🫐 Blueberry Cream Cheese Muffins 🧁
Soft, fluffy, and bursting with juicy blueberries, these Blueberry Cream Cheese Muffins are the perfect bakery-style treat you can make at home. With a tender vanilla-scented crumb and a rich, creamy swirl of sweetened cream cheese inside, every bite feels indulgent yet comforting. Whether you serve them for breakfast, brunch, or dessert, they always disappear fast!
Since you love easy, crowd-pleasing bakes (and make your Cloud Cake twice a week 😉), this recipe will fit perfectly into your rotation!
🫐 Introduction
Blueberry muffins are a timeless favorite. Adding cream cheese takes them to a whole new level — giving them a cheesecake-style surprise center that makes them extra moist and luxurious. The cinnamon adds just a gentle warmth that enhances the sweetness of the berries without overpowering them.
These muffins are: ✔ Soft and fluffy
✔ Creamy in the center
✔ Loaded with blueberries
✔ Perfect for breakfast or dessert
🛒 Ingredients
For the Muffin Batter:
- 1 ½ cups fresh or frozen blueberries
- 2 large eggs
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
- ½ cup milk (whole milk preferred)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the Cream Cheese Filling:
- 8 oz (225g) cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
🥣 Formation (How It Comes Together)
These muffins are made in three simple layers:
1️⃣ Soft vanilla muffin batter
2️⃣ Sweet cream cheese filling in the center
3️⃣ A final spoonful of batter on top
As they bake, the batter rises beautifully around the creamy center, forming a perfectly domed muffin with hidden cheesecake goodness inside.
👩🍳 Instructions
Step 1: Prepare
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Line a muffin tin with paper liners or grease well.
Step 2: Make the Cream Cheese Filling
- In a bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until smooth and creamy.
- Set aside.
Step 3: Mix Dry Ingredients
- In a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
Step 4: Mix Wet Ingredients
- In another bowl, whisk eggs, egg yolk, sugar, melted butter, milk, and vanilla until smooth.
Step 5: Combine
- Gently fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients.
- Fold in blueberries carefully (if frozen, do not thaw).
Step 6: Fill the Muffin Tin
- Spoon batter halfway into each liner.
- Add 1 spoon of cream cheese filling in the center.
- Cover with more batter until ¾ full.
Step 7: Bake
- Bake for 18–22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the muffin part comes out clean.
- Cool in pan 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack.
🔥 Baking Methods & Tips
✔ Do not overmix — this keeps muffins soft.
✔ Toss blueberries in 1 tablespoon flour to prevent sinking.
✔ Use room temperature cream cheese for smooth filling.
✔ For extra bakery style: sprinkle coarse sugar on top before baking.
📜 A Little History
Blueberry muffins became popular in North America in the 19th century when wild blueberries were abundant. Cream cheese, introduced in the late 1800s, quickly became a favorite addition to baked goods. Combining the two created a muffin that tastes like a handheld cheesecake — a modern twist on a classic American breakfast treat.
Today, blueberry cream cheese muffins are loved in bakeries worldwide for their moist texture and creamy center surprise.
❤️ Why People Love These Muffins
- Kids love the sweet blueberry bursts.
- Adults love the creamy cheesecake center.
- Bakers love how simple they are.
- Guests always ask for the recipe!
They’re perfect for: ☕ Morning coffee
🍓 Brunch gatherings
🎉 Celebrations
🍰 Dessert trays
🌟 Conclusion
These Blueberry Cream Cheese Muffins are soft, creamy, and filled with juicy blueberry flavor in every bite. They look impressive but are incredibly easy to make. Once you try them, they may become one of your favorite quick bakes — right next to your beloved chocolate desserts and fluffy cakes!
Would you like me to make a jumbo bakery-style version next? 🫐🧁