Ingredients

  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 2 1/4 cup flour
  • 3 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cup sugar
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 24 pecan halves,optional

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • Grease or line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
  • For filling: Beat cream cheese, egg and 1T.
  • sugar till smooth and set aside.
  • Combine flour, pie spice,baking soda and salt.
  • Beat the eggs, sugar pumpkin and oil together.
  • Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
  • Divide half of batter between prepared muffin cups.
  • Drop filling by teaspoonfuls over batter.
  • Top with remaining batter.
  • Place a pecan half on each muffin if desired.
  • Bake for 20-22 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
  • Cool 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.