Description
Homemade cinnamon cream cheese muffins bring warmth and comfort straight from your kitchen. Sweet spices and creamy texture promise delightful moments you’ll savor with each delectable bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Muffin Dry Ingredients:
- 2 cups (480 ml) all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
Muffin Wet Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup (150 grams) granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup (240 ml) whole milk
- 1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cream Cheese Ingredient:
- 8 ounces (226 grams) cream cheese, softened
Optional Topping:
- Powdered sugar for glaze
Instructions
- Prepare oven at 350F (175C) and delicately coat muffin tin with non-stick spray or butter.
- Blend dry ingredients – flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, and granulated sugar – in a spacious mixing bowl until uniformly combined.
- In a separate vessel, whisk melted butter, eggs, milk, and pure vanilla extract until thoroughly integrated.
- Separately, whip cream cheese with powdered sugar until achieving a silky, lump-free consistency.
- Carefully fold wet ingredients into dry mixture, maintaining a gentle touch to prevent overworking the batter, which could result in dense muffins.
- Distribute initial batter layer into muffin cups, filling approximately halfway.
- Strategically place a generous cream cheese dollop in the center of each partially filled cup.
- Complete muffin cups by adding remaining batter, ensuring they reach about three-quarters full.
- Slide muffin tin into preheated oven and bake for 18-20 minutes, watching for a golden-brown exterior and a toothpick test revealing slightly moist center.
- Allow muffins to rest in tin for 5 minutes, then carefully transfer to wire cooling rack.
- Optional: Embellish with a delicate powdered sugar glaze for added sweetness.
Notes
- Gentle mixing prevents tough muffins by avoiding gluten development, ensuring a tender, soft texture.
- Cream cheese filling works best when softened at room temperature, creating smooth, lump-free swirls throughout the muffin.
- Adjust sweetness by reducing sugar for a less indulgent version or using alternative sweeteners like honey or maple syrup for dietary variations.
- Enhance nutrition by substituting part of the all-purpose flour with whole wheat or almond flour for added fiber and protein.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 264 kcal
- Sugar: 13 g
- Sodium: 143 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 51 mg