Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins Wpecan Streusel Recipes

PUMPKIN CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour 18 muffin cups, or use paper liners.
• To make the filling: In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese until soft. Add egg, vanilla and brown sugar. Beat until smooth, then set aside.
• For the streusel topping: In a medium bowl, mix flour, sugar, cinnamon and pecans. Add butter and cut it in with a fork until crumbly. Set aside.
• For the muffin batter: In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Make a well in the center of flour mixture and add eggs, pumpkin, olive oil and vanilla. Beat together until smooth.
• Place pumpkin mixture in muffin cups about 1/2 full. Then add one tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture right in the middle of the batter. Try to keep cream cheese from touching the paper cup. Sprinkle on the streusel topping.
• Bake at 375 degrees F (195 degrees C) for 20 to 25 minutes.

PUMPKIN STREUSEL MUFFINS WITH CREAM CHEESE FILLING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg. In another bowl, whisk the egg, milk, pumpkin and oil. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups one-fourth full. Place one cream cheese cube in the center of each muffin cup; top with remaining batter. , In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add nuts. Sprinkle over batter. , Bake at 400° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

PUMPKIN CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Grease and flour 18 muffin cups.
• FILLING: Beat cream cheese until soft.
• Add egg, vanilla and brown sugar.
• Beat until smooth.
• Set aside.
• STREUSEL TOPPING: Mix flour, sugar, cinnamon and pecans.
• Add butter and cut it in with a fork until crumbly.
• Set aside.
• MUFFIN BATTER: In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
• Make a well in the center of flour mixture and gradually incorporate eggs, pumpkin, olive oil and vanilla.
• Beat together until smooth.
• Fill cups with pumpkin mixture until they're about 1/2 full.
• Carefully add one tbsp of the cream cheese mixture right in the middle of the batter.
• If you're using paper cups, try to keep cream cheese from touching the paper.
• Sprinkle on the streusel topping.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.

PUMPKIN CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS W/PECAN STREUSEL

Steps:

• Make Filling a few hours before you begin your muffins. For Filling: In a medium bowl, blend cinnamon and sugar. Add softened cream cheese, mix until smooth. Add Vanilla, stir until combined. Form the mixture into a 14 inch log on a piece of plastic wrap, wrap it, and FREEZE it for at least 2 hours. While it was in the freezer, I formed mine into more of square shaped log when it became more shapeable. (My first try I tried wrapping it in wax paper....I don't recommend this at all. The filling stuck to the paper even after it was frozen. ) When frozen, Slice into 14-1 inch squares
• Before making the Pecan Streusel, combine the vanilla and the cinnamon with a fork in a small (very small) to make a paste; I did mine as I made the filling. Set it aside to air dry (Just trust me on this, it gives the cinnamon a unique warm flavor unlike mixing them separately to the recipe). Blend together all the dry ingredients (including the vanilla infused cinnamon), mix in butter until well combined. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, Line jumbo muffin tin (s) with paper liners; set aside.
• For Muffins: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, pumpkin pie spice, salt and baking soda. In a large bowl combine eggs, sugar, pumpkin puree, oil, and vanilla. Mix until well blended on medium-low speed. With the mixer on LOW speed, gradually add the dry ingredients until just combined.
• To assemble muffins: Fill each muffin well with 2 T of batter (or just enough to cover the bottom). Place a slice of filling into each of the cups. Divide the remaining batter among the muffin cups to completely cover the filling slices. Spoon streusel topping over each of the cups. (Be fairly generous as it will form a nice crispy muffin top). Gently press the streusel down into the wet muffin mixture so it adheres to the muffin. Bake for 30-35 minutes. (Now your home will smell amazing) Remove from oven, let cool in pan for 5 minutes before placing them onto wire racks to cool completely.
• *Warning, don't dig in too quickly , the cream cheese filling can/will burn you!* I was VERY skeptical of the filling process as I thought it would totally melt into the muffin and make it mush. I was pleasantly surprised when I bit into my muffin and had all the filling still in its place and nicely incorporated into the muffin.