Lemon Cheesecake Muffins

Silky smooth lemon muffins prepared from cream cheese, sugar, egg, lemon muffin mix, and whole milk.

Ingredients -
2 (3 ounces each) package Cream Cheese, softened
2 tablespoons Sugar
1 Egg
2 (7.6 ounces each) package Lemon Poppy Seed Muffin Mix
1-1/4 cups Milk
 
Preparation:

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees F.

2. Line 12 muffin cups with paper baking cups; spray paper cups with nonstick cooking spray.

3. In medium bowl, combine cream cheese and sugar; beat until smooth. Add egg; beat well.

4. In large bowl, combine muffin mix and milk; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Spoon batter evenly into sprayed lined muffin cups.

5. Spoon 1 tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture into center of batter in each cup, pressing back of spoon down into batter and scraping off cream cheese mixture with another spoon.

6. Bake at 400 degrees F. for 15 to 18 minutes or until muffins are golden brown and cream cheese is set.

7. Store uneaten muffins in refrigerator.

 
Variations and Recipe Ideas:
 
 



Muffin Making Tips -
Dry Add-Ins Such as Fruit and Nuts

Dry add-ins to your batter such as nuts and fruits should be dusted with flour or tossed in your dry ingredient mix before adding them to the batter otherwise they can sink to the bottom during baking.


Muffin Making Tips -
Granulated Sugar

Granulated sugar, or white table sugar has larger grains than superfine sugar and is well suited for topping muffins.  

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