Best Cream Cheese Muffins Recipes

CREAM CHEESE-FILLED BANANA BREAD MUFFINS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
• To prepare the bread, combine egg, sugars, butter, sour cream and vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Whisk together. Add the bananas and mash together.
• Add flour, baking powder, baking soda and mix lightly to combine. Set aside.
• To prepare the cream cheese filling, mix egg, cream cheese, sugar, and flour in a small bowl.
• To assemble the muffins, spoon a layer of bread batter into a greased muffin tin. Then spoon a layer of cream cheese filling, then top off with another layer of bread batter.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes. Baking times may vary. Muffins are done when a tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Allow muffins to cool for 15 mins.
• Enjoy!

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.

CREAM CHEESE-BLUEBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease muffin cups with cooking spray or line with paper muffin liners.
• Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together with a sifter into a bowl. Combine sugar, cream cheese, table cream, eggs, and 1/4 cup vegetable oil plus 1 teaspoon vegetable oil in a large bowl.
• Fold flour mixture into sugar mixture until batter is smooth. Stir in blueberries. Scoop batter into prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.

CREAM CHEESE FILLED PUMPKIN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
• Stir the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, pumpkin pie spice, cardamom, ginger, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl.
• Beat the brown sugar and the eggs together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons vegetable oil and pumpkin; continue beating until integrated. Pour the flour mixture into the egg mixture and beat until just incorporated.
• Fill the prepared muffin cups about half-full with the batter. Spoon about 1 teaspoon cream cheese into the center of each muffin cup and poke it down into the middle of the batter with a finger. Sprinkle the sunflower seeds over each muffin.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden and the tops spring back when lightly pressed, about 25 minutes. Let cool in pan 5 minutes and remove to a rack to cool completely. Be extra careful; the cream cheese stays hot for a while!

CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Mix filling ingredients with mixer.
• Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Oil bottoms only of medium muffin tins.
• Beat eggs; stir in milk and oil; set aside.
• Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt until well blended.
• Pour liquids, all at once, into flour mixture; stir until moistened.
• Fill muffin cups about 1/2 full.
• Spoon 1 teaspoon filling onto batter.
• Top with batter to 3/4 full.
• Bake 30-35 minutes.
• Don't brown; should be light in color.
• Roll hot muffins in powdered sugar.

BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Toss blueberries with about 2 tablespoons flour and set aside.
• Combine remaining flour with the other dry ingredients and set aside.
• In a large mixer bowl, cream the cream cheese, lemon juice and vanilla until smooth.
• Add eggs, then flour mixture, butter and milk and mix until just moistened.
• Fold in the blueberries.
• Fill paper-lined muffin pans 2/3 full.
• Bake for 18-20 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Remove from pan immediately.

CREAM CHEESE PUMPKIN MUFFINS

Steps:

• For the filling, in a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, egg and sugar until smooth; set aside. In a large bowl, combine the flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt. Beat the eggs, sugar, pumpkin and oil; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened., Divide half of the batter among 24 greased or paper-lined muffin cups. Drop filling by teaspoonfuls over batter. Top with remaining batter. Place a pecan on each muffin if desired., Bake at 350° for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

CREAM CHEESE CARROT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Place carrots in a food processor; cover and process until smooth. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and spices. In a small bowl, whisk the pureed carrots, egg and oil; stir into the dry ingredients just until moistened. , Fill 12 greased muffin cups one-third full. In a small bowl, beat the filling ingredients until smooth. Drop by tablespoonfuls into the center of each muffin. Top with remaining batter. , Bake at 350° for 20-25 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. Refrigerate leftovers.

CREAM CHEESE RASPBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream the cream cheese, butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and egg white. Beat in buttermilk and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture just until moistened. Fold in raspberries and walnuts. , Fill 8 paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 350° for 25-28 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in muffin comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. , 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.

PUMPKIN CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Grease and flour 18 muffin cups.
• FILLING: Beat cream cheese until soft.
• Add egg, vanilla and brown sugar.
• Beat until smooth.
• Set aside.
• STREUSEL TOPPING: Mix flour, sugar, cinnamon and pecans.
• Add butter and cut it in with a fork until crumbly.
• Set aside.
• MUFFIN BATTER: In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
• Make a well in the center of flour mixture and gradually incorporate eggs, pumpkin, olive oil and vanilla.
• Beat together until smooth.
• Fill cups with pumpkin mixture until they're about 1/2 full.
• Carefully add one tbsp of the cream cheese mixture right in the middle of the batter.
• If you're using paper cups, try to keep cream cheese from touching the paper.
• Sprinkle on the streusel topping.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.

CREAM CHEESE ZUCCHINI BREAD (LOAF AND/OR MUFFINS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Greas and flour 2 9x5 loaf pans.
• Beat eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla 2-3 minutes until smooth.
• Add cream cheese and beat until blended.
• In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients.
• Slowly add flour mixture to egg mixture, beating constantly until combined.
• Fold in nuts and zucchini.
• Pour evenly into prepared pans and bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 minutes in pan before turning out.

