Pumpkin Cream Cheese muffins

Name: Pumpkin Cream Cheese muffins
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 3 dozen muffins
Ingredients: FOR MUFFINS; 3 3/4 c all purpose flour; 1 c sugar; 2 tsp pumpkin pie spices; 2 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 c add in (cranberries, dates, currents, rasins, etc); 1 can(s) libby's easy pumpkin pie mix; 1/2 c vegetable oil; 1/2 c orange juice, apple juice or water; 2 eggs; FOR FILLING; 1-8oz cream cheese; 1 egg; 1 tsp vanilla; STRUSSEL TOPPING (OPTIONAL); 1/4 c all purpose flour; 2 Tbsp brown sugar; 2 Tbsp butter, cold; 1 tsp cinnamon; 2 Tbsp chopped nuts (if you like, i use pecans)

By Sandee Lake
@SandeeLyn

I cant really take credit for this, because the base recipe comes from the Libby pumpkin people. I just added the cream cheese filling (optional) and the strussel topping (also optional) and these muffins turned out really great!

Rating:

★★★★★ 2 votes5

Comments:

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Serves:

3 dozen muffins

Prep:

35 Min

Cook:

15 Min

Ingredients

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FOR MUFFINS
3 3/4 c

all purpose flour
1 c

sugar
2 tsp

pumpkin pie spices
2 tsp

baking powder
1 tsp

baking soda
1/2 tsp

salt
1 c

add in (cranberries, dates, currents, rasins, etc)
1 can(s)

libby's easy pumpkin pie mix
1/2 c

vegetable oil
1/2 c

orange juice, apple juice or water
2

eggs
FOR FILLING
1-8oz

cream cheese
1

egg
1 tsp

vanilla
STRUSSEL TOPPING (OPTIONAL)
1/4 c

all purpose flour
2 Tbsp

brown sugar
2 Tbsp

butter, cold
1 tsp

cinnamon
2 Tbsp

chopped nuts (if you like, i use pecans)

How to Make Pumpkin Cream Cheese muffins

Step-by-Step

Preheat oven to 400. Combine flour, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl.
Combine pumpkin pie mix, oil, orange/apple juice or water, and eggs in another large bowl.
Pour pumpkin mixture into flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Fold in Stir Ins. Spoon batter into muffin papers, filling about 1/2 way.
In another bowl, combine the cream cheese, egg and vanilla for filling. Beat with a mixer until smooth. Put into a ziplock bag and cut one corner to create a piping bag.
Insert the open corner of the bag about 1/4 inch into the each muffin and squeeze gently. Each one should get about a teaspoon (more/less, if you'd like). Move along until each is filled.
OPTIONAL- Combine strusel ingredients together in a bowl and cut with two knives, a pastry mixer or (my favorite) your hands until combined. Sprinkle topping over muffins.
Bake about 15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.