Raspberry Cream Cheese Muffins

Categories: Muffins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup (5 oz) 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 large egg whites
• 1 large egg
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 2 cups fresh or frozen raspberries
• 1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. Combine cream cheese and butter in a large bowl. Beat with a mixer at high speed until well blended. Add sugar, beat until fluffy. Add vanilla, egg whites, and egg; beat well.

3. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. With mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture and buttermilk to cream cheese mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Gently fold in raspberries and walnuts.

4. Place 24 foil cup liners in muffin cups. Spoon batter evenly into liners. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 min or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from pans, cool on a wire rack.

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