Pumpkin Muffins Recipe - Pumpkin Walnut Cream Cheese Muffins

Recipes

Pumpkin Walnut Cream Cheese Muffins

Submitted By: Patty Mastracco

With crunchy walnuts and chunks of cream cheese this easy pumpkin recipe is sure to please. Great for breakfast, snacking and school lunches!

Vegetarian

Ingredients

1 cup coarsely broken or chopped California walnuts

1/3 cup finely chopped crystallized ginger

2 cups prepared baking mix (such as Bisquick)

1 1/2 cups brown sugar

1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice

1 cup canned pumpkin

1/2 cup milk

1/4 cup melted butter

1 egg, beaten

4 oz. cream cheese, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

Directions

Preheat oven to 400°F . Lightly butter 12 muffin cups or line with paper liners.
Stir together walnuts and ginger in a small bowl. Place half the mixture in a large mixing bowl and stir in dry ingredients. Whisk together pumpkin, milk, butter and egg in a medium bowl.
Add to dry ingredients, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Fold in cream cheese and spoon into prepared muffin cups; sprinkle with remaining walnut mixture.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

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Makes 12 muffins