Welcome to my favorite muffin recipe of all time! I’ve made Double Chocolate Greek Yogurt MuffinsGreek Yogurt Collagen Chocolate Chip MuffinsSuper Easy Chocolate Chip Banana Walnut Muffins, and Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins, and all 4 of those recipes were some of my favorite muffin recipes. But they have to step aside now because THIS RECIPE reigns supreme. It’s fantastic. The muffins are moist (stop being grossed out, it’s the best word for the job), fluffy, and they are amazing for leftovers. Sometimes paleo baked goods can get a little weird after a few days, but not these. When I first made these, I loved them so much that I packed the leftovers with me on one of my recent trips. And they still held up even when they weren’t in the fridge. Sketchy? Maybe. But no food poisoning for me!

PaleOMG Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffins

I know it’s annoying to be that pumpkin spice basic b*tch, but I really do adore pumpkin everything. I think it’s the cinnamon in the spice mix. I just simply adore cinnamon. It makes any comforting dish even more comforting. I just recently started adding cinnamon to my coffee and it’s life changing. And yes, I know I’m behind the times, but I’m glad I finally figured life out. Because now I add cinnamon to my coffee every morning and I wake up excited for the day. I’ve always been an annoyingly happy person in the mornings, but now it’s even worse.

PaleOMG Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffins

Speaking of loving pumpkin, I’m loving a lot of things right now. Here are some of the things I’m loving the most –

  1. My Nespresso Vertuo. Every morning I wake up excited to be alive because I know I’ll have the best cup of coffee in about 3 minutes. I make mine with heavy cream, collagen, cinnamon and stevia and it’s truly the best thing ever.
  2. A restaurant near me called Olive & Finch. Because I recently started eating their salmon plate that comes with a red curry sauce and I get sautéed kale instead of farro. It’s my new favorite thing that is giving me life around lunch time.
  3. My instant pot. Because now that it’s dropped down below 50 degrees, I’m constantly cold and in need of soup. And my instant pot makes soup dreams come true. Like with my Instant Pot Creamy Gnocchi Soup and my Instant Pot Creamy Tomato Pesto Soup.
  4. My groceries being delivered. It’s the new highlight of my week at the moment as I mentioned on Tuesday. I started using Amazon Prime Now just this week and it’s life changing. I say life changing a lot, don’t I? Either way, it is. I have so much extra time in my week now that I’m not hitting up the grocery store almost every day. I love it so much!
  5. The fact that I leave for New Zealand is THREE FREAKING WEEKS!!! AHHHHHHH!

PaleOMG Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffins

Ok wait, with the good comes the bad. And I’m really good at disliking things. Here are the things I’m not digging lately –

  1. My rental car that smells like smoke. Who smokes cigarettes these days? Who smokes in rental cars? Who thinks smoking is cool? Have they never seen the TRUTH commercials?! COME ON!
  2. The current bloat I have from drinking over the weekend. Drinking is so damn bad for you. And sure, it’s fun and I enjoy a few spicy cocktails, but getting back to normal is a pain. I hate looking puffy and feeling like I look tired. And I honestly didn’t drink crazy amounts over the weekend, just a handful. And I still look fluffy AF. I’ve decided to not drink again until I’m in New Zealand on vacation. Every time I drink, it’s always so eye opening how bad alcohol really is for you. Isn’t it crazy it’s legal?!
  3. My anxiety level about leaving in 3 weeks. I’m trying to get all my work done ahead of time so I don’t have to work much while I’m in NZ, but getting that much work done is tough. There are not enough hours in the day!

PaleOMG Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffins

Luckily my likes outweigh my dislikes. But anywho, if you want to see a quick video on how to whip these up, I’m going to make them on my IG stories today. But act quick because IG stories die after 24 hours. Along with my soul. I’m kind of hating instagram at the moment. It’s giving me absolutely no joy when I open up the app. So I’m spending less and less time on there. Which totally blows because I use to love instagram. Oh how social media dies so quickly. But I am trying to share as many cooking videos as possible to make sure you guys have as much food content as possible. People asked for more recipes on my IG stories so I’m trying to give as much of that as possible. Which hating every moment on there. It’s a tough balance. I guess instagram should go on my not digging list, after all. Ok I have a dog to walk! Byeeeeeeee!

