Raspberry Cream Cheese Muffins

I have a love of muffins. I really think I could a muffin everyday for the rest of my life, I love them that much! When I find a muffin recipe that combines some of my favorite ingredients, like cream cheese and raspberries, it is definitely going to get made.

These muffins were so so so very good. They were nice and moist and the cream cheese added a great creaminess and then there is the tartness of the raspberries. Oh, I am really wishing I had some more of these right now! These muffins are definitely worth making, again and again.

Raspberry Cream Cheese Muffins

Ingredients:

• 5 ounces reduced fat cream cheese
• 1/3 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 egg whites
• 1 egg
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cups low-fat buttermilk
• 2 cups fresh or frozen raspberries

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. In a large bowl combine the cream cheese and butter with a mixer on high speed until well blended.
3. Add in the sugar beating until fluffy.
4. Add in the vanilla, egg whites, egg and beat well.
5. In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and stir to mix.
6. With mixer on low speed, alternate adding the flour mixture and buttermilk to the cream cheese mixture, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
7. Very gentle mix in the fresh or frozen raspberries just until evenly distributed.
8. Place muffin liners into two muffin tins and spoon the batter evenly into the liners.
9. Bake for 25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
10. When done baking remove muffins from tins and cool on a cooling rack.

Enjoy!!!

Serves: 24
Calories: 192.8
Total Fat: 3.7g
   Saturated: 2.3g
   Polyunsaturated: 0g
   Monounsaturated: 0g
   Trans: 0g
Cholesterol: 19.4mg
Sodium: 117.7mg
Potassium: 53.5mg
Total Carbs: 32.4g
   Dietary Fiber: 1.4g
   Sugars: 13.4g
Protein: 4.2g
Vitamin A: 3.7%
Vitamin C: 1.5%
Calcium: 2.2%
Iron: 6.7%
*The nutritional information will vary slightly depending on the brands you use.
*Adapted from Cooking Light.