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Surprise Muffins


These muffins are great for a snack, or even a special brunch. It has a little surprise inside each one, filled with some cream cheese and your favorite jam. I like using Apricot jam for a light delicate flavor that compliments the cream cheese well.
  • 1 1/2 cups of flour
  • 1 cup of bran, I used oat bran
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup of brown sugar, lightly packed
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/3 cup oil (I used 1/4)
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 of a 8 oz package of cream cheese cut into 12 squares*
  • apricot jam (or Jam of your choice)
  1. Combine all the dry ingredients.
  2. In a separate bowl mix all the wet ingredients.
  3. Add the dry ingredients and stir gently til all flour is moisten but still a bit lumpy.
  4. Fill greased muffin tins til about 1/3 full.
  5. Add the cream cheese, and top with 1 teaspoon of jam (I did more).
  6. Top with remaining dough.
  7. Bake at a 375 oven for 18-20 minutes.
  8. Remember your oven temperature may differ slightly so you want the tops to be golden brown and spring back when gently pressed on top.
  9. I have never frozen these because they disappear rather quickly.
*I only had a half a package of cream cheese before I realized it and doubled the muffin recipe, so your chunks of cream cheese will look bigger. I found this amount of cream cheese to be just fine too.







8 comments:

  1. thank you so much for this recipe it sounds so good. I will definetly be making these!

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  2. This recipe is just what I was looking for! Thanks!!!

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  3. Love the idea of a surprise in the middle!

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  4. I'm thinking I could go for one of those today. Your muffins look perfectly scrumptious.

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  5. What a great idea! I've made surprise cupcakes before with chocolate chips or candies in the middle but haven't done it with muffins. Thanks for this yummy variation.

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  6. Mmmm these look super yummy! I bet the cream cheese and the jam really puts these muffins over the top with deliciousness. Thanks for sharing. :)

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