Sweet or Savory Cream Cheese Muffins

[Yummys_Girl]

Cream Chees Muffins

2 8oz cream cheese
1/2 cup splenda (http://www.netrition.com/cgi/product_categories_display.cgi?categories=SWEET,SU CR)
1 or 2 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla extract (http://www.netrition.com/cgi/goto.cgi?aid=281&url=now_vanilla_extract_page.html)

Soften cream cheese, about 40 seconds in microwave, mix ingredients, bake in oven at 350 for about 18 minutes. Makes up to 12.

*For Peanut butter version, add one tablespoon of peanut butter to mixture before baking

Savory Cream Cheese Muffins

2 8oz cream cheese, chive and onion flavor if you can find it
1 egg
2 tbs chives, sprinke of parsley flakes
crumbled cooked bacon

cook exactly the same way as sweet ones.

[cat lover]

I was looking for a muffin to make for tomorrows "road" breakfast so I think I'll make your cream cheese mufins with peanut butter. All I'll have to do is sub fat free cream cheese and use all egg whites; thanks for sharing!

[Yummys_Girl]

Let us know how you like them :)

[vicki2]

I've been making a bread which includes cream cheese in my bread machine recently. You toss in nuts and raisins and it's a not so sweet cross between Irish soda bread and a traditional raisin bread. Love it!

[cat lover]

I liked the muffins pretty good, DH didn't care for the much, but then he isn't a fan of cream cheese! LOL

VIcki2, care to share your recipe for the bread in the bread machine you are talking about?

[Yummys_Girl]

I'm glad at least one of you liked them

[vicki2]

For those of you who use bread machines, you'll know about the order of the recipe ingredients and otherwise how to do this.

For a mediuam loaf:

3 tbs milk
2/3 c. cream cheese
2 1/2 tbs butter
2/3 egg
2 tbs sugar
2/3 tsp salt
2 cups bread flour
1 1/2 tsp yeast


I add the raisins and walnuts or whatever other dried fruit you want ...dried cranberries are great!

[cat lover]

Thanks for sharing vicki2!

[mamab]

Those sound really good, vicki. Thanks for sharing the recipes. My husband believes that anything is good as long as you have cream cheese, so he'll enjoy both of those!