Caramel - Banana Muffins With Cream Cheese

• 12 cup chopped pecans
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 14 cup butter, softened
• 23 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 12 cup mashed banana
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 14 cups flour
• 34 teaspoon baking powder
• 14 teaspoon baking soda
• 14 salt
• 2 tablespoons caramel topping
• 1 medium banana, very thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• caramel topping, for later

1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Grease muffin tins (12 holer).
3. Mix small bowl ingredients; set aside.
4. Mix cream cheese, butter & sugar until well-blended; add egg, beat, then banana & vanilla until well combined; set aside.
5. Combine dry ingredients; add to cream-cheese mixture until JUST combined.
6. Stir in 1/4-cup of filling ingredients; spoon HALF of batter into muffin tin cups (1 rounded tablespoon); drizzle 1/2 tsp caramel topping (from Other Stuff list) into each muffin cup; top with more batter.
7. Finish with 2 slices of banana, a drizzle of melted butter and a sprinkle of the remaining pecan mixture.
8. Bake for 18-20 minutes; cool for 5 minutes (well, try to wait that long!
9. ); remove from pan.
10. Serve warm, drizzled with more caramel topping.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/caramel-banana-muffins-with-cream-cheese-425906 (may not work)