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Strawberry cream cheese muffins on a white surface.
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Strawberry Cream Cheese Muffins

These delicious strawberry cream cheese muffins are moist, refreshing, and easy to make!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time22 minutes
Total Time37 minutes
Course: Dessert
Servings: 12 muffins
Calories: 285kcal
Author: Meymi

Ingredients

Crumbles

  • 60 grams (6 tablespoons) all-purpose flour, dip and sweep
  • 60 grams (¼ cup and 1 tablespoon) granulated sugar
  • 42 grams(3 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted*

Cream Cheese Filling

  • 170 grams (6 oz) cream cheese
  • 30 grams (2 tablespoons) granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Muffin Batter

  • 235 grams (1 and ⅔ cups) all-purpose flour, dip and sweep
  • 2 and ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 105 grams (½ cup) granulated sugar
  • 115 grams (½ cup) unsalted butter, melted*
  • 120 grams (½ cup) milk, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 180 grams (1 cup) strawberries, chopped into small pieces

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375°F(190°C). Line 12 non-stick standard paper liners into a regular size 12 cup-cupcake/muffin pan and set aside.

Crumbles

  • Put the flour and sugar in a small-medium bowl and stir with a fork.  Pour the melted butter on top and stir until the mixture form crumbles. If you are working in a hot environment, you can keep the mixture in the fridge to keep the butter cold.

Cream Cheese Filling

  • Place cream cheese, sugar and vanilla extract in a medium bowl and stir with a spoon until completely combined. Set aside the bowl.

Muffin Batter

  • Place the flour and baking powder in a medium bowl and stir with a whisk.  Set aside.
  • Put the eggs and sugar into a medium bowl and whisk for almost 20 seconds until combined well. Mix in the melted butter, milk, vanilla extract.
  • Pour the mixture over the flour mixture and stir with a whisk. If you see just a little flour that's fine.
  • Fold the strawberries with a spoon.

Assemble

  • Set aside 6 tablespoons of muffin batter that you will use later.
  • Divide the muffin batter into 12 muffin cup tin. It is almost 2 and ½ tablespoons per cup.
  • Using a spoon, by spreading the batter to the sides make a hole in the middle. This muffin batter is not too thick, so don't excpect to make an evident hole. Fill 2 teaspoons of cream cheese filling into the hole you just created and gently press to the filling.
  • Time to use the batter you set aside: Add ½ tablespoon of batter on top of cream cheese mixture and spread it with a spoon.
  • Add the crumbles on top.
  • Bake for almost 22 minutes or until the muffins (the batter part) look golden brown and the crumbles are lightly brown.
  • Let the muffins cool in the pan for 10 minutes and then gently remove them from the pan with a small spatula or a knife and let them cool for at least 25 minutes on a wire rack.

Notes

*As always, I halfway melt the butter both for the muffin batter and crumbles at the same time in a small pan. Once I remove it from the stove, I stir and it completely melts. Melting the butter halfway helps the butter cool fast.
**I place the strawberries on a paper towel to remove any excess liquid. 
 
How to store: You can store these muffins in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 4 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
The calorie information above is an estimate that is provided by an online nutrition calculator. 

Nutrition

Calories: 285kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 206mg | Potassium: 120mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 397IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 125mg | Iron: 1mg