Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

Ingredients

• 1 package cream cheese , 8 ounce
• 1 large egg
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather all ingredients.

2. 2

   Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour 18 muffin cups or use paper liners.

3. 3

   To make the filling: Beat cream cheese in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until soft.

4. 4

   Add egg, brown sugar, and vanilla; beat until smooth. Set aside.

5. 5

   To make the streusel: Mix together sugar, flour, pecans, and cinnamon until combined. Cut in butter with a fork until crumbly. Set aside.

6. 6

   To make the muffins: Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl; form a well in the center.

7. 7

   Add pumpkin, eggs, olive oil, and vanilla to the well; beat until smooth.

8. 8

   Pour batter into the prepared muffin cups, about 1/2 full.

9. 9

   Drop 1 tablespoon filling over batter in each muffin cup. Press down gently; do not let filling touch the bottom of the muffin cup.

10. 10

    Sprinkle with streusel.

11. 11

    Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.