Best Savory Cheese Muffins Recipes

SAVORY CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Mix egg, milk and butter; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in cheese. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.

SAVORY ONION-BACON CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees (second-lowest oven rack).
• Grease 12 muffin tins.
• Set aside 1/4 cup grated cheese.
• In a large bowl whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, black pepper and green onions; stir in crumbled bacon and 1 cup cheddar cheese.
• In another bowl whisk together milk, oil, sour cream and eggs until well blended; pour over dry ingredients just until moistened.
• Divided between the muffin tins.
• Sprinkle the reserved 1/4 cup (can use more) cheddar cheese on top of each muffin batter.
• Bake for about 25 minutes or until the muffins test done.

BACON CORN MUFFINS WITH SAVORY CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place bacon onto a baking sheet and bake until crisp about 12 minutes. Remove from baking sheet and place onto a plate lined with a paper towel. Reserve 1 tablespoon of the bacon fat. Once bacon is cool enough to handle, chop into small pieces.
• Spray a 24-count mini muffin tray with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
• In a large bowl combine flour, cornmeal, salt, baking powder, and brown sugar. In a separate bowl whisk the milk and egg. Whisk the milk mixture, melted butter and bacon fat into the dry ingredients. Add 3/4 of the chopped cooked bacon, reserve remaining 1/4 for a garnish.
• Fill each muffin cup with 1 tablespoon of the batter so the cups are filled about 3/4 of the way up. Bake in oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted into the muffins comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before icing.
• While muffins are cooling, in a medium bowl beat the cream cheese, honey and hot sauce with a hand mixer until soft and combined. Add 3/4 of the sliced chives, reserve remaining 1/4 for a garnish. Mix until well combined.
• Transfer mixture to a pastry bag and snip off the end.
• Once the muffins have cooled, pipe a small amount of the cream cheese mixture on top of each one. Garnish with remaining crumbled bacon and remaining chopped chives.

SAVORY SAUSAGE, CHEESE AND OAT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 12 cup muffin tin, or line with paper liners.
• In a large bowl, stir together the flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, salt, garlic powder, and onion powder. In a separate bowl, mix together the melted margarine, egg substitute, and buttermilk. Add the wet ingredients to the dry, and mix until just blended. Fold in the crumbled patties and Parmesan cheese. Spoon into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake for 8 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the top springs back when lightly touched. Cool in muffin tins on a wire rack.

SAVORY CHEESE MUFFINS WITH BACON AND CHIVES

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crisp.
• Cool and crumble.
• Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Prepare muffin tin by spraying with vegetable oil spray.
• Melt butter over medium heat in a small skillet.
• Remove from heat and add chives.
• Cool to room temperature.
• In a medium bowl combine eggs and milk using a whisk.
• Add butter/chive mixture, cheese and crumbled bacon.
• In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
• Stir to mix.
• Add to egg mixture, stirring only until blended thorougly.
• Spoon mixture into prepared muffin cups, filling about 2/3 full.
• (An ice cream scooper is a great tool for this purpose.) Bake 20- 25 minutes, or until muffin tops just begin to brown.
• Remove from oven and remove muffins from tin.
• Cool them on a wire rack.

SAVORY MINI MUFFINS WITH GOAT CHEESE, RED ONION & ROSEMARY RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly coat a mini muffin tin with cooking spray and set aside. Melt butter in a small skillet over medium high. Add onions and sauté until soft, 4 minutes. Remove from heat to let cool. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. In a smaller bowl, whisk together the egg, milk and Greek yogurt. Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and gently fold to mix. Do not over mix. Add the onions and rosemary to the bowl; lightly fold them into the mixture. Evenly spoon the batter into 10 muffin tins. Nestle the goat cheese dollops into the batter. Bake for 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Garnish with fresh rosemary and serve immediately.

