Is there anything better than beautiful, fresh strawberries picked from the garden? No way! Strawberry season is in full swing now so for the first time this year I baked some sweet treat using these delicious fruits. Delicate, moist wholemeal muffins filled with fresh strawberries and cream cheese appeared on our table. An uncomplicated, quick recipe made with a few pantry staples. Isn't that a perfect solution? Muffins with strawberries will be a great snack during the day or a sweet addition to the barbecue.
What's your favourite strawberry recipe? I can't choose the best one, I just add them everywhere I can! :) The strawberry season is short and I want to make the most of it. I’m sure you know what I’m talking about.
Muffins with fruits are very easy to make. This is probably one of the simplest although super delicious sweet recipe I know. The preparation comes down to a combination of dry and wet ingredients, and most importantly, you don't even need a mixer. This is also a great recipe to prepare together with your children.
Strawberry muffins - tips
- If for some reason you don't want to use cream cheese in this recipe, just skip it. Your muffins will be just as delicious!
- You don’t like strawberries (is that even possible)? Do you have other fruits on hand? No problem! Most of fresh fruits will work just fine in this recipe. Use raspberries, blueberries or currants instead.
- Feel free to serve your muffins with icing or sprinkled with powder sugar. Without any toppings they are also delicious and certainly less caloric. The choice is yours.
If you like wholemeal sweets, I have additional recipes up my sleeve that you might want to try out. How about simple carrot cupcakes or rustic pear tart? Try it out and you won't regret it!
Strawberry muffins with cream cheese
Ingredients
- 250 g wholemeal wheat flour
- 200 ml milk
- 80 ml oil
- 160 g strawberries
- 100 g sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 4 tbsp cream cheese
- 1 tbsp honey
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese and honey, set aside.
- Wash the strawberries, remove the stalks, and then cut them into smaller pieces.
- In a bowl, combine the dry ingredients (flour, sugar and baking powder).
- In a separate bowl, mix the wet ingredients (milk, oil, eggs) briefly using a kitchen whisk or a mixer. Add the dry ingredients and mix. Finally, fold in the chopped strawberries.
- Line a muffin tin with muffin paper cups, then fill each of them with the prepared batter approximately halfway. Put about half a teaspoon of cream cheese on top and cover with a second layer of batter.
- Bake your muffins for about 20-25 minutes or until dry toothpick. Enjoy!
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