Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
Serving Size - 6
Prepared By - DnD
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1/2 cup white whole wheat flour, King Arthur
3/4 cups unbleached all purpose flour, King Arthur
3/4 cup raw sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups canned pumpkin, not pumpkin pie filling
2 tbsp coconut oil
1 large egg
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
CREAM CHEESE TOPPING:
2.5 oz cream cheese
1 tablespoons raw sugar
1 large egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350F. Line a muffin tin with paper liners and lightly spray liners with oil for easy removal. In a medium bowl, combine flours, sugar, baking soda, pumpkin spice, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt with a wire whisk. Set aside. Makes 12 cup cakes...... In a large bowl mix pumpkin puree, oil, egg and vanilla; beat at medium speed until thick. Scrape down sides of the bowl. Add flour mixture to the wet mixture, then blend at low speed until combined; do not over mix. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Slowly beat in the sugar, egg yolk and vanilla extract until combined. Pour batter into prepared muffin tin. Drop about 1 tablespoon of the cream cheeseto the tops of each muffin. Using a toothpick gently swirl the frosting from the edge to the center into the batter. Bake on the center rack for 24 to 26 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let them cool before serving.