YIELD: 18 MUFFINS

Carrot Cheesecake Muffins

Recipe
Love carrot cake? You are going to love these Carrot
Cheesecake Muffins. The soft carrot cake muffins are
stuffed with a cream cheese filling and make a delicious
choice for breakfast, snack, or dessert.

PREP TIME COOK TIME TOTAL TIME

15 minutes 15 minutes 30 minutes

Ingredients
For the Muffins
2/3 cup oil
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon orange extract
2 large eggs
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon anise powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 cup finely shredded carrots
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 For the Cheesecake Filling
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
4 Tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon orange extract
1 Tablespoon all purpose flour
1/2 cup diced pecans

Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Spray a 12 count muffin pan and a 6 count muffin pan
with nonstick baking spray.
2. Beat the oil, sugars, and extract until combined. Add the eggs and mix again.
3. Stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, anise, and salt.
Slowly add the dry ingredients into the egg mixture.
4. Add the buttermilk and shredded carrots and stir until completely combined.
5. Spoon the batter evenly into the prepared muffin tins.
6. In a small bowl, mix together the cream cheese, sugar, orange extract, and flour. Spoon the
mixture evenly into two large plastic baggies and cut one tip off each bag.
7. Squeeze one bag of cheesecake evenly into the center of the muffin batter. Use the second
bag of cheesecake to add a swirl of cheesecake to the top of the batter.

8. Sprinkle the pecans around the outside of the muffin batter. Bake for 15-16 minutes.
9. Remove and let cool in the pan for 2-3 minutes before gently removing them from the pan
and placing on a wire rack.

Nutrition Information: YIELD: 18 SERVING SIZE: 1

Amount Per Serving: CALORIES: 252 TOTAL FAT: 16g SATURATED FAT: 4g TRANS FAT: 0g
UNSATURATED FAT: 11g CHOLESTEROL: 34mg SODIUM: 222mg CARBOHYDRATES: 25g
FIBER: 1g SUGAR: 12g PROTEIN: 4g

Nutrition facts are an estimate and are not guaranteed to be accurate. If you need special diet advice, please
see a registered dietician.
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