Cherry Cheesecake Muffins
Fresh Cherry Muffins filled with cream cheese are the BEST muffins for breakfast or brunch. There's a cheesecake filling surrounded by a scrumptious oatmeal cherry muffin.
Ingredients
- 1 cup old fashioned oatmeal
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup flour
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 egg (lightly beaten)
- ¼ cup butter (melted)
- 1 cup cherries (pitted can chopped)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450º. Line 12 standard muffin cups with paper liners.
- In a medium bowl, combine the oatmeal and buttermilk and let stand for 10 minutes. Then add the egg and melted butter and stir to combine.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add the oatmeal mixture and stir just until combined. Fold in the chopped cherries.
- In a different bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with a hand mixer until combined and creamy.
- Using a 2 tablespoon ice cream scoop, and add a scoop of batter into each muffin cup. Top with 2 tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture. Add 2 tablespoons of the oatmeal batter to the top.
- Bake for 5 minutes at 450º then turn down the oven to 350º and continue baking for an additional 15 minutes. A toothpick inserted in the center should come out clean.
Barbara's Notes + Tips
- If you don't use muffin liners, then spray the muffin tins with cooking spray.
- You can use fresh or frozen cherries, if using frozen, let them thaw and drain any juice.
- Store these in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
- If you don't have butter milk, you can add a tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar to a cup of milk and let it stand for 5 minutes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 246kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 264mg | Potassium: 161mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 432IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 1mg
