The Best Strawberry Muffins with Cream Cheese Spread
Learn how to make the best strawberry muffins with a creamy strawberry cream cheese spread. Perfect for a sweet start to your day!
Ingredients
Cream Cheese Spread:
- ½ 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup diced fresh strawberries
- 1 tablespoon honey
Muffins:
- 1 cup chopped fresh strawberries
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup white sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 eggs lightly beaten
- ½ cup milk
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
Instructions
- Combine cream cheese, strawberries, and honey in a food processor; pulse until smooth. Transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray 12 muffin cups with cooking spray or line with paper muffin liners.
- Mix strawberries and 1 tablespoon sugar in a bowl. Set aside for 10 minutes.
- Stir flour, 3/4 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Whisk eggs, milk, vegetable oil, and orange zest in a small bowl until well blended. Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture, stirring until just combined.
- Drain strawberries and gently fold into the batter. Divide the batter equally among the prepared muffin cups.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Serve warm or cooled with the strawberry cream cheese spread.