Orange Cream Cheese Muffins

Orange and cream cheese come together to make a delightful muffin.

Woo-hoo!! Yes, it is the first day of spring. Warmer weather is here to stay…  or at least coming soon. The weather has been a bit warmer than a few weeks ago and I have been loving it. I am so ready to shed my winter coat and gloves. I guess that you get the idea by now… I am definitely ready for spring. These orange cream cheese muffins remind me of spring with their sweet orange flavor.

I have another orange recipe. I am still trying to work my way through the bag of oranges that I bought last week. If you look back at some of my last posts you will see the ways I have been using oranges.

I enjoy baking with oranges, I love the sweetness that they bring to these muffins. The cream cheese goes nicely with the orange flavor of the muffins. The orange glaze that tops the muffins adds a bit more of the orange flavor to the overall muffin.

I hope that you are enjoying your first day of spring.

Orange Cream Cheese Muffins

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Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: orange cream cheese muffins, orange muffins

Author: Dawn

Ingredients

• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 2 1/4 cup flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Orange glaze
• 1 1/4 cup powder sugar
• 2 to 3 tablespoons orange juice

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
• Add cream cheese and sugar to a medium bowl, beat until fluffy. Add butter mix until mixed in. Add eggs one at a time and mix until blended in. Add the milk and orange zest and mix until blended.
• In another bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix just until blended.
• Prepare muffin tins with paper liners. Fill each tin 2/3 full with the muffin batter and bake in a 375 degree F preheated oven. Bake for 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Remove move from oven and cool on cooling racks until completely cooled.
• While muffins are cooling mix the glaze together. Gradually add the orange juice to the powder sugar beating until smooth and the right consistency. Drizzle over muffins.