Luscious Coffee Cream Cheese Muffins
Perfect coffee cream cheese muffins featuring rich espresso flavor and tangy cream cheese swirls. These bakery-style muffins are moist, fluffy, and topped with optional coffee streusel for the ultimate coffee lover’s treat.
Ingredients
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- 2 cupsall-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoonsbaking powder
- ½ teaspoonsalt
- ½ cupunsalted butter, melted
- ¾ cupgranulated sugar
- 2large eggs
- ⅓ cupstrong coffee or espresso, cooled
- ½ cupwhole milk
- 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
- 8 ozcream cheese, softened
- ¼ cuppowdered sugar
- 1egg yolk
- ½ teaspoonvanilla extract (for filling)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Line 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or grease well.
- Beat softened cream cheese until fluffy. Add powdered sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, whisk melted butter and granulated sugar. Add eggs one at a time, then stir in cooled coffee, milk, and vanilla extract.
- Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients until just combined. Don’t overmix.
- Fill muffin cups halfway with coffee batter. Add 1 tablespoon cream cheese mixture to each. Top with remaining batter, filling cups ¾ full.
- Optional: Add streusel topping if desired.
- Bake 18-22 minutes until golden and a toothpick comes out with just a few moist crumbs.
- Cool in pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack.
Notes
Use room temperature ingredients for best results
Don’t overmix batter to avoid tough muffins
Cool coffee completely before adding to prevent scrambling eggs
Store in airtight container up to 2 days at room temperature or 5 days refrigerated
Can be frozen individually wrapped for up to 3 months
For stronger coffee flavor, use espresso instead of regular coffee
For bakery-style domes, start at 425°F for 5 minutes, then reduce to 375°F
Nutrition
- Calories: 285
- Sugar: 18g
- Fat: 14g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Protein: 5g