Description
Whip up these gooey cinnamon cream cheese muffins for a delightful breakfast treat that’ll have your family begging for seconds. Warm spices and creamy filling make these muffins a morning game-changer your taste buds will absolutely adore.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup milk
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 4 ounces cream cheese
Supporting Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Topping:
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon sugar
Instructions
- Warm your oven to 350°F and coat a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray.
- Combine 2 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon in a large mixing bowl.
- Whisk ½ cup melted butter, 1 cup milk, 2 eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a separate bowl until thoroughly blended.
- Gently fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients, stirring just until incorporated without overmixing.
- Blend 4 ounces softened cream cheese with ¼ cup powdered sugar until completely smooth and creamy.
- Distribute half the muffin batter evenly across the prepared tin, filling each cup approximately 50%.
- Drop a small spoonful of cream cheese mixture into the center of each partially filled muffin cup.
- Cover the cream cheese with remaining batter, filling cups about ¾ full.
- Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of cinnamon sugar across the top of each muffin.
- Slide the muffin tin into the preheated oven and bake for 22-25 minutes, checking doneness with a clean toothpick.
- Remove muffins and allow them to rest in the tin for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
Notes
- Add an extra pinch of ground cinnamon to the dry ingredients for deeper flavor complexity.
- Room temperature cream cheese blends more smoothly and creates fewer lumps in the filling.
- Always fold wet and dry ingredients together gently to keep the muffin texture light and tender.
- For a gluten-free version, swap regular flour with a cup-for-cup gluten-free baking blend and ensure all other ingredients are gluten-free certified.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20-25 minutes
- Category: Muffins
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 249 kcal
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 174 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 38 mg