Recipe of the Week: Strawberry Cream Cheese Muffins

I found the recipe for these yum-yums on one of my FAVORITE sites in the whole wide world: FoodGawker.com. Basically, it's the bees knees. I have spent hours upon hours browsing the recipes there and compiling a favorites list to die for. I keep things that I think I might want to make some time, things that I might already know how to make but need a reminder of every now and then, and things completely new and wanna-gotta-have-it-now.

Needless to say, the Strawberry Cream Cheese muffins were gotta-have-it, so... here you go. Here is the link to the recipe that I used from Jane's Sweets and Baking.

Pleas take the time to peruse both FoodGawker.com and Jane's Sweets and Baking. You will find many a tasty treat. Now... onto our recipe...

Strawberry Cream Cheese Muffins

So basically, I followed Jane's recipe to the T, except.... instead of whole milk, I used coconut milk for a richer flavor. After tasting the finished product I might have stuck with the whole milk instead, just for personal taste. I did not have any almond extract, so I didn't use that or substitute anything at all.

At first I had considered using a mini-loaf pan instead of muffins, but I'm glad I didn't because I can see that the tops of the muffins would have burnt before the middle was fully cooked.

In any case, my first attempt at this recipe turned out pretty good. I probably wouldn't make these again because I was expecting some cream cheesy goodness on the inside of the muffin, but there was none because the muffin sucked it up. I also do ot think the coconut milk worked well in this situation.

However... I would consider trying this recipe with bananas instead of strawberries and caramel or even peanut butter instead of cream cheese. Just a thought. Give it a try yourself and post your thoughts. Enjoy!