STRAWBERRY MUFFINS WITH CREAM CHEESE SPREAD

Strawberry Muffins with Cream Cheese Spread image

What could be better than starting the day with a sweet, fluffy muffin loaded with fresh, juicy strawberries and served with a strawberry cream cheese spread? Not much, I'd say!

Provided by lutzflcat

Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Muffin Recipes

Time 50m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

½ (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
½ cup diced fresh strawberries
1 tablespoon honey
1 cup chopped fresh strawberries
1 tablespoon white sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup white sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3 eggs, lightly beaten
½ cup milk
¼ cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon grated orange zest

Steps:

Combine cream cheese, strawberries, and honey in a food processor; pulse until smooth. Transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray 12 muffin cups with cooking spray or line with paper muffin liners.
Mix strawberries and 1 tablespoon sugar in a bowl. Set aside for 10 minutes.
Stir flour, 3/4 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Whisk eggs, milk, vegetable oil, and orange zest in a small bowl until well blended. Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture, stirring until just combined.
Drain strawberries and gently fold into the batter. Divide the batter equally among the prepared muffin cups.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Serve warm or cooled with the strawberry cream cheese spread.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 235.8 calories, Carbohydrate 33.4 g, Cholesterol 57.6 mg, Fat 9.5 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 4.9 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, Sodium 325 mg, Sugar 16.5 g