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Strawberry Cream Cheese Muffins

Strawberry Cream Cheese Muffins with Streusel Crumb Topping

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Strawberry Cream Cheese Muffins Strawberry Cream Cheese Muffins are soft, berry packed breakfast muffins finished with a buttery streusel crumb topping. Every bite brings juicy strawberries together with a creamy cheesecake center, and that pairing is exactly why this recipe works so well.

  • Total Time: 35 min
  • Yield: 9-10 muffins 1x

Ingredients

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Streusel Crumb Topping
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup light brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted

Strawberry Muffins
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup Greek yogurt
1 1/2 cup diced fresh strawberries

Cream Cheese Filling
6 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
3 Tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon corn starch

Glaze
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 1/2 –2 1/2 teaspoons milk or creme

Instructions

1-Preheat the oven to 425 F, line: Preheat the oven to 425 F, line cupcake pan with paper liners ad set aside.
2-To make the crumb topping, stir together: To make the crumb topping, stir together flour, sugar, and salt. Add melted butter and whisk with a fork until coarse crumbs form. Set aside.
3-To make the muffins in a large: To make the muffins in a large bowl stir together flour, baking powder and salt and set aside.
4-In a medium bowl, whisk together egg: In a medium bowl, whisk together egg and granulated sugar until combined. Whisk in yogurt, oil, and vanilla extract (mixture should be pale and yellow).
5-Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients and: Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix everything together by hand.
6-Finally, using a rubber spatula, fold in: Finally, using a rubber spatula, fold in diced strawberries. Reserve 2-3 tablespoons of diced strawberries to top the muffins.
7-To make the cream cheese filling, mix: To make the cream cheese filling, mix softened cream cheese, sugar, corn starch and vanilla just to combine.
8-To assemble the muffins, add 1 Tablespoon: To assemble the muffins, add 1 Tablespoon of muffin mixture in each cup. Drop 1 not quite full Tablespoon of cream cheese mixture in the center of each muffin. Cover cream cheese filling with muffin batter, filling each cup about 2/3 to ¾ full.
9-Generously top each muffin with streusel crumbs: Generously top each muffin with streusel crumbs. Add a few strawberry pieces on top and gently press the crumbs to stick to the muffin batter.
10-Place in preheated oven and reduce the: Place in preheated oven and reduce the temperature to 350 F. Bake 22-25 minutes, or until the tops are golden brown and the center has set.
11-Cool 5-10 minutes in the pan, then: Cool 5-10 minutes in the pan, then transfer the muffins on a rack to cool completely.
12-Meanwhile, prepare the glaze: Meanwhile, prepare the glaze. Stir powdered sugar with milk or cream. Start with 1 teaspoon of the liquid and gradually add more until desired consistency has reached. Drizzle over muffins and serve.

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  • Prep Time: 10 min
  • Cook Time: 25 min
  • Method: Bake