Description
Delightful muffins combining the fluffiness of muffins with sweet strawberries and creamy cream cheese, perfect for breakfast or brunch.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 slices of bread
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup strawberries, hulled and sliced
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup sugar
- Butter for greasing the muffin tin
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) and grease a muffin tin with butter.
- Beat the eggs, then add milk, vanilla extract, sugar, and cinnamon, and mix well.
- Cut the bread into cubes and gently fold them into the egg mixture until coated.
- Mix the softened cream cheese with sliced strawberries in another bowl.
- Place a layer of the bread mixture in each muffin cup, then add a layer of the cream cheese and strawberry mixture, and top with more bread mixture.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes or until golden and set.
- Allow to cool for a few minutes before removing from the muffin tin. Serve warm.
Notes
For extra flavor, add nuts or berries to the mixture. Use day-old bread for better absorption and consider using whole grain bread for lighter muffins.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 31g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 50mg