Description
These Strawberry Cream Cheese Muffins are soft, fluffy, and filled with juicy strawberries and a rich cream cheese swirl. With a tender crumb and bakery-style flavor, these homemade muffins are perfect for breakfast, brunch, snacks, or a sweet springtime treat.
Ingredients
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Ingredients
For the Muffins
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups fresh strawberries, diced
For the Cream Cheese Filling
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 large egg yolk
Optional Topping
- 2 tbsp coarse sugar for sprinkling
- Extra sliced strawberries for garnish
Instructions
Instructions
- Prepare the oven: Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.
- Make the cream cheese filling: Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, and egg yolk until smooth and creamy. Set aside.
- Mix the muffin batter: In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In another bowl, combine eggs, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir gently until combined.
- Add strawberries: Fold diced strawberries into the batter, being careful not to overmix.
- Fill the muffin cups: Add a spoonful of batter to each muffin cup, add a small amount of cream cheese filling, then cover with more batter until cups are about three-quarters full.
- Bake: Sprinkle with coarse sugar if desired and bake for 20–25 minutes until golden and a toothpick comes out clean from the muffin portion.
- Cool and serve: Let muffins cool for 10 minutes before transferring to a rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
For the best bakery-style muffins, avoid overmixing the batter. Use room-temperature ingredients for a smoother cream cheese filling. Fresh strawberries work best, but chopped frozen strawberries can be used after thawing and draining excess moisture.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 265
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 190mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 31g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
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