STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE STREUSEL MUFFINS

This is just one of those recipes that you know that you are going to love before you make it.  I mean seriously.  Have you baked with strawberries before?  It is like pockets of jam inside each bite.  And then the cheesecake in the middle?  BAM!  To top this muffin off it is crusted with cinnamon sugar.  Double BAM!  These muffins were perfectly moist and made the perfect breakfast…. or lunch… or possibly even a midnight snack.  I may even be eating one right now!

Ingredients
Strawberry Cheesecake Streusel Muffins

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 2 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 egg
• ¼ cup canola oil
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups strawberries cut into small pieces

Cream Cheese Filling

• 4 ounces cream cheese
• ⅓ cup granulated sugar
• 2 tbsp beaten egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Cinnamon Streusel

• ¼ cup all purpose flour
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 3 tbsp butter

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a 12 cup muffin pan with cupcake liners.  If you don't use cupcake liners, make sure to grease the pan so they will come out easily.
2. In a mixing bowl for the muffin batter, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt.  Set aside.  In another bowl, beat the milk, oil, egg and sugar.  Stir the dry ingredients in the milk mixture gently but do not overmix.  The batter should be slightly lumpy.
3. For the cheesecake mixture beat the cream cheese, egg, sugar, and vanilla in a bowl until smooth.
4. For the topping, mix together the flour, sugar, and cinnamon.  With a fork blend in the butter until it looks like coarse sand.
5. For full instructions : therecipecritic.com

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