Cream Cheese Banana Muffins
Cream Cheese Banana Muffins - this EASY banana muffins recipe is my favorite and it's FULL of a sweet cream cheese mixture! Everyone loves these muffins!
Servings: 18 muffins
Calories: 207kcal
Ingredients
For the bread:
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 overripe bananas
- 2 large eggs
- 7 tablespoons sour milk or add 1 teaspoon vinegar to the milk to sour it
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts optional
Filling:
- 4 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line muffin pans with paper baking cups.
- Stir oil and sugar with wooden spoon or spatula. Set aside.
- Add bananas, eggs, milk, vinegar, baking soda, and salt to a blender jar and blend until smooth.
- Pour half the banana mixture into the oil mixture with 1 cup of flour. Stir until just incorporated, then add the remaining banana mixture and flour. Stir until just incorporated. Stir in nuts, if using.
- Make the cream cheese filling: stir (or use a hand mixer) together cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
- Fill muffin cups with about 2 tablespoons of muffin batter. Add about 1/2 teaspoon of cream cheese to the center of each muffin, then top with another 1 tablespoon of batter. Sprinkle with chopped nuts on top, if desired.
- Bake for 14-18 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean from the side of a muffin. Cool 5 minutes in pan then remove to a rack to cool completely.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days or freeze for up to one month.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 207kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 123mg | Potassium: 99mg | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 130IU | Vitamin C: 1.2mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 0.9mg