{"id":3510,"date":"2012-10-30T05:00:28","date_gmt":"2012-10-30T10:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/?p=3510"},"modified":"2012-10-28T19:43:50","modified_gmt":"2012-10-29T00:43:50","slug":"yummy-stuff-pumpkin-muffins-with-pumpkin-mascarpone-cheese-filling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/?p=3510","title":{"rendered":"Yummy Stuff: Pumpkin Muffins with Pumpkin Mascarpone Cheese Filling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8329\/8129446093_9ee2b05eaa_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0022\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When there is not a whole lot of time to make something from scratch (though from scratch is what I prefer, as I know exactly what is going into each recipe), enter Trader Joe&#8217;s. They have some pretty yummy seasonal stuff and their pumpkin bread box mix is really tasty. So&#8230; I know this isn&#8217;t typical, but I decided to share a very successful, quick and easy recipe using all Trader Joe&#8217;s ingredients:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8325\/8111004308_875aac34b0_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0047\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Their pumpkin muffins are taken to the next level when filled and topped with a savory\/sweet filling of mascarpone cheese and pumpkin butter. Perfect for breakfast! Just remember to refrigerate, as the mascarpone cheese is perishable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 box Trader Joe&#8217;s Pumpkin Bread &amp; Muffin Mix<\/li>\n<li>1 jar Trader Joe&#8217;s pumpkin butter<\/li>\n<li>2 8 oz. containers Trader Joe&#8217;s mascarpone cheese<\/li>\n<li>2 eggs<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup canola oil<\/li>\n<li>1 cup water<\/li>\n<li>sanding sugar (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Follow instructions on the muffin mix box, baking muffins for 18 &#8211; 20 minutes at 350. While the muffins are baking, prepare the filling\/frosting. Mix jar of pumpkin butter with mascarpone cheese and stir until well-blended. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours (refrigerating the mascarpone mixture helps it firm up so that it works well as a frosting).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8186\/8129471134_b07c4c648f_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0014\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once the muffins are cool, use a knife to cut an inch-deep hole into the center of each muffin. Remove the center of each muffin and promptly eat it. Fill the center with the mascarpone cheese mixture, then frost the top of the muffin.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8183\/8129445555_d2f650b48a_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0016\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Repeat with each muffin. Dust with sanding sugar, and serve at room temperature.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8047\/8129445861_6d57c7e631_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0017\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Happy box baking!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When there is not a whole lot of time to make something from scratch (though from scratch is what I prefer, as I know exactly what is going into each recipe), enter Trader Joe&#8217;s. They have some pretty yummy seasonal stuff and their pumpkin bread box mix is really tasty. So&#8230; I know this isn&#8217;t &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/?p=3510\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Yummy Stuff: Pumpkin Muffins with Pumpkin Mascarpone Cheese Filling&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3616,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[103,171],"class_list":["post-3510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food","tag-recipes","tag-yummy-stuff"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3510"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3510\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3609,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3510\/revisions\/3609"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}