Updated March 26, 2019
Strawberries were on sale so I bought four containers. I thought we could eat four containers, but then Caleb and Josh got sick, so it was just me eating the strawberries. I was doing my best. I was eating strawberries morning, noon, and night, but I still had two containers to go. I knew if I didn’t do something with them they would go bad. I hate wasting beautiful berries so I decided to whip up a little strawberry treat, Strawberry Cheesecake Muffins to be exact. I can’t even tell you how delicious these muffins are. They exceded my expectations by far! See, I am not a cheesecake fan. Never have been and probably never will be. If cheesecake is the only option for dessert, I always pass. It’s not worth the calories to me:) BUT I do love these Strawberry Cheesecake Muffins. I would choose these muffins over a piece of cheesecake any day!
So what is so good about these muffins? Let’s start with the mufifn part. The muffin batter is easy to whip up. You don’t even have to use your mixer. I fold in fresh chopped strawberries which add a nice pop of color and sweetness. And if you are stocking up on spring strawberries, like me, you probably have some to use up. And if you don’t go to the store ASAP! They are so good right now.
Next, comes the cheesecake filling. I combine cream cheese with sugar and lemon zest. The cheesecake is a surprise inside of the muffins. You won’t know it’s there until you bite into the muffin. It is a pleasant surprise and this is coming from a cheesecake hater. Ok, maybe not a hater, that is a strong word and we are teaching Caleb to not say hate, so I better say cheesecake disliker:)
See, look at that cheesecake surprise! YUM! To top the muffins off, I add a graham cracker streusel topping. Cheesecake traditionally comes with graham cracker crust, so to keep with tradition, I invited graham crackers to my muffin party. Best decision ever! The graham cracker streusel makes these muffins! Don’t skip the streusel part. Sweet strawberry muffins, lemon cheesecake filling, graham cracker streusel topping…these muffins have it ALL! And you can feel good about eating these cheesecake muffins for breakfast because they are muffins. They might taste like dessert, but muffins are muffins and that means breakfast!
And guess who started feeling better as soon as the muffins came out of the oven.? Ha! Josh and Caleb were too sick to help me eat the strawberries, but they felt good enough to eat a Strawberry Cheesecake Muffins. It’s funny how that works:) I was actually happy to share my Strawberry Cheesecake Muffins because if they didn’t help me eat them I probably would have eaten the entire batch. Remember, I don’t like to waste beautiful berries and that includes beautiful berries inside of delicious muffins! So, I will probably still never order cheesecake for dessert, but I will be making these Strawberry Cheesecake Muffins again! They are a new favorite!
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Strawberry Cheesecake Muffins
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