Cream Cheese Muffins
 

I just made these for the first time yesterday and they are awsome. I added about 1/2c pumpkin, spices, and used 1/2c Ideal regular and 1/4c Ideal Brown, for the unsweetened pumpkin. I also used 3 small eggs. This is by far the best thing I have made in a long time. I will be making them again this week end. I had 2 for breakfast yesterday while still warm, and 2 today chilled. I have to say they are much better cold.
I think I will sprinkle some pecans in the bottom of a pie plate and bake this for Thanksgiving. Or maybe the nuts on top! Calls for some experimenting!


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:lol: Mine are in danger!!!! :agree:

I make a batch of these practically every week. I sprinkle a bit of cinnamon on them before baking..and occasionally (usually when I'm PMSing) I'll sprinkle just a few sf choc chips in the batter.

YUM!

They are much better the next day after you make them when they are cold from being in the fridge.

Sometimes they are my breakfast..sometimes my evening snack ..I love them with a little shot of whipped cream on top and my cup of coffee. YUM!

sounds good.

Man, these look awesome. Perfect for today being chilly & overcast. Thanks!

Update:

Made these yesterday afternoon, ate one chilled after dinner last night, verdict: Marvy!

I sprinkled chopped pecans into the baking cups before adding the batter (which is quite thick, prepare to squoosh, or perhaps I should have thawed the cream cheese more) and got mini cheesecakes out of it.

Fantastic.

I made these the other day, I added 2 heaping tbs of sour cream to my batter which thined it out some and IMHO made the muffins more creamy. I divided the batter and put lemon extract in half and in the other half I used pumpkin pie spice, fresh ground nutmeg and cinnamon. I did not have any pumpkin to use, however, I think that they tasted just like pumpkin cheesecake with just the spices.

Next time, maybe today, :) I am going to add PB & melted bakers choc for a Reece's type cheesecake. YUM

These are a keeper in my recipe box.
Rox

I add lemon juice as well to my recipe, 1/2 tsp for the entire batch. I find it makes it taste just like real cheesecake. I also use Stevita granular stevia instead of sweetener, about 1/2 tsp and it is just right, not too sweet or anything. It is great to be able to manipulate these recipes for excitement and variety, I am going to try that peanut butter. How would you go about adding that, how much and do you microwave it first to soften it?

Yummy...Those versions sound delicious!!!!!

That sounds so good, will have to make these.

I made a batch pretty much as written (the original, what is it, 4 ingredient? version), lessened the sweetener a bit as I'm finding stuff is getting too sweet for me lately. They were very good, especially with about 1 tsp of Polaner SF raspberry preserves. (Put me in mind of the entenmann's raspberry danish.) Unfortunately I had the problem of reaching for them a little too often--just too convenient. :)

YUMMY aren't they! Yeah I cut back on the sweetner too as I'm finding stuff too sweet also..esp because I usually top it with shot of whipped cream or 1/2 tsp of Polaner SF strawberry preserves & a shot of whipped cream and that give it a little sweetness too. With my coffee in the morning---just YUMMMY! I think I might have to pick up some of the raspberry sf preserves and give that a try next time. YUMMM!

Portion control can be an issue some days but mostly I do OK with them fortunately. :)

Made these tonight and they are delicious. I think i might try a savoury version as well. Thanks!

Sorry Purcy, just saw this thread come around again and saw your question. I have not made the PB Choc yet. When I do make it, I am going to take some heavy whipping cream or sour cream and mix it with like 4 TBS of PB and then add to the mix. I will use couple squares of bakers unsweet choc and melt with some HWC in the micro and will sweeten to taste, then I will swirl it in the batter in the muffin cups. I will post once I do this and let you all know what I thought.
Rox