Don’t give up your favorite Fall flavors if you need to cut back on sugar. These satisfying pumpkin cheesecake muffins have 75% less sugar but all the taste you love! Thanks so much to Truvia® brand for sponsoring today’s recipe through SocialStars!
Are you going crazy for all things pumpkin lately? Me too! Except one problem: I can’t eat most of them because they contain wheat. Thanks, stomach! Being in a coffee shop or bakery this time of year is pure torture. One menu item that I especially wish I could order with my coffee is the pumpkin cheesecake muffin. Pumpkin. Cheesecake. Muffin. Aren’t those three of the most glorious words you know?
Luckily, it’s easy enough to bake my own muffins at home, and I can even make them lower in sugar than their bakery counterparts too! I have switched to doing all my baking with Truvia® Baking Blend and Truvia® Brown Sugar Blend. They are made with a natural, zero-calorie sweetener called stevia but blended with a bit of real sugar to give you the taste and baking results you expect. I seriously love the stuff! It’s great to know that all my baked goodies have less calories and sugar since making the switch to Truvia® sweeteners, but they are every bit as tasty and satisfying.
To make these easy cheesecake muffins, you can honestly start with whatever base muffin recipe you like. I used my own pumpkin muffin recipe and have also made them with pumpkin muffin mix when I’m in a hurry. You can’t go wrong either way! You could also use the cheesecake part with another muffin base like blueberry, gingerbread, or lemon. You can never go wrong adding cream cheese to your morning pastry, am I right?
Whichever muffin recipe you choose, you won’t regret substituting Truvia® Baking Blend for the sugar. You only need half the amount of Truvia® sweeteners as regular sugar, so be sure to make that adjustment in the recipe. (For example, if the original recipe calls for 1/2 cup of sugar, use 1/4 cup of Baking Blend.) Otherwise, you just make the recipe as usual and enjoy cutting the sugar calories in the final recipe by 75%! Love that! Let me know how you make yours, and why not post a photo of your muffins on my Facebook page or on Instagram and tag @wearychef. I’d love to see your own creations!
Low-Sugar Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffins
Don’t give up your favorite Fall flavors if you need to cut back on sugar. These satisfying muffins have 75% less sugar but all the taste you love!
- Total Time: 38 minutes
- Yield: 12 1x
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- pinch ground cloves
- 15 ounces canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix!)
- 1/3 cup Truvia® baking blend
- 2 cups all purpose flour (spelt or gluten-free flour OK)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 8 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese softened
- 2 tablespoons Truvia® brown sugar blend
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a muffin tin with cooking spray and set aside.
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In a large mixing bowl, whisk together egg, oil, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. Whisk in pumpkin and sugar until smooth. Add flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir just until dry ingredients are incorporated.
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Using a spring-loaded disher or a 1/3 c. measuring cup, evenly divide the muffin dough into the muffin pan.
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Using a stand or handheld electric mixer, blend cream cheese, brown sugar blend, and cinnamon until smooth.
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Using a small cookie scoop or 1/2 tablespoon measuring spoon, drop a dollop of the cream cheese mixture into the center of each muffin. Use a butter knife to swirl the cream cheese through each muffin.
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Bake in preheated oven for 15-18 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into the largest muffin comes out mostly clean. Transfer from muffin tin to wire rack to cool immediately.
Notes
You can substitute your favorite muffin recipe if you prefer. To use Truvia® Baking Blend in any recipe, use half the amount of regular sugar the recipe calls for.
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 18
Here are a few other Fall recipes you’ll love!
Thank you again to Truvia® Brand for sponsoring this post!
Serene @ House of yumm says
Absolutely the most glorious words! Love this lower sugar option!
Andi Gleeson says
Thank you, Serene :) xo
Beverley @ sweaty&fit says
ive been looking for a good/healthy pumpkin muffin recipe! how good does the cream cheese filling look. my favorite part of any pumpkin recipe :)
Andi Gleeson says
I’m pretty sure that cream cheese makes everything better. Hope you like the recipe, Beverley. Thank you!
Gerry @ Foodness Gracious says
These look way better than the ‘Bux :)
Andi Gleeson says
I take that as a major compliment, Gerry. Thank you!
Nancy | The Bitter side of Sweet says
I love muffins! I especially love pumpkin muffins! These look so delicious, can’t wait to try them!
Andi Gleeson says
Me too!! Thank you!
Kristyn says
These are so pretty and look so yummy!! :)
Andi Gleeson says
Thank you, Kristyn!! :)
becky | The COokie Rookie says
YUM! Love that these are lighter. Just love these flavors!
Andi Gleeson says
Thank you, Becky! I’m glad they are lighter because I ate kind of a lot of them ;) My youngest asked for the last one today, and I tried to convince him he wouldn’t like it so I could have it for myself. It didn’t work.
Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet says
These look and sound scrumptious! The the pumpkin-cheesecake combo, yummy!
Andi Gleeson says
Thank you so much, Kimberly. I love that combo too!!
Krista @ Joyful Healthy Eats says
Bakery’s this time of year are the worst, so many delicious looking pastries. Pure torture! Cannot wait to try this recipe, the cheesecake filling sounds unreal!
Andi Gleeson says
I would say bakeries were the best if I could eat wheat ;) It’s good for my waistline that I can’t I guess! Thank you, Krista! Hope you are doing well. xoxo
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
I think pumpkin and cheesecake are meant to be together! These muffins look perfect!
Andi Gleeson says
I have to agree, Trish. Thank you!!
rachel @ athletic avocado says
now pumpkin and cheesecake are my two favorite things! These muffins look amazing :)
Andi Gleeson says
Mine too!! I’m so crazy about these muffins. Cream cheese makes everything better :) Thank you, Rachel!
Annie says
I love this lighter spin on a classic!
Andi Gleeson says
Thanks, Annie!
Liz says
These muffins sound so good. Thank you Andi.
Andi Gleeson says
Thank you, Liz! I just know you’ll love them :)