Additional tips:

• Place a piece of dark chocolate in the center of the cakes.
• Another option is to add a few drops of chocolate after 5 minutes to remove them from the oven . Then let them rest for a while and serve them.
• You could also add some orange juice to the cream cheese. So you will have some pumpkin muffins and citrus cream.
• A few sunflower or pumpkin seeds on top of the muffin will also work wonders.
• A tip that you will appreciate: do not discard the seeds of the pumpkin. Wash them, dry them and put them in the oven while you prepare the mixture. Take them out of there along with the muffins and use them to decorate.
• For a contrasting flavor, choose to add a piece of mozzarella or other mild-flavored fresh cheese to the center of the muffin.
• Topped with the muffin with honey at the time of serving is also an appetizing glaze option and very express.