Strawberry Cheesecake Muffins

Recipe View Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin or line with paper muffin liners. (5 minutes)

Recipe View In a medium bowl, beat together the softened cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth and creamy. Set aside. (3 minutes)

Recipe View In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt. (2 minutes)

Recipe View In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, milk, brown sugar, melted butter, lemon zest, and vanilla extract until well combined. (3 minutes)

Recipe View Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and gently stir until just moistened. Be careful not to overmix. (2 minutes)

Recipe View Spoon half of the muffin batter evenly into the prepared muffin cups. (3 minutes)

Recipe View Top each muffin with 1 tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture and 1 teaspoon of strawberry jam. (5 minutes)

Recipe View Spoon the remaining muffin batter over the cream cheese and jam, filling the muffin cups about 2/3 full. (3 minutes)

Recipe View Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until the muffins are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. (20 minutes)

Recipe View Let the muffins cool in the muffin tin for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely. (5 minutes)