CREAM CHEESE FILLED PUMPKIN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. For filling, beat cream cheese, sugar and syrup until smooth., In a large bowl, whisk together first seven muffin ingredients. In another bowl, whisk together eggs, pumpkin and oil. Add to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened. Fold in cranberries., Fill 12 paper-lined or greased muffin cups one-third full. Drop filling by tablespoonfuls into center of each muffin; cover with remaining batter., Bake until a toothpick inserted in muffin portion comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm. Refrigerate leftovers.

JOHN'S PINEAPPLE-CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Drain pineapple, reserving 1-2 tablespoons syrup. , In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until blended. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and salt. Add to cream cheese mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition. Fold in pineapple. , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks., In a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar, butter and enough reserved pineapple syrup to reach a drizzling consistency. Drizzle over warm muffins.

CREAM CHEESE-BLUEBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Line the cups of a muffin tin with 12 paper liners. Set aside.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl.
• Stir well; set aside.
• Using metal blade, process cream cheese, lemon juice, and vanilla in food processor until smooth.
• Add eggs and process 15 seconds.
• Scrape down side of container with a spatula.
• With processor running, pour melted butter through food chute.
• Process another 10 seconds.
• Add milk and process 5 seconds.
• Add dry ingredients to container and mix with 4 to 6 half-second pulses.
• With a spoon, fold in blueberries.
• Pour an equal amount of batter into each muffin cup, filling each about 3/4 full.
• Bake 30 minutes in the middle of the oven.
• Cool on rack 15 minutes.

IMPOSSIBLY EASY RASPBERRY-CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups.
• In small bowl, toss raspberries with 2 tablespoons of the granulated sugar; set aside.
• In medium bowl, mix 2 cups of the Bisquick mix, the remaining 3 tablespoons granulated sugar, 3 tablespoons of the butter, melted, 2 tablespoons of the cream cheese and 2/3 cup of the milk until thick batter forms. Spoon a tablespoon of the batter into each muffin cup. Top each with raspberries. Top with remaining batter; spread evenly.
• In small bowl, mix remaining 1/2 cup Bisquick mix, remaining 3 tablespoons butter and the brown sugar until crumbly. Sprinkle on top of each muffin.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 10 minutes in muffin pan; remove from pan to cooling rack.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, beat remaining 1 tablespoon cream cheese and 1 tablespoon milk until smooth; stir in powdered sugar. Drizzle on tops of warm muffins.

PUMPKIN CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS (LIKE STARBUCKS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mix cream cheese with one egg and 3 tablespoons of sugar. Put the entire mixture on a piece of wax paper or parchment paper and shape it into a long log.
• Put it in the freezer while you mix and fill the pans, up to an hour.
• Unwrap and cut with a sharp knife so each cream cheese disk equals 1-2 teaspoons. If the cream cheese disks are too big around, cut thick slices and then cut them in half. This lets you push it down into the batter easier.
• Mix all ingredients together (except cream cheese and nuts).
• Fill muffin tins (greased or paper cups) half full.
• Put cream cheese disc in the middle, pressing down.
• Sprinkle with 1 tsp chopped nuts.
• Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean from the muffin part (do not touch the cream cheese!).
• Let cool in pans for 5 minutes, then remove to racks to cool completely. Do not touch the cream cheese until it cools.

APPLE CINNAMON CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Stir together pancake mix, Almond Breeze almondmilk, sugar, oil, extract, and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Lightly stir in apple, cranberries, and cream cheese. Spoon into prepared cups and sprinkle with almonds.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool, then store in a covered container with a loose fitting lid.

CHOCOLATE CHIP CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease 12 muffin cups or use paper liners.
• Beat cream cheese and butter together until fluffy. Beat in egg, cream and vanilla. Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Stir flour mixture into cream cheese mixture until flour is moistened. Fold in chocolate chips. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups filling them 3/4 full.
• Bake in preheated oven until tops are golden, about 20 minutes.

APPLE-CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line 15 muffin cups with paper baking cups. Reserve 1 tablespoon of the brown sugar in the muffins for filling.
• In large bowl with electric mixer, mix remaining brown sugar for muffins, 1 3/4 cups flour, the baking powder, cinnamon and salt on low speed until mixed. Reserve 1 tablespoon of the beaten egg for filling. Add oil, applesauce, vanilla and remaining egg to flour mixture. Beat on medium speed until mixed. With spoon, stir in apple.
• In small bowl, mix cream cheese, the reserved 1 tablespoon brown sugar and reserved 1 tablespoon egg. Fill muffin cups slightly less than half full of batter. Top each with 1 teaspoon cream cheese mixture. Top with spoonful of remaining batter to fill cups 2/3 full. In small bowl, mix all streusel ingredients; sprinkle over batter.
• Bake 22 to 26 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from pan. Cool slightly, about 10 minutes.