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Delish Cranberry Cream Cheese Muffins

Delish Cranberry Cream Cheese Muffins

Soft, bakery-style muffins studded with tart cranberries and filled with a creamy vanilla cream cheese center. A sparkling sugar top adds the perfect crunch.
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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 120kcal

Ingredients
 

Main Ingredients

  • 2.5 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 0.5 tsp fine salt
  • 1 tbsp orange zest optional
  • 1 cup milk room temperature
  • 0.5 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract divided
  • 1.5 cup fresh cranberries coarsely chopped; if frozen, do not thaw
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 0.25 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tbsp turbinado sugar optional, for topping

Instructions

Preparation Steps

  • Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with liners and lightly spray the liners.
  • Make filling: In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and 0.5 tsp vanilla until smooth. Set aside.
  • Whisk dry ingredients: In a large bowl combine flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt, and orange zest.
  • Whisk wet ingredients: In a separate bowl whisk milk, oil, eggs, and 1.5 tsp vanilla until blended.
  • Combine: Pour wet into dry and fold just until a few streaks of flour remain. Gently fold in cranberries. Do not overmix.
  • Fill tins: Spoon batter into cups about 0.66 full. Add about 1.0 tbsp cream cheese filling to the center of each, then cover with a little more batter. Sprinkle tops with turbinado sugar if using.
  • Bake 18 to 20 minutes until golden and a toothpick inserted near the edge (avoiding the cream cheese center) comes out clean.
  • Cool 10 minutes in pan, then transfer to a rack. Serve warm or at room temperature. Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container up to 3 days.

Notes

For extra citrus, add 1.0 tbsp orange juice to the batter. If using frozen cranberries, toss them in 1.0 tsp flour and fold in straight from the freezer.