Description
Moist gluten free strawberry cheesecake muffins filled with vanilla cream cheese and topped with streusel. Perfect for breakfast or dessert.
Ingredients
1 cup full-fat cream cheese
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups fresh strawberries, chopped
3/4 cup caster sugar
Zest of 1 lemon
1/2 stick unsalted butter, melted
2 tbsp sunflower oil
1/3 cup plain yogurt
2 eggs
2 cups gluten free flour blend
1/4 cup almond flour
1 1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp xanthan gum
1/4 tsp salt
Streusel:
3/4 cup gluten free flour
1/4 cup brown sugar
3 tbsp cold unsalted butter
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 375ºF and line muffin tin with paper liners.
2. Mix streusel ingredients and rub butter into dry mix. Set aside.
3. In a bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla for the filling. Set aside in a piping bag.
4. In another bowl, rub lemon zest into sugar. Add melted butter, oil, yogurt, eggs, and vanilla; mix well.
5. In a large bowl, whisk flour blend, almond flour, baking powder, baking soda, xanthan gum, and salt.
6. Toss chopped strawberries in dry mix to coat.
7. Add wet ingredients to dry and gently fold until combined.
8. Spoon batter into muffin cups, filling 3/4 full.
9. Insert piping tip into each and pipe in cheesecake filling, ending with a dollop on top.
10. Add halved strawberry and streusel to each muffin.
11. Bake for 20–24 minutes until golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
12. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Always use room temperature cream cheese to prevent lumps.
Store muffins in the fridge for up to 4 days or freeze without toppings for up to 2 months.
Allow chilled muffins to sit at room temp for 10 minutes before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 24 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
Keywords: Gluten Free Strawberry Cheesecake Muffins