Blueberry Surprise Muffins
The surprise is the warm, creamy center in each of these delicious blueberry muffins.
Make This Recipe
Ingredients
For Filling:
- 1 Eggland's Best egg
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 8 oz Neufchatel cheese (reduced-fat cream cheese)
- Juice of 1/2 lime
For muffin batter:
- 2 Eggland's Best eggs
- 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
- 6 tablespoons margarine, room temperature
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 2 cups flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 14 oz blueberries
- 1 tablespoon turbinado sugar
Preparation
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F; spray muffin tins with non-stick cooking spray or line with paper liners.
Prepare filling by mixing cream cheese, sugar, egg and lime juice in a large bowl with an electric mixer; mix well until smooth and set aside.
Prepare muffin mix by whisking flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a large bowl and set aside.
In a medium bowl, mix syrup, margarine, eggs, milk and vanilla; beat until well.
Slowly mix the egg mixture with the flour mixture and blend until well combined.
Fold blueberries into batter, just enough so swirls appear.
Fill muffin tins 1/3 full with batter; add 1 tablespoon of cream cheese mixture and then another tablespoon of batter, or more to cover the cream cheese mixture.
Sprinkle a small amount of turbinado sugar (sugar in the raw) on top of each muffin and bake for 25 minutes.
Nutrition
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Learn More| Serving Size | 1 Serving |
|---|---|
| Calories | 237 |
| Fat | 10g (38% calories from fat) |
| Cholesterol | 59mg |
| Sodium | 319mg |
| Carbohydrates | 31g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1g |
| Protein | 6g |