Name: Sour Cream Pumpkin Butter Muffins
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 37 min
Ingredients: PUMPKIN SPICE MUFFINS:; ½ cup coconut flour (sifted, where to buy coconut flour); 1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice; ½ tbsp ground cinnamon; 3 eggs (beaten); ½ cup pumpkin puree (* not pumpkin pie filling); 1/2 cup unsweetened milk of choice: unsweetened coconut milk or almond milk; cup Sweetener of choice: 1/3 pure maple syrup for primal; 2 tbsp butter or coconut oil (melted); 1 tsp GF vanilla extract; 1 ½ tsp baking powder.; PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE FILLING:; 1 1/2 tbsp full fat sour cream; 1 tbsp pumpkin puree; 2 1/2 ounces cream cheese (softened (warmed a little)); tbsp Sweetener of choice: 1 1/2 coconut sugar (or for low carb use 1 1/2 tbsp erythritol granular sweetener, where to buy erythritol); 1/8 tsp cinnamon

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Sour Cream Pumpkin Butter Muffins are grain-free, low carb, pumpkin spice muffins with a sour cream pumpkin cheesecake center.

These are so very good and have easy-to-follow photo instructions below.

Sour Cream Pumpkin Butter Muffins. Grain free and low carb.

These yummy muffins are lovely, spiced pumpkin muffins with a pumpkin butter sour cream filling. These are rich and creamy, grain-free, and low carb.

Sweet pumpkin spice muffins with a creamy pumpkin cheesecake filling in the center.

These are made with canned pumpkin puree or unsweetened canned pumpkin, so you don't need to wait until Fall for pumpkins to be in season to bake these and enjoy.

Pumpkin is the low carb dieter’s best friend. It is sweet and creamy, but also full of fiber and low in carbs.

Here are some of the wonderful health benefits of pumpkin, and why you should enjoy eating pumpkin:

Contains antioxidants (cancer preventative)
High in dietary fiber (aids in weight loss)
Low in calories
Rich in Minerals and vitamins that can help eyesight and promotes healthy skin

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Fill the cups with pumpkin muffin batter.

Made an indentation in each muffin center with a spoon.

Fill each center indentation with a sour cream pumpkin butter filling and bake.

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Sour Cream Pumpkin Butter Muffins

Stacey

Sour Cream Pumpkin Butter Muffins are lovely, spiced pumpkin muffins with a pumpkin butter sour cream filling. These are rich and creamy, grain-free, and low carb.

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Prep Time 12 mins

Cook Time 25 mins

Total Time 37 mins

Course Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine American, muffins

Servings

Calories 93 kcal

Ingredients

PUMPKIN SPICE MUFFINS:
½ cup coconut flour sifted, where to buy coconut flour
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
½ tablespoon ground cinnamon
3 eggs beaten
½ cup pumpkin puree * not pumpkin pie filling
½ cup unsweetened milk of choice: unsweetened coconut milk or almond milk
cup Sweetener of choice: ⅓ pure maple syrup for primal or for low carb use ⅓ cup low carb (sugar free) maple syrup + ⅓ teaspoon liquid stevia.
2 tablespoon butter or coconut oil melted
1 teaspoon GF vanilla extract
1 ½ teaspoon baking powder.
PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE FILLING:
1 ½ tablespoon full fat sour cream
1 tablespoon pumpkin puree
2 ½ ounces cream cheese softened (warmed a little)
tablespoon Sweetener of choice: 1 ½ coconut sugar or for low carb use 1 ½ tablespoon erythritol granular sweetener, where to buy erythritol
⅛ teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 F, and line with baking cups, or grease a medium size muffin pan. In a large mixing bowl combine: ½ cup sifted coconut flour, 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice, and ½ tablespoon ground cinnamon. Mix until thoroughly combined. Set aside.
In second large mixing bowl combine: 3 eggs, ½ cup pumpkin puree, ½ cup milk of choice, ⅓ cup sweetener of choice, ⅓ teaspoon stevia if making low carb version (omit for primal), 2 tablespoon melted butter or coconut oil, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and1 ½ teaspoon baking powder. Mix until thoroughly combined.
Pour wet mixture into dry mixture and combine thoroughly, scraping the sides and breaking up any clumps. Spoon batter into prepared or lined muffin pan. Press a depression in the center of each muffin with a spoon* see photo above.
In a medium mixing bowl combine: 1 ½ tablespoon sour cream, 1 tablespoon pumpkin puree, 2 ½ ounces cream cheese softened, 1 ½ tablespoon sweetener of choice, ⅛ teaspoon cinnamon. Mix thoroughly until smooth.
Spoon a small amount (1 ½ tsp) of sour cream pumpkin mixture into each depression of the muffin center *as seen in photo above.
Bake at 350 F for 25 to 30 minutes or until top is firm and browned. Remove and cool. Can be served, but are best when refrigerated awhile before serving. Store unused portions in the fridge.

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Notes

Nutritional Data For Low Carb Version (using sugar free maple syrup + stevia and erythritol sweetener options): Servings:1 muffin out of 12 muffins, Cal: 93, Carbs: 5.1 g/ Net Carbs: 3.1 g, Fiber: 2 g, Protein: 3 g, Fat: 7 g, Sugar: 1 g

Nutritional Data for Primal Version (using pure maple syrup and coconut sugar sweetener option): Servings: 1 muffin out of 12 muffins, Cal: 114, Carbs: 11 g / Net carbs: 9 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein: 3 g, Fat: 7 g, Sugar: 8 g

* all nutritional data are estimates based on the product I used*

Nutrition

Serving: 1muffinCalories: 93kcalCarbohydrates: 5.1gProtein: 3gFat: 7gFiber: 2gSugar: 1g

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