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Easy Cranberry Cheesecake Muffins

Easy Cranberry Cheesecake Muffins

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Cranberries and cheesecake are all swirled together and tucked inside a super soft muffin to create these perfectly perfect cranberry cheesecake muffins!

  • Author Alison Wood
  • Prep Time 10 mins
  • Inactive Time 10 mins
  • Cook Time 25 mins
  • Total Time 35 mins
  • Yield 12 servings 1x
  • Category Desserts
  • Cuisine American

Ingredients

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  • ⅓ cup butter, softened
  • 1⅓ cup granulated sugar
  • 3 large eggs, separated
  • ⅓ cup whole milk
  • 1½ cup all purpose flour
  • 1½ tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • 1½ cup fresh cranberries, rinsed and patted dry
  • ¼ cup honey
  • 1½ cup crushed Great Grains Cranberry Almond Crunch Cereal

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
  2. In large bowl, cream butter and one cup sugar until light and fluffy. Add two eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in milk.
  3. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and cinnamon; add to creamed mixture just until moistened.
  4. Fill 16 greased or paper-lined muffin cups one-fourth full.
  5. For filling, in another bowl, beat cream cheese, ⅓ cup sugar and one egg until smooth.
  6. Fold in cranberries.
  7. Add a tablespoon of cheesecake into the center of each muffin before baking.
  8. Stir crushed cereal into ¼ cup of honey until completely incorporated.
  9. Spoon one teaspoon of cereal mixture on top of each muffin and gently press the granola into the muffin.
  10. Bake for 25 minutes.
  11. Let muffins cool for about 10 minutes before removing from muffin pans.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 grams
  • Unsaturated Fat: 0