blueberry lemon cheesecake muffins

If you’re looking for a new muffin recipe to try, make this one asap. These are so delicious and anything with lemon zest in it is sure to be a winner. Add an unexpected bite of cream cheese in the center and the whole recipe gets better. Note: if you’re feeding a crowd I’d recommend doubling the recipe. This only made about 9 for me. I’m sure this would taste equally amazing with raspberries!

Blueberry Lemon Cream Cheese Muffins
via two peas &their pod

ingredients:
1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. sugar
zest of 1 large lemon
1/4 c. canola oil ( I used coconut oil)
1 large egg
1/3 c. skim milk ( I used almond milk)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 c. blueberries (fresh or frozen)

filling:
3 tbsp. cream cheese
1 tsp. lemon zest
1 tbsp sugar

directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a muffin pan with cooking spray and set aside. In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. In a small bowl combine the sugar and lemon zest. Rub sugar and zest together until fragrant. Add to the flour mixture and whisk again. In a separate bowl mix together oil, egg, milk and vanilla.
Incorporate the wet ingredients into the flour mixture. Add slowly and be sure to not over mix.  The batter will be lumpy and thick. Gently fold in the blueberries.
In another small bowl, mix together the cream cheese, lemon zest and sugar until smooth. Fill each muffin cup halfway with batter. Next, add about 1 tsp of cream cheese filling to each muffin cup. Cover each cup with remaining batter so you can’t see the cream cheese filling. Sprinkle each muffin with a little sugar. Bake muffins for 17-20 minutes.

xx

blueberry lemon muffin

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19 Comments

  1. May 13, 2014 / 6:09 am

    These look so yummy and fresh! I am always a sucker for your muffin recipes and will most definitely have to give this one a try!

  2. May 13, 2014 / 7:10 am

    Perfect morning treat!! These would probably not last too long in my house haha!!

  3. May 13, 2014 / 7:37 am

    Oh my gosh these looks soo good! I have a really good buttermilk blueberry breakfast cake recipe(with lemon). Everytime I make it though I eat about half the cake lol.

  4. May 13, 2014 / 7:45 am

    Yum these look so delicious! I love the added cream cheese!

  5. jillian
    May 13, 2014 / 8:07 am

    mmmm i want one for breakfast! these look so tasty. xo jillian – cornflake dreams

  6. May 13, 2014 / 8:21 am

    O my gosh – these are unreal – I can not wait to try!!!

  7. May 13, 2014 / 9:31 am

    yum yum yum!

  8. May 13, 2014 / 9:43 am

    YUM! These seriously sound delish! Blueberry and lemon are SO good together!

    <3, Pamela
    sequinsandseabreezes.blogspot.com

  9. May 13, 2014 / 9:45 am

    Yum! I love the combination of blueberry and lemon in foods

  10. May 13, 2014 / 9:50 am

    YUM! these look amazing! Obsessed with anything blueberry and lemon!
    xo

  11. May 13, 2014 / 9:56 am

    Oh my goodness, these look so good! Pinning them NOW. Thanks for sharing, the pictures are beautiful.

  12. May 13, 2014 / 11:59 am

    Those look so good!! Totally my favorite taste combination with the lemon and blueberry!

  13. May 13, 2014 / 1:00 pm

    omg these look amazing, thanks for sharing the recipe!

  14. May 13, 2014 / 3:21 pm

    Those look soooo good! I have to try them on the weekend!

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  15. May 13, 2014 / 4:55 pm

    I am SO making these!

  16. May 13, 2014 / 5:50 pm

    These look absolutely amazing! I will be making these ASAP!!

  17. May 14, 2014 / 9:31 pm

    YUM! These sound so summery perfect! I have been looking for a new blueberry muffin recipe and I will definitely be giving this a try!

  18. May 16, 2014 / 8:35 am

    Hi Ashley! I love following along with your blog! These muffins are next on my baking list of things to try! I’ve nominated you for the Liebster Award! It’s a great way for bloggers to get recognized and get to know the blogging community better! When you have some time, please check out my post! http://bit.ly/1owLHRt


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