Pumpkin Spice Muffins

Ingredients

• Cream Cheese Butter Spread
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 3 tablespoons Land O Lakes® Butter softened
• 1 tablespoon firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Muffins
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1/2 cup Land O Lakes® Butter melted
• 2 large Land O Lakes® Eggs
• Topping
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup Land O Lakes® Butter melted

Instructions

1. 1

   Heat oven to 400°F. Place paper baking cups into 12 muffin pan cups or grease muffin pan cups; set aside.

2. 2

   Combine all spread ingredients in bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy. Cover; refrigerate until serving time.

3. 3

   Combine flour, 3/4 cup granulated sugar, baking powder, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in bowl; set aside.

4. 4

   Combine pumpkin, 1/2 cup melted butter and eggs in another bowl; stir until well mixed. Stir pumpkin mixture into flour mixture just until combined.

5. 5

   Spoon batter evenly into prepared muffin cups; spread batter to level. (Muffin cups will be full.) Bake 22-23 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from pan to cooling rack.

6. 6

   Combine 1/4 cup granulated sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon in bowl. Dip tops of warm muffins in melted butter and then sugar-cinnamon mixture. Serve warm with cream cheese spread.