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Low Sugar Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffins

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!

These pumpkin cheescake muffins are lower and sugar and calories than the bakery version!

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?

These pumpkin cheescake muffins are lower and sugar and calories than the bakery version!

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.

These pumpkin cheescake muffins are lower and sugar and calories than the bakery version!

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?

These pumpkin cheescake muffins are lower and sugar and calories than the bakery version!

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!

These pumpkin cheescake muffins are lower and sugar and calories than the bakery version!
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These pumpkin cheescake muffins are lower and sugar and calories than the bakery version!

Low-Sugar Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffins

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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

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Muffins
  • 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
Cheesecake Filling
  • 8 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese softened
  • 2 tablespoons Truvia® brown sugar blend
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a muffin tin with cooking spray and set aside.
  2. 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.
  3. Using a spring-loaded disher or a 1/3 c. measuring cup, evenly divide the muffin dough into the muffin pan.
  4. Using a stand or handheld electric mixer, blend cream cheese, brown sugar blend, and cinnamon until smooth.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.

  • Author: Andi
  • Prep Time: 20
  • Cook Time: 18

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Thank you again to Truvia® Brand for sponsoring this post!


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  1. Serene @ House of yumm says

    October 10, 2015 at 10:06 am

    Absolutely the most glorious words! Love this lower sugar option!

    Reply
    • Andi Gleeson says

      October 11, 2015 at 9:37 am

      Thank you, Serene :) xo

      Reply
  2. Beverley @ sweaty&fit says

    October 8, 2015 at 9:09 am

    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 :)

    Reply
    • Andi Gleeson says

      October 9, 2015 at 10:10 pm

      I’m pretty sure that cream cheese makes everything better. Hope you like the recipe, Beverley. Thank you!

      Reply
  3. Gerry @ Foodness Gracious says

    October 8, 2015 at 8:14 am

    These look way better than the ‘Bux :)

    Reply
    • Andi Gleeson says

      October 9, 2015 at 10:09 pm

      I take that as a major compliment, Gerry. Thank you!

      Reply
  4. Nancy | The Bitter side of Sweet says

    October 8, 2015 at 4:49 am

    I love muffins! I especially love pumpkin muffins! These look so delicious, can’t wait to try them!

    Reply
    • Andi Gleeson says

      October 9, 2015 at 10:09 pm

      Me too!! Thank you!

      Reply
  5. Kristyn says

    October 7, 2015 at 6:29 pm

    These are so pretty and look so yummy!! :)

    Reply
    • Andi Gleeson says

      October 7, 2015 at 9:20 pm

      Thank you, Kristyn!! :)

      Reply
  6. becky | The COokie Rookie says

    October 7, 2015 at 3:35 pm

    YUM! Love that these are lighter. Just love these flavors!

    Reply
    • Andi Gleeson says

      October 7, 2015 at 9:21 pm

      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.

      Reply
  7. Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet says

    October 7, 2015 at 3:04 pm

    These look and sound scrumptious! The the pumpkin-cheesecake combo, yummy!

    Reply
    • Andi Gleeson says

      October 7, 2015 at 9:21 pm

      Thank you so much, Kimberly. I love that combo too!!

      Reply
  8. Krista @ Joyful Healthy Eats says

    October 7, 2015 at 9:27 am

    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!

    Reply
    • Andi Gleeson says

      October 7, 2015 at 9:24 pm

      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

      Reply
  9. Trish - Mom On Timeout says

    October 7, 2015 at 8:31 am

    I think pumpkin and cheesecake are meant to be together! These muffins look perfect!

    Reply
    • Andi Gleeson says

      October 9, 2015 at 10:07 pm

      I have to agree, Trish. Thank you!!

      Reply
  10. rachel @ athletic avocado says

    October 6, 2015 at 6:20 pm

    now pumpkin and cheesecake are my two favorite things! These muffins look amazing :)

    Reply
    • Andi Gleeson says

      October 6, 2015 at 9:19 pm

      Mine too!! I’m so crazy about these muffins. Cream cheese makes everything better :) Thank you, Rachel!

      Reply
  11. Annie says

    October 6, 2015 at 5:00 pm

    I love this lighter spin on a classic!

    Reply
    • Andi Gleeson says

      October 6, 2015 at 9:19 pm

      Thanks, Annie!

      Reply
  12. Liz says

    October 6, 2015 at 3:22 pm

    These muffins sound so good. Thank you Andi.

    Reply
    • Andi Gleeson says

      October 6, 2015 at 9:20 pm

      Thank you, Liz! I just know you’ll love them :)

      Reply

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