Strawberry Crunch Cheesecake Muffins

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Strawberry Crunch Cheesecake Muffins are a strawberry muffin with a cheesecake filling and strawberry crunch topping. Strawberry Cream Cheese Muffins with Streusel Crumb Topping are moist, flavorful, and filled with strawberry and cheesecake deliciousness.

Strawberry muffins are such a delicious treat and my strawberry yogurt muffins are always a hit with the kids, but I wanted to take the strawberry muffins to the next level and add strawberry crunch as the streusel topping. Strawberry crunch muffins are decadent breakfast muffins.

Strawberry Crunch Cheesecake Muffins

Do you love strawberries? They’re one of my favorite fruits and I love when it’s strawberry season so I can add them to all the breakfasts and desserts. While they make seem difficult to make strawberry cheesecake crunch muffins are fairly easy to make and will be a crowd pleaser for breakfast, brunch, or any time of day!

Strawberry Crunch Cheesecake Muffin Ingredients

Cream Cheese Filling

• 6 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• ¼ cup powdered sugar (30 grams)
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Muffins

• ½ cup granulated sugar (100 grams)
• ¼ cup whole milk
• ¼ cup sour cream
• ½ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled (1 stick)
• 2 large eggs
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour (188 grams)
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 ¼ cup fresh strawberries, cut into small pieces

Topping

• 2 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 cup powdered sugar (120 grams)
• 1-2 tablespoons whole milk
• ¾ cup strawberry top crunch

How to Make Strawberry Crunch Cheesecake Muffins

Let’s get started on making our strawberry cream cheese muffins with strawberry crunch streusel. Here’s how to make strawberry cheesecake muffins!

Cream Cheese Filling

1. In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese with a hand or stand mixer until smooth, around 1-2 minutes.
2. Add the powdered sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla and beat until smooth and well combined. Set aside while you prepare the muffins.

Muffins

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a 12-count muffin pan with paper liners and set it aside.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, milk, sour cream, butter, and vanilla and set aside.
3. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until just combined. Fold in the cut strawberries.
5. Add a small scoop of the muffin batter (about 1 ½ tablespoon) to the bottom of the lined muffin pan. Add 1 tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture to the top of the muffin batter. Top the cream cheese with another scoop of muffin batter until it is almost full.
6. Bake the muffins for 16-10 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow the muffins to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to finish cooling.

Topping

1. In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and 1 tablespoon of milk until smooth and well combined. Add remaining milk one teaspoon at a time until desired consistency is reached. The glaze should drizzle easily off the back of the spoon, but still be white in color, not opaque.
2. Drizzle the glaze over top of the cooled muffins in a back and forth motion. Sprinkle the strawberry crunch topping over the top of the muffin glaze.

Strawberry Crunch Muffins Tips and Tricks

Leave the cream cheese mixture out at room temperature while you prepare the muffin mixture, do not place it in the refrigerator.

Ensure the melted butter is cooled to room temperature before adding to the wet ingredients. If the butter is too hot it may cook the eggs when it is added.

Ensure your baking powder and baking are fresh. If the leavening agents are past their prime your muffins may not dome when baking.

Leftover muffins can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days.

Use fresh strawberries for this recipe. Frozen strawberries could possibly be used, but I have not tested them. If you try diced frozen strawberries instead of fresh let me know how they turned out!

Place the strawberry crunch streusel on after baking. Adding it before baking could result in it burning.