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🎃🧁 High-Protein Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

Moist • Low-Sugar • Bakery-Style • Protein-Packed

These muffins are soft, warmly spiced, and filled with a creamy center — perfect for breakfast, snacks, or healthy dessert. They fit beautifully with your high-protein, better-for-you recipe style.

⏱ Time & Yield

Prep: 10 minutes
Bake: 18–22 minutes
Makes: 10–12 muffins

🛒 Ingredients

🧁 Pumpkin Protein Muffins

• 1 cup pumpkin purée
• 2 large eggs
• ½ cup Greek yogurt (or blended cottage cheese)
• ¼ cup maple syrup or sugar-free syrup
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ¾ cup oat flour (or almond flour for low-carb)
• 1 scoop (about 25 g) vanilla protein powder
• 1½ tsp pumpkin spice
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp baking soda
• ¼ tsp salt

🧀 Cream Cheese Filling

• 4 oz (115 g) cream cheese, softened
• 2 tbsp Greek yogurt
• 1–2 tbsp sweetener of choice
• ½ tsp vanilla

👩‍🍳 Instructions

1️⃣ Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line muffin pan.

2️⃣ Whisk pumpkin, eggs, yogurt, sweetener, and vanilla.

3️⃣ Mix dry ingredients. Combine with wet batter.

4️⃣ Stir cream cheese filling until smooth.

5️⃣ Fill cups ¾ full. Add 1 tbsp cream cheese mixture in center. Swirl lightly.

6️⃣ Bake 18–22 min until set.

7️⃣ Cool 10 minutes before removing.

🥗 Nutrition (per muffin – makes 12, approx)

• Calories: ~115
• Protein: ~9–11 g
• Carbs: ~11 g
• Fat: ~4 g
• Fiber: ~2 g

✔ High-protein
✔ Great for meal prep
✔ Kid-friendly
✔ Can be low-carb

💡 Pro Tips

• For extra protein: add another 2 tbsp protein powder
• For keto/low-carb: almond flour + monk fruit
• Add-ins: chopped pecans, chocolate chips, or walnuts
• Freeze well up to 2 months
• Air fryer: 160°C (320°F) for 10–12 minutes