Heat oven to 350°F (175°C).
Filling: Beat cream cheese, sugar, flour, vanilla, and a pinch of salt until smooth. Place in piping bag & chill.
Dry: Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and pumpkin spice.
Wet: Whisk pumpkin, eggs, brown sugar, maple syrup, yogurt, olive oil, and vanilla until glossy.
Combine: Fold dry into wet until just blended — don’t overmix.
Fill: divide batter into 12 muffins then squeeze cheesecake filling into each muffin. sprinkle pepitas
Bake 20–25 min, until golden and set. Cool 10 min, then transfer to a rack.
Serve: Enjoy warm (gooey center!) or chilled for cheesecake texture.
