Pumpkin Cream Cheese Streusel Muffins*
Source of Recipe
?
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Streusel Muffins*
for filling:
8 ounces regular or reduced fat cream cheese
...(Neufchatel), room temperature
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
for muffins:
2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
3 large eggs
1 cup solid pack canned pumpkin
1/2 cup Canola oil
2 teaspoons vanilla
for streusel topping:
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 Tablespoons soft butter
2 to 3 Tablespoons chopped walnuts,
...pecans, or hazelnuts
Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
Paper line 18 muffin cups or grease and flour the muffin cups.
for filling:
In a medium bowl, combine ingredients and beat until smooth.
Set aside.
for muffins:
In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, granulated
sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
Add eggs, pumpkin, oil, and vanilla. Beat until well blended.
for streusel topping:
In a small bowl, combine ingredients by working together with
a fork or fingers.
Fill muffin cups about 1/3 full with the muffin batter.
Place about 1 Tablespoon of cream cheese mixture in the center
of each.
Top with about 1 more Tablespoon of the pumpkin batter, or until
cups are about 3/4 full.
Sprinkle muffins with streusel topping.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until firm.
Makes 16 to 18 pumpkin muffins.
|
|
member logon
