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Cream Cheese Filled Pumpkin Crumb Muffins

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Servings 6

Ingredients

Muffins

  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup butter melted
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp cloves
  • 1/4 tsp ginger

Cream Cheese Filling

  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla

Crumble

  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup flour
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350ºF then line a muffin pan with muffin liners. (You can also use a cupcake pan and cupcake liners).
  • In a large bowl, mix pumpkin puree, eggs, butter, milk, vanilla and sugar together until completely combined.
  • In another bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger together.
  • Carefully mix the flour mixture into the pumpkin mixture until thoroughly combined.
  • In another smaller bowl, combine the cream cheese, sugar, egg and vanilla. Mix until smooth.
  • In a third bowl, cream together brown sugar and butter.
  • Add flour and cinnamon and mix until crumbly. Be careful to not over mix.
  • Fill you muffin/cupcake liners until they are about a third full.
  • Using a spoon, add a scoop or two of the cream cheese filling in the center of your muffin. Then top the filling with some more muffin batter.
  • Crumble the crumb over each muffin.
  • Place in the oven and bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle (but not all the way because of the cream cheese filling) comes out clean. Enjoy warm or at room temperature.