Pumpkin Muffins With Cream Cheese Filling

Not just for fall!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/pumpkin-muffins-with-cream-cheese-filling • Posted by Sarah K.

I absolutely love everything pumpkin—lattes, bread, cake, pies, pasta. The list goes on! When combined with another one of my favorites, cream cheese, the combo is perfection!

You will need

3 tsp Ground Ginger 1 tsp Allspice 1 tsp Ground Clove 1 tsp Ground Ginger 1 tsp Salt 1 tsp Baking Soda 1 cup packed Brown Sugar 2 Egg(s) 1 cup Vegetable Oil Canned Pumpkin 1 cup walnuts or pecans Chopped Nuts 4 oz Cream Cheese 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon 1 cup All Purpose Flour to taste Powdered Sugar

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I absolutely love everything pumpkin—lattes, bread, cake, pies, pasta. The list goes on! When combined with another one of my favorites, cream cheese, the combo is perfection!

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a muffin pan with paper liners or spray with cooking spray (I used baking cups which are awesome because you don’t need to use a baking pan, you just place them on a baking sheet). Mix the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, pumpkin pie spice, ginger, salt and baking soda in a large bowl.

2. In another large bowl (preferably the bowl of an electric mixer if you have one) beat the sugar and eggs until well blended. Add the dry ingredients to the sugar and egg mixture in a couple stages (to avoid getting flour all over your kitchen!) and mix until combined. No need to beat at a high speed, you don’t want to over mix the batter. Carefully fill each muffin cup about 2/3-3/4 of the way full. This batter is pretty dense and doesn’t rise very much. If you want to add nuts, go ahead and sprinkle some on each muffin. Bake for about 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of a muffin comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.

3. Meanwhile, wash and dry your mixing bowl. Then beat the softened cream cheese and powered sugar until smooth. I didn’t specify a particular amount because it’s really to taste. I like the filling to taste slightly tart (and more cheesy than sweet). I would start with a 1/4 cup at a time and stop when it’s sweet enough for your liking. Place the filling in a pastry bag (or large zip top bag) with a pastry filling tip (or a regular round piping tip). Then poke the top of each muffin and fill it with the cream cheese filling. If you don’t have a filling tip, you can use a small pairing knife to cut a hole on the top off the muffin (like you’re craving a pumpkin) and just pipe the filling in.