Carrot Cake Muffins with Cream Cheese Filling

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  • Prep Time

    10 mins

  • Cook Time

    10 mins

  • Additional Time

    30 mins

  • Total Time

    1 hr

  • Servings

    12 cupcakes

  • Calories

    287 kcal

  • Course

    Breakfast

  • Cuisine

    American

Carrot Cake Muffins with Cream Cheese Filling

Celebrate Springtime at breakfast, snack time, or even during dessert with a yummy batch of Carrot Cake Muffins with Cream Cheese Filling!

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Ingredients

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Cream Cheese Filling

  • 8 ounces cream cheese
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar

Carrot Cake Muffins

  • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup light brown sugar firmly packed
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ¾ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • ¾ cup water
  • cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup carrots peeled & grated (about 2 medium carrots)
  • raw sugar for garnish
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Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Cupcake cake liners to line the cups of a muffin tin. Grease the inside of the liners with non-stick cooking spray.
  2. Place cream cheese in a microwave-safe bowl and heat on low power for 40 seconds until softened. Beat in 1/4 cup sugar until smooth. Set aside the filling while you make the muffin batter.
  3. Whisk together the flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Set aside.
  4. Whisk the eggs, water, and vegetable oil together in a small mixing bowl. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until evenly combined.
  5. Add the grated carrots and fold them into the muffin batter.
  6. Add about 1 1/2 tablespoons of muffin batter in each muffin cup and spread it out to cover the bottom. Drop 1 heaping tablespoon of cream cheese filling on top of the muffin batter. Cover the cream cheese filling with enough muffin batter so that muffin cups are full.
  7. Sprinkle raw sugar on top of each muffin, if desired.
  8. Bake for 16-20 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the top of a muffin comes out clean and the tops feel firm to the touch.
  9. Remove the muffins from the oven, and immediately transfer them to a wire rack. Cool for at least 30 minutes to give the filling time to set up. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1muffin Calories 287kcal (14%) Carbohydrates 37g (12%) Protein 5g (10%) Fat 14g (22%) Saturated Fat 5g (25%) Polyunsaturated Fat 4g Monounsaturated Fat 3g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 52mg (17%) Sodium 251mg (10%) Potassium 156mg (4%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 18g (36%) Vitamin A 2082IU (42%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 59mg (6%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12cupcakes

Amount Per Serving

Calories 287 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1muffin
Calories 287kcal 14%
Carbohydrates 37g 12%
Protein 5g 10%
Fat 14g 22%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Polyunsaturated Fat 4g 24%
Monounsaturated Fat 3g 15%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 52mg 17%
Sodium 251mg 10%
Potassium 156mg 3%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 18g 36%
Vitamin A 2082IU 42%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 59mg 6%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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