Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2009

These were really good. Hubby and our houseguest loved them. Even the dog loved them. I made 18 muffins and some of them did not have a definite cream cheese layer but were still good. I used vegetable oil instead of olive oil. I also used almonds in the topping since thats what i had on hand. Seems like they took forever to mix up and get ready to go in the oven, but maybe it was just too early in the morning for me. Not enough coffee yet. Hubby said these were a keeper.

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JNB

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2009

Fantastic muffin and the first time my 2 toddlers have eaten anything pumpkin!! Used canned pumpkin pie - as it was all I had. Also used brown sugar in the struedel...used my cookie scoop and placed a full scoop in bottom of muffin liner, used pastry bag to pipe cream cheese mix into middle, then covered with another scoop...used butter knife to spread it around and worked perfectly! Had a nice cream cheese center...Thanks so much for sharing - will definitely make again!!

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BASHERGIRL

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Morgantown, West Virginia, USA

Living In: Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2009

Not enough pumpkin flavor, and I did not care for the topping.

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Julie MacDonald

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Home Town: Anacortes, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2009

i made 2 batches; 1 as it's been written - cream chheese mixture on top of the batter, and sprinkle the streusel topping. 2 as somebody commented - batter, cream cheese mixture, BATTER again before the streusel topping, and me & my bf definitely loved the latter. I didn't put the cream cheese in the middle but tried to cover it up with maybe 1 tbs batter. I also think, this muffins would be good without the cream cheese mixture. It just gives the variety from others who's been eating pumpkin streusel muffins, alwlays. I liked the fact this recipe called for olive oil. This was my first time to bake muffins with olive oil and i think it came out LIGHTER (not dense) i like!

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Eve

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Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2009

I loved these. I did substitute applesauce for oil. YUMMY!!!

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Judy

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Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2009

These heavenly muffins were a smash hit at this year's Halloween party. Not to be confused with cupcakes, these little beauties have a muffin-like density and are super moist. The streusel topping is nice, but I was more conservative with that and added my own whipped topping with nutmeg. Delish!

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Joyce T.

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Reviewed: Nov. 15, 2009

Fantastic muffins! Definitely the best I've ever made (and I hope to make them again sometime soon). As for the cream cheese-- I realized, after putting the batter into two of the cups, that the cream cheese would be on top at the end of baking. So, I just dolloped the cream cheese in a little before they were half full, and then put the rest of the muffin batter for that muffin on top. Tada-a delicious pumpkin muffin with streusel topping and cream cheese center as described. As I tried them both ways, I preferred the latter. They were a little bit stickier than I thought they would be, but I really liked them that way. I'm going to chalk the stickiness up to FL humidity and my lack of baking prowess.

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Reviewed: Nov. 12, 2009

excellent muffins, subbed apples for oil, used 3/4c w sugar and 3/4c brown sugar and added 1/2 cup wheat germ and 1/2c ground flax-trying to eat healthy and all. I followed a review stating cream cheese mixture is a toppin not an insert into muffins. Great recipe thank you, will make again

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redneck gramma

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Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2009

This was very yummy i added some chocolate chips and used corn oil instead of olive i used 1 3/4 c. pumpkin instead and added some more oil and flour they came out very well and i will make them again!

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Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2009

I did not care for this recipe. The muffins are very dense, way too sweet and the mixing method makes them unpalatable. I did not like the consistency.

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gretacq

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Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2009

These are great! Very moist and all the flavors go together so well making one yummy muffin! I omitted the pecans, I usually don't like nuts in my baked goods, and substituted vegetable oil for the olive oil, but other than that didn't change a thing. I manged to get 21 muffins out of this recipe. Hubby really enjoyed these and so did I. Will definitely make again.

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DIVINEONE779

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Living In: South Plainfield, New Jersey, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2009

Excellent muffins - very rich & filling. For the muffins I did half white sugar and half brown sugar, and I found the consistency to be perfect. I also couldn't get the cream cheese to be a filling (it just ended up on top) but it was very good. I added a half teaspoon of cloves to the batter - yummy. The recipe can definitely be stretched to make 24 muffins, but I divided the batter among the 18 muffins and ended up with full, big muffins. A definite repeat!

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Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2009

So tasty but I will try a full half cup less flour next time as they tasted a bit too much of flour and were too dense and heavy. The flavor is there though, I am just hoping to perfect it :)

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Suzy

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Home Town: Northridge, California, USA

Living In: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2009

We made substitutions to make these low-fat, low-sugar and they were amazing and decadent!!! Used applesauce for the oil and splenda for the white sugar. Also used light cream cheese! Highly recommend!!

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EXXA

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Home Town: Olds, Alberta, Canada

Living In: Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada

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Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2009

We used this recipe for bread too and we think that turned out even better than our muffins. Skip the topping and use butter to change it up a bit.

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Erica

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Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2009

I wanted these to be like Starbuck's pumpkin cream cheese muffins and they aren't. The cream cheese becomes a crusty coating rather than a tunnel of cream. The olive oil is an odd addition but doesn't add olive flavor. They are moist and pale though in comparison to the deep rich orange color of Starbuck's. I probably wouldn't make them again but try another recipe.

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Linda Gadz

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Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2009

very good. I think it would be even more amazing if I used a ziploc bag and piped it in the middle. The cream cheese just sat on top, and though it wasn't bad, I would like to switch it up. I didn't have pecans, so didn't use them.

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Belle

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Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2009

These were good. I am more of a one bowl muffin kind of girl and this took three though! It was challenging to keep the sour cream mixture from touching the sides also.

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NeverMeasureChef

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Okemos, Michigan, USA

Living In: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2009

needed more flavor - added cinnamon & allspice, but still needed more. easy recipe that went over well, but putzy to prepare (batter up sides, cream cheese in middle, batter on top, etc.). i will make them again with added spice and time on hands.

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IBETRAVLIN

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Home Town: Rochester, Minnesota, USA

Living In: Burnsville, Minnesota, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2009

Dry, not good at all. I want to try it again because so many have liked it. I wonder if I left something out. They were very cake-like. And I could not taste the cream cheese filling at all.

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