Description
Simple recipe for moist muffins with a cream cheese filling.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar (for filling)
- 1 large egg yolk (for filling)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, 3/4 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, mix the milk, oil, egg, and vanilla extract.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Do not overmix.
- In a small bowl, beat the softened cream cheese, 2 tablespoons sugar, and egg yolk until smooth.
- Fill each muffin cup about one-third full with batter.
- Spoon about 1 teaspoon of the cream cheese mixture into the center of the batter in each cup.
- Top with the remaining batter, covering the cream cheese filling.
- Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the muffin comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- You can use full-fat or reduced-fat cream cheese.
- For a slightly different flavor, add 1/2 teaspoon of lemon zest to the cream cheese filling.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 20 min
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 15
- Sodium: 150
- Fat: 10
- Saturated Fat: 4
- Unsaturated Fat: 6
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 25
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 30
Keywords: cream cheese muffins, breakfast muffins, sweet muffins, easy muffins