Strawberry Cream Cheese Muffins

35 minutes • Medium difficulty • 14 servings

Ingredients

Strawberry Muffins

• 2 cups all purpose flour (as well as 1 tablespoon of flour for the strawberries)
• 1 cup of granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (melted and cooled)
• 3/4 cup whole milk
• 2 large eggs (room temperature)
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
• 1 cup of fresh strawberries (chopped)

Cream Cheese Filling

• 8 ounces of cream cheese (softened)
• 1/4 cup of granulated sugar
• 1/2 of teaspoon vanilla extract

Cinnamon Streusel Topping

• 1/2 cup of all purpose flour
• 1/3 cup of light brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon of salt
• 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons of unsalted butter (melted)

This recipe combines the sweet and tart flavor of strawverries with the subtle cheesy flavor of cream cheese and rich sweetness of streusel into one muffin! A recipe loved by many, this is perfect for people that want to take their baking skills to the next level.

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Grease or line your muffin pan and set aside for later.
3. Take one tablespoon of flour and add it to the strawverries and set aside.
4. Put the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt into a medium bowl. Mix until well combined.
5. Whisk the butter, milk, eggs, and the vanilla extract together in a large bowl.
6. Add the dry ingredients into the large bowl of wet ingredients and mix well.
7. Add the strawberries into the bowl. Mix carefully in a folding motion.
8. Next, for the cream cheese filling, put the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla in a medium bowl.
9. Whip the cream cheese mixture until light and fluffy with a hand mixer.
10. Now, add the muffin batter into the muffin pan and fill 2/3 of each hole.
11. Using a spoon, create little indents and add the cream cheese filling into it.
12. Cover the filling with more batter.
13. Afterwards, start on making the streusel. Add the flour, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, and butter into a small bowl. Mix untill well combined.
14. Cover the muffins generously with the streusel.
15. Put the muffins into the oven and bake for 25 minutes.
16. Let it sit for a little. Then, enjoy!