Ingredients
Method
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line muffin tray with paper liners or grease and flour trays - depending on preference.
- Whisk all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, sugar, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground cloves and salt in large bowl until combined.
- In separate bowl combine oil, eggs, water and pumpkin puree until thoroughly blended.
- Slowly add flour mixture to pumpkin puree mixture and stir until just combined.
- Use an electric hand mixer (or stand mixer) to prepare cream cheese mixture. Combine softened cream cheese sugar, milk and vanilla together until light and creamy. Set aside.
- Pour pumpkin batter into muffin cups 2/3rds of the way full.
- Add spoonful of cream cheese filling to each muffin cup and press down into batter with back of spoon.
- Swirl with toothpick or butter knife.
- Bake for 25 - 30 minutes, or until toothpick comes out with only a few crumbs, or clean.
- Remove from oven and allow muffins to cool in tray on wire rack for at least ten minutes.
- Serve.
