Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. In a bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, nutmeg, and salt.

3. In a separate bowl, mix pumpkin puree, egg, and melted butter. Ensure butter is cooled. Add vanilla extract and mix until combined.

4. Combine wet ingredients with dry ingredients and mix until just blended. Do not over mix.

5. Prepare the cream cheese filling by mixing cream cheese, sugar, flour, milk, and vanilla extract until combined. Transfer to a piping bag or ziploc bag with a corner cut out.

6. Fill each muffin with cream cheese filling by dipping the bag into the center of the muffin batter and slowly lifting up.

7. Bake muffins for 25 minutes. Check readiness with a toothpick.

8. Allow muffins to cool slightly before removing from pan.