PaleOMG Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffins

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Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffins

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  • Author: juli
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients

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For the pumpkin:

  • 1/4 cup coconut flour
  • 1/2 cup tapioca flour
  • 1/2 cup maple or coconut sugar
  • 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/3 cup pumpkin puree
  • 2 tablespoons almond milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips

For the cheesecake:

    Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin time with parchment paper liners and spray with coconut oil spray.
    2. In a large bowl, whisk together coconut flour, tapioca flour, maple sugar, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and powder, and salt.
    3. Then add eggs, pumpkin puree, almond milk, and vanilla extract and use a spatula to mix until everything is completely combined and smooth. Fold in chocolate chips.
    4. In another bowl, add all ingredients for the cheesecake (except for the chocolate chips) and  beat together for 1-2 minutes until combine. Fold in chocolate chips.
    5. Use a cookie scoop to scoop the pumpkin batter into 12 muffin cups. This should fill each cup up about 1/3-1/2 full.
    6. Then use the cookie scoop to scoop the cheesecake layer on top of the pumpkin layer in each muffin cup.
    7. Using a knife, toothpick or anything else, swirl the two batters together to combined. 
    8. Place in the oven to bake for 30 minutes.
    9. Remove from muffin tin and place on a wire rack to cool.
    10. Store in closed container in fridge. 

    Notes

    *I used Kite Hill brand

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    58 Comments

    1. Cass says:

      I’ve been waiting for you to put out this recipe ever since you put out the teaser photo! Can’t wait!! I made your cheesecake brownies and they were the best. Cheesecake anything! And now with pumpkin! Yummm!! Thanks Juli!!!

      1. juli says:

        hope you love this recipe Cass!

    2. Andrea says:

      This just made my day! I absolutely cannot wait to make these! You are so awesome 🙂

      1. juli says:

        hope you love them andrea!

    3. April says:

      I’d like to add that I agree with Instagram – I’m finding myself on it less and less lately. Now it all shows me are pictures of people’s kids, like Facebook, since they prioritize my FB friends first on my feed. I miss the days where it just showed you everything in the order it was posted. Why can’t it just be like that anymore???

      I check out your blog every week to read your posts, mostly through your emails, which makes me sound old fashioned lol. But seriously, the older I get (I’m 32) the less I am caring about posting or going on social media. I know you pretty much have to for your business. Do you ever wish you didn’t have to be on social media for your job?

      Also, you have super long names for muffins lol – but these look fantastic!

      1. juli says:

        good to hear that’s how you get my content because i work hard on that newsletter every week! and YES. every day i wish social media wasn’t my job. i would be off it all together if it wasn’t part of my business.

        1. Kristen says:

          Maybe you’ll get to a point when you can hire someone to be in charge of your social media? I’d be happy to volunteer for the job! 😉

          1. juli says:

            maybe one day!

    4. Erin says:

      Looks delish! Do you think these would freeze ok with the cream cheese?

      1. juli says:

        i would think so, i just can’t say for sure since i haven’t froze them in the past

    5. Lisa Smith says:

      Already made these bad boys!!! They are a winner….along with your others!!! Definite repeat!! Thanks for the awesome recipe!!

      1. juli says:

        yayyyy!! so awesome you already made them! glad you liked them too!

    6. Jamie says:

      These look so good! I can totally relate to you about the looking puffy and old after drinking alcohol situation. I enjoy wine, and I save those calories for Friday and Saturday, because I like to feel my best during my workouts, but I usually have 2-3 glasses maybe and the next day I look like the Stay Puft marshmallow man…and my face is a whole other story!

      1. juli says:

        it’s crazy how much i puff up when i drink. i can even feel my feet expanding in my shoes when i have my first drink. bananas

    7. emza says:

      So far, my fav muffins of yours are the collagen chocolate chip ones. YUM! Can’t wait to make these!!!
      You showed a recipe book with instant pot and air fryer recipes, I think on your insta stories. Would you please tell me what book it was again? I can’t find where you posted it. Thank you!!

        1. emza says:

          Thank you for all you do & share with us! You ROCK!

    8. Jaybird says:

      I can’t have almonds right now. I am not sure I am ready to go full on real cream cheese. Do you think a thick, greek yogurt would work??

      1. juli says:

        i haven’t made them that way so I can’t say for sure!

    9. Amanda Hill says:

      Juli- These look amazing… ! Can I sub flour of any kind and can I use same measurement of regular cream cheese?
      PS- your blog keeps getting better and better! Love following your stuff.

      1. juli says:

        i haven’t tried these muffins with other flours so i can’t say for sure. and yes, same measurement for regular cream cheese!

        1. Amanda Hill says:

          These came out PERFECTLY and I am not a baker!! FYI- I subbed all flour for Bob’s Red Mill Paleo flour, regular organic sugar, regular Philadelphia cream cheese (because- boyfriend). Sooo yum and satisfied the “basic” pumpkin everything addiction. Will make again. Thanks!

          1. juli says:

            so glad to hear it Amanda!!

    10. Mandy M. says:

      Cannot wait to make these!! We are huge fans and have been for EVER! BTW, my 22 month old and I just made your gooey pumpkin bars together in case you want to watch! https://youtu.be/Gxd7qTRUFXY

      1. juli says:

        omg that’s adorable!!