Cream Cheese Cranberry Muffins Recipe

Cream Cheese Cranberry Muffins Recipe Cream Cheese Cranberry Muffins Recipe photo by Taste of Home Rating 5

Moist and chock-full of colorful berries, these marvelous muffins are a seasonal specialty of Mrs. Leonard Keszler, Bismarck, North Dakota. "They are light and tasty, and they freeze very well," she says.

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Cream Cheese Cranberry Muffins Recipe
  • Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min.
  • Yield: 24 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  • 1-1/2 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • DRIZZLE:
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 3 tablespoons 2% milk

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; stir into creamed mixture just until moistened. Fold in cranberries and pecans.
  • Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Combine confectioners' sugar and milk; drizzle over muffins. Yield: 2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 105 calories, 6 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 46 mg cholesterol, 113 mg sodium, 10 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Cream Cheese Cranberry Muffins in Taste of Home December/January 2007, p10

Tip

Big Batch Baked Goods

We enjoy homemade baked goods for breakfast, but I don’t have time to bake each morning before school. So I devote 1 day a month to making large batches of cinnamon rolls, doughnuts, cream cheese rolls and muffins. I place them in heavy-duty resealable plastic bags labeled with the date. (They freeze for about 2 months.) On busy mornings, it’s a snap to pop a few in the microwave to warm. The kids love the fresh-baked flavor. —Lori T., New London, Texas

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Reviewed on Jan. 28, 2010 by Brendat4

A friend of mine made these for a brunch we went to--they were delicious and very moist. I brought some leftovers home--my daughter has been begging for more ever since!

Reviewed on Jun. 10, 2009 by jenjen1177

These are fantastic! My son is also allergic to nuts, so I subbed white chips as suggested by skmcq3, and my whole family loves the result! Also, I'm pleased with the nutritional value - good for a muffin. Will definitely make again!!

Reviewed on May. 31, 2009 by skmcq3

I substituted white chocolate chips for the pecans since my son is allergic to nuts and they were scrumptious!

Reviewed on Dec. 01, 2008 by mitzi_richmond

These are the best muffins and it's great that they make 24. Wonderful for a Christmas brunch or breakfast. I was out of fresh cranberries and used dried, cutting back on the sugar a bit. They were delicious!!

Reviewed on Nov. 26, 2008 by plyter

These were awesome, my family loved them. I will make them again.

 
 

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