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Blueberry Muffins with Cream Cheese Filling and Streusel Topping

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Servings 12 Big Muffins

Ingredients
  

Streusel or Crumb Topping

  • 83 g All-purpose flour 2/3 cup
  • 66 g Brown sugar 1/3 cup
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 60 g Melted butter 1/3 cup
  • 1/3 cup Blueberries

Muffins batter

  • 180 g All-purpose flour 1,5 cup
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp Baking powder
  • 80 ml Vegetable oil 1/3 cup
  • 150 g Sugar 3/4
  • 2 Eggs
  • 180 g Plain yogurt 3/4 cup
  • 1/2 cup blueberries
  • 1 tbsp All-purpose Flour
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Optional

Cream Cheese Filling

  • 170 g Cream cheese 6oz
  • 30 g Sugar 2,5 tbsp
  • 10 g Cornstarch 1 tbsp
  • 2 tsp Dried lemon zest You can add fresh lemon zest, lemon extract, orange or vanilla extract

Instructions
 

Crumb Topping

  • Mix the flour, salt, and sugar together.
  • Add the cooled melted butter and combine everything together.
  • The mixture should stay crumbly.

Cream Cheese Filling

  • The cream cheese should be at room temperature.
  • To the cream cheese, add the sugar, cornstarch, and flavor of choice and mix together to combine.

Muffins Batter

  • Preheat the oven to 175 °C / 347°F.
  • Add the 1 tablespoon of flour to the blueberries, make sure they are well coated in flour, and leave them on the side for when the batter is ready.
  • Prepare the dry ingredients by adding the salt and baking powder to the flour and mixing to combine.
  • Beat the eggs and the sugar together until the mixture whitens and thickens.
  • Add the vegetable oil while continuously mixing, then add the yogurt and mix until well incorporated.
  • Sift in the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix shortly to incorporate. Do not overmix at this point.
  • Add the flour-coated blueberries and gently fold them into the batter using a spatula.
  • If you prepare the batter in advance of the rest of the ingredients, only fold in the blueberries right before baking so they don't sink.

Baking

  • If you are baking the muffins directly in a metal or silicon mold, you might want to spray them with some oil or cover them with butter before adding the batter.
  • Fill the baking tins or wrappers until about the third with the batter.
  • Add about 1,5 tbsp of the cream cheese filling in the center. Using a piping bag makes it easier to center the filling.
  • Cover the filling with the rest of the batter, until about the 2 thirds way up.
  • Add some blueberries to the top and a generous amount of the streusel or crumb topping. Add more blueberries and cover again with the streusel.
  • Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
  • Enjoy!
Keyword blueberry muffins, Muffins, muffins with streusel