Moist, with a delightful strawberry flavor, these mini-muffins hold a secret
center of white chocolate cream making them truly a dream. May also be made
as regular muffins
Ingredients
Strawberry Cream Dream Muffins Recipe
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NGREDIENTS:
Filling:
6 ounces (3/4 cup) cream cheese (3/4 of a large 8-ounce block) at room
temperature
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup (about) white chocolate chips
Muffin Batter
2 cups flour
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons butter, melted but cooled
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup milk
1/2 cup fresh or frozen strawberries, chopped into 1/4-inch dice
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Frosting:
4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
1/8 cup pureed fresh or frozen strawberries
1/4 cup confectioners sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
PREPARATION:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line mini-muffin tins with paper muffin cups.
Make Filling: Whip the cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add 1 egg and
vanilla extract, beating only until combined.
Set aside.
Make muffin batter: In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking
powder, and salt. In a separate bowl, combine melted butter, vegetable oil,
milk, strawberries, eggs, and vanilla extract. Stir strawberry mixture into
flour mixture, mixing only until combined.
Fill muffin cups 1/3 full with batter. Spoon in about 1 teaspoon of cream
cheese filling. Drop 3 white chocolate chips into each muffin cup. Top with
more muffin batter until cups are 3/4 full.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes (see note) until edges of mini-muffins are lightly
browned. Cool on racks to room temperature before frosting.
Make Frosting: Whip cream cheese until smooth. Add strawberry puree,
confectioners’ sugar, and vanilla extract; blend until smooth. Frost muffins
Refrigerate to set frosting. Remove from refrigerator 20 minutes before
serving.
Note: For regular-sized muffins, bake 30 to 35 minutes.
Yield: 48 mini-muffins or 12 regular muffins
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