Pumpkin Maple Cream Cheese Muffins

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons maple flavoring
• 2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 3/4 cup evaporated milk
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons maple flavoring

Recipe

• 1 for cream cheese filling combine cream cheese, brown sugar and maple flavoring in a small bowl until blended. set aside.
• 2 for muffins combine flour, brown sugar, walnuts, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
• 3 combine eggs, pumpkin, evaporated milk, oil and maple flavoring; mix well.
• 4 add pumpkin mixture to flour mixture, mixing until just blended.
• 5 spoon into 12 greased muffin cups. dollop 1 heaping teaspoon of cream cheese filling into center of each cup, pressing into batter slightly.
• 6 bake in preheated 400 oven for 20-25 minutes or until done.