I had made some for tailgating earlier this fall, but wanted to try a different recipe. The first batch didn't seem pumpkin-y enough to me and just having a dollop of plain cream cheese didn't "wow" me. Don't get me wrong, the first recipe of muffins were all eaten and got a thumbs up from most, but call me the picky chef, I thought there was room for improvement.
So I searched around on Pinterest some more with 2 things in mind: 1. glowing reviews; making sure to read the positive and negative comments so I would have a better idea of what I was getting into. And 2. something different with the cream cheese filling--a different ingredient? another way to add it? frosting rather than filling? I saw a lot of options but finally settled on one. Needless to say, I take my pumpkin baked goods very seriously.
The whole process did take a some time, but I am not kidding when I say it is totally worth every second. Also, it may have taken some extra time because I was constantly licking the spoon and having to trade out utensils. I'm not even a little bit sorry.
The "cast of characters"
Mixing the dry ingredients, easy enough
Now for the pumpkin, eggs, oil and sugar...aka when my spoon swapping started
I totally skipped over the cream cheese part. You mix cream cheese and powdered sugar, roll it up and pop it in the freeze for a couple of hours. Well, I didn't "pop" long enough so rather than cutting the log into discs as the recipe called for, I spooned them in...a bit messier, but that meant I just got to lick more off my fingers. No complaints from this lady.
Added bonus of this recipe was the crumble mixture on top. I think it "made" the muffins.
I filled the muffin tins to the brim, but had a bit leftover...turns out it was just enough to make 2 muffin tops for my parents!
The final product!
I'm ready to make another batch already. Who wants to join me in eating them?
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