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Homemade Strawberry Cream Cheese Muffins with a crumbly top, showing a bite taken out to reveal fresh strawberries and creamy filling inside, with a whole strawberry beside it.

Strawberry Cream Cheese Muffins

5 from 1 vote
These Strawberry Cream Cheese Muffins are a perfect blend of tangy cream cheese and fresh strawberries. With a soft, moist texture and a swirl of cream cheese, they taste like something from a bakery but are easy to make at home.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Cooling Time 5 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 12 muffins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 320
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

Muffin Base:
  • 2 ½ cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon Baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 cup Granulated sugar
  • ½ cup Butter, softened
  • 2 large Eggs
  • ½ cup Whole milk
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups Fresh or frozen strawberries, diced - ¼ inch pieces, thawed if frozen
Cream Cheese Swirl:
  • 8 oz Cream cheese, softened - Let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes
  • ¼ cup Granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
Optional Topping:
  • 1-2 tablespoon Coarse sugar - Optional, for a crunchy topping
  • ½ cup Extra diced strawberries - Optional, for topping
  • ½ cup Streusel crumb topping - Optional, for bakery-style crunch

Equipment

  • Standard 12-cup muffin tin (for baking the muffins)
  • Paper muffin liners (to line the muffin tin and prevent sticking)
  • Two medium mixing bowls (for mixing the dry and wet ingredients)
  • Whisk (for mixing dry ingredients)
  • Rubber spatula (for folding strawberries into the batter)
  • Measuring cups and spoons (for accurate ingredient measurement)
  • Toothpick (for swirling the cream cheese filling and testing doneness)

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F, prepare muffin tin and strawberries
  2. Beat cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until smooth
  3. Whisk dry ingredients, then mix in butter, eggs, vanilla, and milk
  4. Fill muffin cups halfway with batter, add cream cheese, swirl
  5. Bake muffins for 18-22 minutes, then cool

Nutrition

Serving: 1muffinCalories: 320kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 4gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 55mgSodium: 140mgPotassium: 110mgFiber: 1gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 400IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 1mg

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should be considered an approximation. Actual values may vary based on specific ingredients used and portion sizes.

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