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Strawberry Muffins

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Bread, Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine American
Servings 12

Equipment

  • muffin tin

Ingredients
  

  • 4 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1 T half and half cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp almond extract
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • dash kosher salt
  • 1/2 cup milk or cream
  • 4 T unsalted butter melted
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped strawberries
  • 1/2 cup sugar divided

Instructions
 

  • Using 2 mixing bowls, place the flour, salt, baking powder, 1/4 cup sugar and baking soda in one bowl and the cream cheese and extracts, and 1 T milk in the other.
  • Stir the dry ingredients together and beat the cream cheese with the extracts until smooth.
  • Add the 1/2 cup milk or cream, butter and eggs to cream cheese and beat to combine.
  • Slowly add dry ingredients to the wet, and combine thoroughly into a thick batter.
  • Spoon into cupcake paper lined muffin pan, about 2/3 full. Top with a generous sprinkle of sugar.
  • Bake at 350 for 20 minutes, just until set and beginning to turn golden. Do not overbake or muffins will be dry. Makes 12
Keyword breakfast muffins, fresh strawberries, strawberry muffins