Take creamy vanilla muffins and top with streusel crumble and you have our Cream Cheese Crumble Muffins. They’re a guaranteed winner for afternoon tea or as a sweet snack.
Serves: 12 muffins
Time: 1 hour
Ingredients
Muffins:
- 3 cups plain flour
- 1 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/3 tablespoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 2/3 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
- 2 large eggs
- 225g cream cheese, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Streusel topping:
- 1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 4 tablespoons butter
Method
Preheat oven to 180°C and prepare a muffin tray with paper liners. Combine the flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder and salt into a large bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the milk, apple sauce and 1 egg. In another bowl, combine the cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar, the second egg and vanilla. Blend with a hand mixer until smooth.