Pumpkin Muffins With Cream Cheese Streusel Topping

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/3 cups canned pumpkin
• 1/3 cup olive oil (not virgin or extra virgin)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 4 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons pecans, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 cream cheese topper: beat cream cheese until slightly soft. add 1 egg, 1 tsp vanilla extract, and 3 tbs brown sugar. beat until mostly smooth (lumps are ok). put in the refrigerator to allow it to firm up.
• 3 streusel: mix 4.5 tbs flour, 5 tbs sugar, 3/4 tsp cinnamon, and pecans. add 3 tbs melted butter and cut it in with a fork until crumbly.
• 4 sift together 2.5 cups flour, 2 cups brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, all spice, nutmeg, and salt.
• 5 make a well in the center of the dry mixture and add 2 eggs, pumpkin, olive oil and 2 tsp vanilla extract, then beat together until smooth.
• 6 optional: add 1 cup chocolate chips to mixture and fold in with a spatula.
• 7 place pumpkin mixture in muffin cups about 1/2-2/3 full.
• 8 make a hole in the middle of the muffin mix, then add about 1 tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture, trying to keep cream cheese from touching the paper cup.
• 9 sprinkle on the streusel topping.
• 10 bake for 20-25 minutes.
• 11 remove from oven and allow to cool on a rack.