Read reviews (19)
Rate recipe
Filled with cream cheese and apricot preserves, these almond-topped pumpkin muffins are heavenly. —Elizabeth Blondefield, San Jose, California
Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 271 calories, 12 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 65 mg cholesterol, 249 mg sodium, 37 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 5 g protein.
Originally published as Pumpkin Surprise Muffins in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2000, p15
Big Batch Baked GoodsWe enjoy homemade baked goods for breakfast, but I don’t have time to bake each morning before school. So I devote 1 day a month to making large batches of cinnamon rolls, doughnuts, cream cheese rolls and muffins. I place them in heavy-duty resealable plastic bags labeled with the date. (They freeze for about 2 months.) On busy mornings, it’s a snap to pop a few in the microwave to warm. The kids love the fresh-baked flavor. —Lori T., New London, Texas
We enjoy homemade baked goods for breakfast, but I don’t have time to bake each morning before school. So I devote 1 day a month to making large batches of cinnamon rolls, doughnuts, cream cheese rolls and muffins. I place them in heavy-duty resealable plastic bags labeled with the date. (They freeze for about 2 months.) On busy mornings, it’s a snap to pop a few in the microwave to warm. The kids love the fresh-baked flavor. —Lori T., New London, Texas
Browse slideshows featuring our best recipes, holiday ideas, easy how-tos, cooking tips, and more!
Get Recipes >
A collection of our favorite, highest-rated recipes—including the best dessert, dinner and holiday recipes.
Tell us what you think of this recipe. Did you modify it? Would you make it again? Rate it today! >
Rate and Review this Recipe
Reviewed on Oct. 11, 2011 by Brenda D
Oooo yummy! I tried this recipe yesterday and was delighted. I didn't have apricot preserves on hand, but was in the process of making homemade applebutter and dropped in a dollop of the applebutter instead of the jam. It turned out great. Thank you for sharing this recipe; it goes great with a cup of coffee and friendly conversation.
Reviewed on Oct. 11, 2011 by MissKarla
Really good muffins. The recipe made 16 muffins. Definitely will make it again only will mix the cream cheese and preserves together before putting it on the batter.
Reviewed on Oct. 10, 2011 by btaylor123
Very good, nice pumpkin flavor and not too sweet.Re the rating system, I suspect there are many ratings that don't have reviews attached, so you can't really just average the reviews to get the overall rating.
Very good, nice pumpkin flavor and not too sweet.
Re the rating system, I suspect there are many ratings that don't have reviews attached, so you can't really just average the reviews to get the overall rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 10, 2011 by lnmwrman
I as others am rating this recipe without trying it. I have used other recipes using pumpkin and have not found one that wasn't nice and moist. I will probably try this today. I test these recipes on my 5 year old grand-daughter.Ed B.
I as others am rating this recipe without trying it. I have used other recipes using pumpkin and have not found one that wasn't nice and moist. I will probably try this today. I test these recipes on my 5 year old grand-daughter.
Ed B.
Reviewed on Oct. 10, 2011 by ginny3235
Your rating system is flawed. You give this recipe 3 stars, when of the 4 reviewers, 2 gave it 5 stars and one gave it 4 stars. Then you factor in the no-stars comment which was positive, but could not include a rating as she hadn't tried it yet! I haven't tried it yet either, so I gave it 5 stars to try to raise the rating to a true picture of how good this recipe must be!
Reviewed on Feb. 20, 2011 by ColoradoSnoflake
A good breakfast muffin, not too sweet. Very moist. With the cream cheese center, it reminds me somewhat of a bagel, just softer.
Reviewed on Apr. 28, 2010 by t-macka
I use fresh boiled pumpkin instead of canned but the muffins are very popular with my family of six.
Reviewed on Mar. 02, 2010 by KAdams27
Thanks for posting the recipe - these sound delightful! Of course, I LOVE pumpkin and look forward to trying any new recipe that includes it
Reviewed on Mar. 02, 2010 by AnnaGibson
My mother-in-law made these delicious muffins for a ladies luncheon. They were incredible. I was skeptical at first, but one bite made me a believer. They also look truly lovely and will certainly be a hit.
Our 10 most popular recipes for the month delivered right to your inbox!
© Reiman Media Group, LLC., 2013