Cream Cheese Filled Pumpkin Muffins

Here is a knock out recipe for a moist filled muffin with a dazzling topping. It is moist and just excellent to have for breakfast or a super snack. It may appear to be involved, but not really. You will be happy you made these little gems! Enjoy!!

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Yields: 8-10 muffins

Ingredients

• Filling

• 8  ounces cream cheese
• 1  egg yolk
• 2  tablespoons sugar

• Batter

• 2  cups sugar
• 2 1⁄4 cups flour
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 2  teaspoons cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2  eggs
• 1 1⁄4 cups pumpkin
• 1⁄4 cup  oil
• 1  teaspoon vanilla

• Topping

• 4  tablespoons flour
• 4  tablespoons sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2  tablespoons butter

Directions

1. O.K. lets make a great muffin!
2. Preheat oven 375°F.
3. In a small bowl add cream cheese, egg and 2 Tablespoon sugar. Beat till smooth, set aside.
4. For Muffins:
5. Mix the sugar, flour, baking powder, soda. cinnamon, salt. Add the pumpkin and the eggs, oil and vanilla. Beat till smooth.
6. With paper muffin cups, fill 1/2 to 2/3 way full with the batter. Now take the cream cheese filling and with a large teaspoon full carefully place on top of the batter, be careful not to let cream cheese filling touch the sides of the Paper cups.
7. Divide up the cream cheese filling into all the cups you have filled with the pumpkin batter. It will vary for everyone. I get 10 muffins, some get 8.
8. Now top with the topping.
9. Combine the 4 tablespoons of flour, sugar, cinnamon, and 2 tablespoon Butter. Cut in the butter mix till all is evenly mixed. Sprinkle the topping on the top of the batter.
10. Bake about 20 - 25 minutes or till done.