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Blueberry Cream Cheese Muffins
Maya Kitchenette

Blueberry Cream Cheese Muffins

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 16

Ingredients
  

Crumb topping
  • 115 g butter cold
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
Cream cheese swirl
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 250 g cream cheese room temperature
For the muffins
  • 125 g cream cheese room temperature
  • 150 g salted butter room temperature
  • 300 g granulated sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 190 g cake flour
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Method
 

Crumb topping
  1. Using a food processor, fork, or your hands, combine the cold butter, flour, and confectioners' sugar in a bowl until it resembles breadcrumbs.
  2. Keep in the fridge/chiller while you proceed with the other components.
Cream cheese swirl
  1. In a small bowl, mix together the cream cheese and confectioners' sugar. Set aside while you prepare the muffin batter.
Muffins
  1. Preheat oven to 170°C. Prepare a muffin pan with muffin liners.
  2. Mix in the blueberries with 2 tbsp of the flour and set aside.
  3. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine cream cheese and butter until smooth, about 3 minutes.
  4. Add sugar gradually and beat until lighter and fluffier.
  5. Add eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition.
  6. Add in the vanilla.
  7. Add the flour and mix until just combined.
  8. Add in buttermilk with mixer on low and mix until just incorporated.
  9. Mix in the blueberries till well incorporated.
Assembling the cream cheese muffins
  1. Spoon a tablespoon of the muffin batter into the muffin cups. Filling each cup only halfway.
  2. Add cream cheese swirl to each muffin cup, followed by using another tablespoon of the batter to fill each cup.
  3. Using a toothpick, swirl the batter and the cream cheese of each muffin together.
  4. Top with the crumb topping and bake for about 20-25 minutes.