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Lemon Cream Cheese Muffins
This easy muffin recipe is bursting with fresh lemon juice and zest! Top them with a delicious cream cheese swirl for a decadent breakfast treat!
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 35 min⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 15 min👤 Kayla Burton📖 brokenovenbaking
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- whisk
- oven
📝 Preparation Steps
1
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
baking soda1 teaspoonbaking powder1 teaspoon
2
In a separate bowl, create a lemon sugar mixture by rubbing the sugar and lemon zest together between your fingers. Set aside ¼ cup of this lemon sugar for the cream cheese mixture. The remaining ¾ cup will go into the batter.
lemon zest2 tablespoonscream cheese (room temperature)6 ounces
3
Mix the softened cream cheese, ¼ cup of lemon sugar, and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice in a medium bowl until smooth. Set aside.
cream cheese (room temperature)6 ounceslemon juice (for the cream cheese mixture)1 tablespoon¼ cup lemon juice (for the muffin batter)
4
In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, vegetable oil, kefir, ¼ cup of lemon juice, vanilla extract, and the remaining ¾ cup of lemon sugar.
large eggs (room temperature)2lemon juice (for the cream cheese mixture)1 tablespoon¼ cup lemon juice (for the muffin batter)vanilla extract1 teaspoon
5
Gently fold the dry ingredients from step 1 into the wet ingredients just until the flour streaks disappear.
6
Add about ⅔ of the cream cheese mixture into the muffin batter and stir a few times to swirl it in.
cream cheese (room temperature)6 ounces
7
Fill the muffin liners with batter so they're about ¾ full. Swirl the remaining cream cheese mixture on top of the batter (about 1 teaspoon per muffin).
cream cheese (room temperature)6 ounces
8
Bake on the middle rack at 425°F for ⏱️ 5 minutes. Then, without opening the oven door, reduce the temperature to 350°F. Continue baking until a toothpick comes out clean (about 8-12 more minutes; ⏱️ 13-17 minutes total).
9
Once they're cool enough to touch, transfer them to a cooling rack.
Nutrition Facts
calories
291 kcal
fat Content
15 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
18 g
sodium Content
286 mg
protein Content
4 g
trans Fat Content
0.1 g
cholesterol Content
47 mg
carbohydrate Content
35 g
saturated Fat Content
5 g
unsaturated Fat Content
10 g
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