Moist Apple Cream Cheese Muffin Recipes: The Perfect Fall Snack by 30Seconds Food

Tender apples, cream cheese filling and a cinnamon streusel topping make these muffins special. This easy apple muffin recipe is easy to make, and you could even use pears in place of the apples.
Serve this moist muffin recipe for breakfast, brunch or for a snack. They pack well for lunches, too.
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: Makes 12 muffins
Ingredients
Batter
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- dash of salt
- 1 stick butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup chopped apples
Filling
- 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Streusel Topping
- 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 2/3 cup flour
Here's how to make it:
- Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl.
- In another bowl, beat the butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla until smooth. Fold in the apples.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients.
- In another bowl, beat the cream cheese, cinnamon and sugar together until smooth.
- Put cupcake baking liners into 12 muffin tin cups. Put about 1 tablespoon of the batter into the bottom of each cup. Top with about 1 tablespoon of the cream cheese. Divide the remaining batter between the cups.
- To make the streusel, put all the ingredients into a bowl. Mix together with a fork or your fingers until it looks like crumbs. Top each muffin with some of the streusel.
- Bake in a preheated 375-degree F oven for about 20 minutes.
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