Fall brings many wonderful things: eye-popping foliage, flattering women's fashion, and pumpkin-flavored everything (well, almost). My love of all things pumpkin is well-documented on this blog, and this post is no exception...
The other night I was thinking about making pumpkin muffins from a Trader Joe's mix in the morning--because that's a totally normal thing to think about while trying to fall asleep-- when I had a brilliant insight: What if I added cream cheese to them?? I could make my own version of those yummy pumpkin cream cheese muffins from Starbucks and probably for far fewer calories.
I made the batter according to the instructions and filled a muffin tin pan accordingly. Then I mixed about a cup of cream cheese, (I used Temptee; a whipped lite cream cheese) with some vanilla and a little sugar, and placed a dollop on top of each muffin. Then I sprinkled them with some light brown sugar and popped them in the oven. I added a couple of minutes on the baking time because you want the muffins to get a little golden brown on top.
I'm sure this can be made with any pumpkin bread mix; or you can make your own mix from scratch---if you're super annoying.
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