WILD BERRY-OATMEAL CHEESECAKE MUFFINS

Wild Berry-Oatmeal Cheesecake Muffins image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup old-fashioned oats
1 cup buttermilk
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1/4 cup granulated sugar
3 Tbsp. orange zest
1 cup flour
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp. CALUMET Baking Powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 cup fresh or frozen mixed berries

Steps:

HEAT oven to 350ºF.
COMBINE oats and buttermilk in small bowl; let stand 10 min.
MEANWHILE, beat cream cheese, granulated sugar and zest with mixer until blended; set aside. Mix flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl.
ADD egg and butter to oat mixture; stir until well blended. Add to dry ingredients; stir just until moistened. Gently stir in berries.
SPOON half the batter evenly into 12 muffin cups lined with extra-large or giant paper liners, filling each liner half full; top each with 2 Tbsp. cream cheese filling. Cover with remaining batter.
BAKE 25 to 27 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean.