Description
Deliciously comforting muffins filled with cream cheese, perfect for busy mornings or cozy snacks.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup milk
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 1 large egg
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup crumb topping (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a muffin tin with paper liners.
- Mix the dry ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt until combined.
- Combine the wet ingredients: In another bowl, mix milk, vegetable oil, and egg until well combined.
- Add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
- Prepare the cream cheese filling: Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Assemble the muffins: Fill each muffin liner halfway with batter, add a dollop of cream cheese filling, then cover with more batter until ¾ full. Sprinkle crumb topping if desired.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cool in the muffin tin for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
These muffins can be customized with various fillings or toppings and are great for meal prep.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 25mg