Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins Recipe

Ingredients

3

tablespoons packed light brown sugar

3

teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

4

oz cream cheese, softened

3

tablespoons canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)

1

                        can (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Rolls (8 Count)

2

tablespoons butter

Preparation

Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 8 regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray.

In small bowl, mix 3 tablespoons packed light brown sugar and 3 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice; set aside. In another small bowl, mix 4 oz cream cheese, softened, 1 tablespoon of the brown sugar mixture and 3 tablespoons canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix).

Unroll 1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury™ refrigerated crescent dinner rolls on work surface; press perforations to seal. Cut dough into 8 squares. Cut each of the squares into 5 rows by 4 rows to make 20 mini squares each.

Melt 2 tablespoons butter. Add 20 mini squares crescent dough to bottom and halfway up side of each muffin cup; brush butter on each square as an adhesive.

Sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon of the brown sugar mixture on top of crescent dough in each. Layer with about 1 tablespoon pumpkin cream cheese mixture, using all of mixture, and top with another 1/4 teaspoon brown sugar mixture, using mixture up.

Bake 16 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan. Serve warm.