pumpkin cream chees muffins

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

3 cups all-purpose flour

4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

1 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoon baking soda

4 eggs

2 cups sugar

2 cups pumpkin

1/4 cups vegetable oil

1 cup applesauce

8 ounces cream cheese

1 bag chocolate chips

1 Preheat oven to 350.
2 Put the entire brick of cream cheese on a piece of wax paper or parchment paper and shape it into a long log.
3 Put it in the freezer while you mix and fill the pans, up to an hour.
4 Unwrap and cut with a sharp knife so each cream cheese disk equals. About 1 tablespoon size.
5 Mix all ingredients together (except cream cheese).
6 Fill muffin tins (greased or paper cups) half full.
 7 Put cream cheese disc in the middle, pressing down.
 9. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean from the muffin part (do not touch the cream cheese!). 10 Let cool & enjoy!