Pumpkin Maple Cream Cheese Muffins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Cream cheese filling
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons maple flavoring
Muffins
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

Preparation

For cream cheese filling combine cream cheese, brown sugar and maple flavoring in a small bowl until blended. Set aside.
For muffins combine flour, brown sugar, walnuts, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
Combine eggs, pumpkin, evaporated milk, oil and maple flavoring; mix well.
Add pumpkin mixture to flour mixture, mixing until just blended.
Spoon into 12 greased muffin cups. Dollop 1 heaping teaspoon of cream cheese filling into center of each cup, pressing into batter slightly.
Bake in preheated 400 oven for 20-25 minutes or until done.