Sunday, April 17, 2011

Light Strawberry Cream Cheese Muffins

     Last week strawberries were on sale at the store, buy one pound, get one free. So when I saw this recipe, I thought this was the perfect time to try it! I found the recipe on A Whisk and a Prayer. These muffins are delicious! An added bonus: These tasty muffins are no more than 142 calories each!

Light Strawberry Cream Cheese Muffins
(Recipe from A Whisk and a Prayer) 

Ingredients

2/3 cups fat-free cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup butter, softened
1 1/4 cup sugar 
1 1/2 tsp vanilla 
2 egg whites 
1 egg 
2 cups flour 
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup reduced-fat buttermilk (I used 1% milk only because I forgot to buy buttermilk and it came out fine) 
2 cups fresh cut strawberries

Directions 

1. Preheat oven to 350. 
2. Beat (with a mixer) cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add sugar and beat until fluffy. 
3. Add egg whites, egg and vanilla and mix thoroughly. 
4. In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients. 
5. Slowly add dry ingredients and milk/buttermilk to butter and cream cheese mixture. 
6. Fold in strawberries. 
7. Pour into 24 prepared muffin cups (use liners or spray with non-stick cooking spray). 
8. Bake for about 25 minutes, remove from pans, allow to cool on racks.


This recipe is linked to:
Muffin Mondays
So Sweet Sundays
Make a Food-e-Friend
Melt in your Mouth Mondays
This Week's Cravings
Iron Chef Challenge
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Posted by Erin at 2:34 PM
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10 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 17, 2011 at 4:25 PM

    Mmmm! Strawberries are beginning to go on sale here, too, so I'll haveto try this recipe. Theylook great, and I LOVE that they are light!

    Thanks for sharing with So Sweet Sundays! :)

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  2. AlexandraApril 17, 2011 at 9:41 PM

    Yummy! Please link up at Muffin Monday and share your delicious muffin recipe with our readers. Thanks!

    http://www.talkingdollarsandcents.net/muffin-monday-applesauce-muffins

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  3. PinayinTexasApril 18, 2011 at 7:39 AM

    Your strawberry muffins look so good!
    Following you now from Melt in Your Mouth Monday. Would truly appreciate a follow back on Pinay In Texas Cooking Corner! :)
    Have a great week!

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  4. Tina @ MOMS CRAZY COOKINGApril 18, 2011 at 3:05 PM

    Perfect Treat for Easter Morning! :-)

    Myself and 2 other great bloggers are hosting THIS WEEK'S CRAVINGS and the theme this week is "EASTER COOKIES & TREATS" and I think this is a great recipe for that! We would love for you to stop on by and link up your recipe if you wish! Hope to see you there!!! :-)

    http://momscrazycooking.blogspot.com/2011/04/this-weeks-cravings-linky-party-25.html

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  5. My Recent Favorite BooksApril 18, 2011 at 4:33 PM

    These look wonderful! =)
    I love muffins! Im following you from Melt in your Mouth Monday.

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  6. SnoWhiteApril 18, 2011 at 6:20 PM

    These muffins look oh so tasty!!

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  7. TessaApril 18, 2011 at 11:01 PM

    They look great, and you have to love the lower calorie count. Yum. Thanks for sharing!

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  8. AdrianApril 19, 2011 at 3:05 PM

    Those look really good. I really think you need to start sharing all this stuff with me because I'm probably not going to make it myself. :)

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  9. Ott, A.April 19, 2011 at 5:47 PM

    Just stopping by from Melt in your Mouth Monday and I noticed your recipe calls for baking powder and I wanted to invite you to my Iron Chef Challenge as the themed ingredient this month is baking powder. Link up a recipe and you'll have a chance to win a prize. Hope you can join in the fun!!!

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  10. grey rose (they/them)April 20, 2011 at 2:07 PM

    i love muffins!
    thanks for this lighter option!

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