Chocolate Cream Cheese Muffins
These Chocolate Cream Cheese Muffins are absolutely incredible. Their sophisticated flavor and irresistible taste make them impossible not to love. Who can resist the combination of rich chocolate and creamy cheese?
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cup (220g) flour
- 3/4 cup (150g) sugar
- 4 tbsp (30g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tsp (8g) baking powder
- 3/4 cup (90g) semi sweet chocolate , chopped
- 7 oz (200g) yogurt
- 4 tbsp (56g) vegetable oil
- 4 tbsp (60g) butter , melted
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp (3g) vanilla extract
Cream Cheese Mixture
- 7 oz (200g) cream cheese
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup (70g) sugar
- 1/2 tsp (3g) vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 190C (370F). Line the muffin tins with paper cups.You can also use silicone muffin cups if preferred.
Prepare the chocolate cake batter.
- In a large bowl combine dry ingredients, flour, sugar, cocoa powder and baking powder. In another bowl whisk the yogurt, oil, butter, egg and vanilla extract and add to the flour mixture. Add the chopped chocolate. Spoon mixture into prepared muffin cups.
- Mix well the cream cheese with sugar, egg and vanilla extract. Spoon the mixture into the muffin cups on top of the chocolate mixture. Gently swirl with a knife to get the marbled effect.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool over a wire rack before serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 muffinCalories: 265kcalCarbohydrates: 31.1gProtein: 4.7gFat: 13.9gSaturated Fat: 7.3gCholesterol: 47mgSugar: 18.7g