Best Cream Cheese Cranberry Muffins Recipes

CREAM CHEESE CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; stir into creamed mixture just until moistened. Fold in cranberries and pecans. , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the muffins comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. , Combine confectioners' sugar and milk; drizzle over muffins.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE TEA BREAD MUFFINS W/ ORANGE CREAM CHEESE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Bake pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 8-10 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring occasionally,.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Pulse cranberries and sugar in a food processor 3-4 times or just until chopped.
• Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs, beating until well blended. Gradually add flour mixture alternately with orange juice, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed until blended after each addition. Stir in cranberry mixture and pecans.
• Place baking cups in miniature muffin pans; coat with cooking spray. Spoon batter into baking cups, filling completely.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center of muffin comes out clean. Remove from pans to a wire rack. Spoon Orange Cream Cheese Glaze over warm muffins.
• Orange Cream Cheese Glaze: Beat one 3 oz. package of softened cream cheese at medium speed until creamy. Add 1 tablespoons orange juice and 1/4 tsp of vanilla; beat until smooth. Gradually add 1 1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar, beating until smooth.

CRANBERRY & CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Line a 12-hole muffin tin with muffin cases. Beat the soft cheese with 25g of the sugar and chill until needed. Heat the cranberries together with another 25g of sugar until they start to pop. Mash lightly and cool.
• Sift the flour into a large bowl and add the remaining sugar, baking powder and a pinch of salt. Add the eggs, oil, vanilla and cranberry mixture, and stir together. Don't worry if the mix looks a bit lumpy. Divide it between the cases, they should look about two-thirds full. Make a small dip in the centre of each and put a blob of soft cheese in. Bake for 25 mins or until risen and golden. Cool on a wire rack.

CREAM CHEESE CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese, sugar and vanilla.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; stir into creamed mixture just until moistened.
• Fold in cranberries and pecans.
• (I put the cranberries in the food processor the first time I made them and this last time I just rough chopped them).
• Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full.
• Bake at 350 degrees 20-25 minutes or until a tooth-pick comes out clean.
• Cool for 5 minutes before moving to wire racks.

CRANBERRY CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and 2 tablespoons sugar until smooth; set aside. Place the bread mix in another bowl. Combine the milk, oil and egg; stir into bread mix just until moistened. , Fill paper-lined muffin cups one-fourth full with batter. Place 2 teaspoons cream cheese mixture in the center of each; top with remaining batter. Sprinkle with remaining sugar. , Bake at 400° for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.

CRANBERRY AND CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º. Spray or lightly butter muffin tins. You can also use cupcake liners.
• Beat together butter, cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and eggs.
• Mix together in another bowl: flour, baking powder, and salt. Fold in cranberries and nuts. Add to wet ingredients. Stir until just combined ~ do not over stir.
• Immediately fill muffin tins 2/3 full with batter.
• Bake until inserted toothpick comes out clean, about 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool 3 to 5 minutes before removing from pans.

CRANBERRY CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a small mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and 2 tablespoons sugar until smooth; set aside.
• Place the bread mix in another bowl.
• Combine the milk, oil, orange juice and egg; stir into bread mix just until moistened.
• Fill paper-lined muffin cups one-fourth full with batter.
• Place 2 teaspoons cream cheese mixture in the center of each; top with remaining batter.
• In small bowl mix remaining sugar and cinnamon.
• Sprinkle sugar mixture over top of batter.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 18=20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack.

CREAM CHEESE CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese, sugar and vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; sitr into creamed mixture just until moistened. Fold in cranberries and pecans. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm.