Best Strawberry Vanilla Muffins With Toasted Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting Recipes

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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

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

COCONUT-CREAM CHEESE FROSTING



Coconut-Cream Cheese Frosting image

I wanted a frosting for a coconut layer cake that stood up to a stronger flavor without overpowering it and without being too sweet. If frosting a layer cake, I recommend spreading melted apricot preserves over the center layer, along with some frosting.

Provided by Lilster

Categories     Desserts     Frostings and Icings     Cream Cheese

Time 15m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
4 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons heavy cream
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon coconut flavoring
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup sweetened shredded coconut
1 cup sweetened shredded coconut, toasted

Steps:

  • Beat the cream cheese and butter in a mixer bowl until light and fluffy. Gradually add the confectioners' sugar, one cup at a time, alternating with heavy cream. Beat in the salt, coconut flavoring, and vanilla extract. Continue beating until mixture is smooth and spreadable. Add additional confectioners' sugar if necessary to thicken the frosting, or more cream to thin. Stir in the coconut. If desired, spoon toasted coconut evenly over frosted cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 208.7 calories, Carbohydrate 28.2 g, Cholesterol 26.6 mg, Fat 10.6 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 1.1 g, SaturatedFat 7.2 g, Sodium 108.6 mg, Sugar 26.7 g

STRAWBERRY VANILLA MUFFINS WITH TOASTED COCONUT CREAM CHEESE FROSTING



Strawberry Vanilla Muffins with Toasted Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting image

These muffins have no refined sugar and have healthy ingredients like Greek yogurt, coconut oil, and lots of fruit.

Provided by Ali Roux

Categories     Muffins

Time 1h11m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
2 teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cup plain Greek yogurt
¼ cup coconut oil, melted
¼ cup oat milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
½ cup honey
1 egg, beaten
1 ¼ cups diced strawberries
1 tablespoon shredded coconut
⅔ cup cream cheese, softened
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a muffin tin with paper liners.
  • Mix flour, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl.
  • Mix Greek yogurt, coconut oil, oat milk, and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract in a bowl until smooth. Add 1/2 cup honey and egg; stir thoroughly.
  • Stir Greek yogurt mixture into flour mixture until just combined. Fold in strawberries until evenly distributed in the batter.
  • Divide batter among lined muffin cups, filling each 1/2 to 2/3 full.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 16 to 22 minutes. Transfer muffins to a cooling rack; let cool completely, 20 to 30 minutes.
  • Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread coconut on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  • Toast coconut in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
  • Whisk cream cheese with a fork in a small bowl until light and fluffy. Stir in 1 tablespoon honey and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Spread frosting over muffins; sprinkle toasted coconut on top.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 234.6 calories, Carbohydrate 31.8 g, Cholesterol 30.6 mg, Fat 10.4 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 4.2 g, SaturatedFat 7.4 g, Sodium 180.3 mg, Sugar 14.3 g

STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE MUFFINS



Strawberry Cheesecake Muffins image

My mother-in-law has been a great inspiration to me in the kitchen. These fruity muffins are often part of our Sunday dinner menu. -Iris Linkletter, Summerside, Prince Edward Island

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 35m

Yield 1 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 12

3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 large egg
1-1/4 cups whole milk
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1/4 cup strawberry jam

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375°. In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth; set aside. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. In another small bowl, whisk the egg, milk, brown sugar, butter, lemon zest and almond extract. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened., Spoon half of the batter into greased muffin cups. Top each with 1 tablespoon cream cheese mixture and 1 teaspoon jam. Top with remaining batter. , Bake 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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 247 calories, Fat 9g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 43mg cholesterol, Sodium 292mg sodium, Carbohydrate 37g carbohydrate (17g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.

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