SAVORY MUFFINS WITH GOAT CHEESE, ROSEMARY AND KALAMATA OLIVES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees and adjust oven rack to lower-middle position.
• Prepare the first three ingredients and set aside.
• Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl and set aside.
• In a separate large bowl, beat sugar and butter with an electric mixer til fluffy.
• In a separate bowl, whisk mustard and eggs together.
• Beat the mustard-egg mixture into the sugar and butter mixture until pea-sized lumps form (wet ingredients).
• Stir the Kalamata olives into the wet ingredients.
• Stir the goat cheese and the rosemary into the dry ingredients.
• Alternating by thirds, stir the dry ingredients and the yogurt into the wet ingredients until a very thick batter forms.
• Lightly oil 12 large muffin tins of 1/2 cup capacity or four mini-muffin tins with vegetable oil or spray.
• Divide batter evenly among the cups (a spring-action regular or mini ice cream scoop works). Muffin cups will be full.
• Bake until golden brown about 25 minutes for large muffins or 10-12 minutes for the minis.
• Cool slightly in the pan, then remove and serve!
• ALTERNATE FLAVORING to sub for the first three ingredients are: 1 cup crumbled feta cheese, 1 tablespoon dried oregano and 1/2 cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes. This combo was great, too!

SAVORY CHEESE, CRANBERRY AND HERB MINI MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add scallions, thyme, oregano and sage. Cook for 2 minutes until fragrant. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Combine both flours with baking powder, salt and cayenne. Stir in the cranberries and cheese.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat egg lightly. Whisk in the milk.
• Whisk the cooked scallions and herbs, including all the oil, into the milk and egg.
• Fold the dry ingredients into the egg and milk, mixing until just combined.
• Scoop batter into lightly greased mini-muffin tins.
• Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until lightly browned and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Remove from the oven and let cool for a few minutes before taking muffins out of the tin. Serve warm.

SAVORY HAM AND CHEESE BREAKFAST MUFFINS

Steps:

• Prepare muffin pans with baking spray. I use 2 pans that hold 12 muffins each. This recipe yields approximately 18 muffins.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, whisk together dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, garlic powder,cayenne pepper, salt and pepper. Set aside.
• In a seperate bowl whisk together buttermilk, eggs and oil.
• Add wet ingredients to dry and combine. Do not over mix.
• Stir in ham and cheese until incorporated.
• Distribute batter evenly into muffin cups. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until a toothpick come out clean when tested.

SAVORY FRESH HERB AND PARMESAN CHEESE MUFFINS TRIO

Steps:

• Direction for muffins 1. Heat small size skillet on medium heat, melt butter then cook garlic and onion, then cool it down. 2. In mixing bowl, put strained flour, eggs, milk and baking powder then stir well to mix it. 3. Add Parmesan cheese, tarragon, chive and rosemary then mix. Add cooked garlic and onion. 4. Divide in cup cake or muffin tray, bake in oven heated 375°F35-40 minutes
• Direction for garnish 1. Heat small size skillet on medium heat, cook beef then add teriyaki sauce to glaze. 2. Heat another skillet, cook zucchini and mushroom, salt and pepper as season.
• Finishing 1. Dig muffins little bit to put cocktail sauce, place sauce then cocktail shrimp on it. 2. Slice Teriyaki glazed beef as bite size then place on muffins 3. Put vegetable in dug muffins then add garnish.

SAVORY HAM & CHEESE MUFFINS RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F and center an oven rack. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with your favorite liners and lightly grease with cooking spray. Melt the 1 tablespoon of soft butter in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions once the butter starts to foam and cook, stirring frequently, until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Combine the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda and pepper in a large bowl. Whisk together the milk, sour cream and eggs in a separate small bowl. Fold in the egg mixture along with the browned onions, the cheeses, ham and thyme into the dry ingredients until just combined (don't fret if there are lumps, this means your batter isn't over-mixed). Fill each liner about 3/4 full. Sprinkle with thyme leaves and Parmesan, if desired, and bake 10 minutes. Brush each muffin lightly with butter, sprinkle with a little salt and rotate the pan. Continue to bake until the muffins are golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 8 to 10 minutes longer. Let the muffins rest in the hot muffin pan 3 minutes and serve warm, or cool to room temperature on a rack.

SAVORY CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Grease 1 12 Cup muffin tin.
• In bowl, beat eggs, oil and milk.
• Combine dry ingredients in seperate bowl.
• Fold gently into the egg mixture and stir in the cheese and onion mixing only until combined.
• This batter will be lumpy.
• Spoon into muffin tins and bake 15-20 minutes.