Pumpkin in the morning

Hello Fall…you know what that means…it is PUMPKIN time!! I have to say the beginning of Fall is one of my favorite times of the year. Bring on the pumpkins, yummy foods and cooler weather!!

A match made in pumpkin heaven…

Over the next few months you will see pumpkin recipes everywhere, for everything so I thought why not start with the first meal of the day…MUFFINS (I mean breakfast)! I love pumpkin bread for sure but pumpkin muffins are my favorite. They are even better when loaded with cream cheese and chocolate.

If you frequent starbucks (like I do) I am sure you have seen their pumpkin bread, cookies, scones and muffins. They are really good but none of them have chocolate in them. In my opinion pumpkin and chocolate are a match made in heaven and these muffins are that and even more.

Layer it up…

To make these muffins super decadent they are loaded with 2 types of chocolate and a delicious cheesecake filling in the center. To make sure each bite is perfect I start with a cookie scoop of pumpkin batter into the bottom each muffin liner. Then comes the cheesecake mixture and then more pumpkin…and wait we are not done yet. I sprinkle more chocolate chips on top with some decorative sugar…just for some extra yummy.

By adding the cheesecake mixture to the middle of the muffin it cooks up evenly and is a perfect little surprise when you bite into this delicious muffin. If cream cheese goodness if not your thing you can definitely bake these muffins up with it….but really why would you?