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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese

• 1 egg

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 3 tablespoons brown sugar

• 4 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

• 5 tablespoons white sugar

• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 3 tablespoons butter

• 3 tablespoons chopped pecans

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

• 2 cups white sugar

• 2 teaspoons baking powder

• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 2 eggs

• 1 1/3 cups canned pumpkin

• 1/3 cup olive oil

• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

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

2. To make the filling: In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese until soft. Add egg, vanilla and brown sugar. Beat until smooth, then set aside.

3. For the streusel topping: In a medium bowl, mix flour, sugar, cinnamon and pecans. Add butter and cut it in with a fork until crumbly. Set aside.

4. For the muffin batter: In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Make a well in the center of flour mixture and add eggs, pumpkin, olive oil and vanilla. Beat together until smooth.

5. Place pumpkin mixture in muffin cups about 1/2 full. Then add one tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture right in the middle of the batter. Try to keep cream cheese from touching the paper cup. Sprinkle on the streusel topping.

6. Bake at 375 degrees F (195 degrees C) for 20 to 25 minutes.

Pumpkin Pancakes

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups milk

• 1 cup pumpkin puree

• 1 egg

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

• 2 tablespoons vinegar

• 2 cups all-purpose flour

• 3 tablespoons brown sugar

• 2 teaspoons baking powder

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• 1 teaspoon ground allspice

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. In a bowl, mix together the milk, pumpkin, egg, oil and vinegar. Combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, allspice, cinnamon, ginger and salt in a separate bowl. Stir into the pumpkin mixture just enough to combine.

2. Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake. Brown on both sides and serve hot.

Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup milk

• 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream

• 1/4 cup milk chocolate chips

• 1 teaspoon cocoa powder

• 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin puree

• 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

• 1/4 cup whipped cream

• 1 pinch ground cinnamon (optional)

• 1 pinch ground nutmeg (optional)

Directions

1. Whisk milk, cream, chocolate chips, and cocoa powder together in a saucepan over medium heat until chocolate chips are melted and hot chocolate is smooth, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice until fully incorporated.

2. Pour hot chocolate into 2 mugs. Top with whipped cream; sprinkle cinnamon and nutmeg over whipped cream.

Courtesy allrecipes.com