Homemade Strawberry Cheesecake Muffins
Homemade Strawberry Cheesecake Muffins are soft, delicious, and feature diced fresh strawberries, a lemon cheesecake filling, and a graham cracker streusel topping.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Total Time: 33 minutes
- Yield: 10 muffins 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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Graham Cracker Streusel Topping
- 3 graham cracker sheets
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Cheesecake Filling
- 2 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
Strawberry Muffins
- 1 1/2 cups self-rising flour*
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup neutral-flavored oil
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 cup milk (I used 2%)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup diced fresh strawberries (patted dry*)
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray or line with 10 cupcake liners. Set aside.
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Start by dicing up 1 cup of fresh strawberries into small pieces or chunks (depending on preference). Set aside.
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Next, begin making the graham cracker streusel topping. Place the graham crackers in a Ziploc bag, seal, and crush into small crumbs with hands or a rolling pin. I like leaving a couple larger crumbs for a little crunch.
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In a small microwave-safe bowl, melt butter. Once melted, add in graham cracker crumbs, flour, brown sugar, and stir until well combined. Set aside.
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Next, make the cheesecake filling by stirring together the softened cream cheese, sugar, and lemon juice until nice and creamy. Set aside.
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In a large mixing bowl, combine the oil, egg, milk, and vanilla together. Whisk until well combined.
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Next add in the sugar and stir until fully combined. Lastly, add in the flour 1/2 cup at a time and slowly and gently stir it being careful to not over mix. The batter will be thick.ย Carefully fold in the diced strawberries.
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Fill each muffin cup with about 1 tablespoon of batter. I use this small cookie scoop to make it super easy. You want the bottom of the muffin cup to be covered.
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Next, add one teaspoon of the cheesecake filling to the center of each muffin cup. Top with the remaining muffin batter.
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Lastly, sprinkle each muffin with the graham cracker streusel and very gently press down the top.
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Bake muffins in preheated oven for 18-20 minutes, or until muffins are golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool in the muffin pan for 10 minutes, before transferring to a cooling rack until ready to eat. Muffins will be moist from the cheesecake filling.
- Leftover muffins can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or can be frozen for up to 2 months.
Notes
- If you don’t have self-rising flour, simply use 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus 2 tsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp salt.
- Make sure you dry your strawberries after dicing them to prevent them from bleeding/becoming soggy in the batter. Simply use a paper towel to pat them lightly to remove any excess moisture.