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    Cream Cheese Banana Muffins

    Published: Aug 22, 2020 · Modified: Jan 11, 2023 by Alkaline Recipes with 2 Comments

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    Cream Cheese Banana Muffins. Banana muffins are a kitchen staple, and there are not many people that I know who don't enjoy a good banana muffin.   It is therefore, hard to make a banana muffin that stands out, or is different enough to be noteworthy, especially if you are baking gluten free. 

    After much testing, we have created a twist on the old favorite--a cream cheese banana muffin.  A bite into the cream cheese center is seriously a flavor sensation that is unlike any other banana muffin that you have tasted.

    These muffins are gluten free, dairy free and vegetarian.  **If you are not gluten free baking, use your favorite all purpose flour.

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    About Gluten Free Baking

    When baking gluten free, the most important ingredient is the flour.  Rather than mixing a combination of flours to make a suitable gluten fee flour, I always use 1 for 1, Measure For Measure (King Arthur) or Cup 4 Cup. 

    Getting your muffins to rise is a challenge in gluten free baking, and these gluten free flours always give the best result in my opinion.  So, despite the fact that I used gluten free flour, the muffins are fluffy and light and then there is...that cream cheese filling.  Yum.

    Ingredients

    Ingredients For Cream Cheese Muffins
    Ingredients
    • Gluten free flour--most important ingredient so that your muffins rise
    • Salt, baking soda, baking powder
    • Cinnamon
    • Coconut sugar-making these muffins a little sweet, but not overwhelming
    • Coconut oil-the oil makes the muffins smooth and moist
    • Eggs
    • Vanilla
    • Ripe Bananas-ripe bananas are the absolute best for banana bread
    • Cream cheese-must be very cold, solid before cutting into cubes

    Steps For Making Cream Cheese Banana Muffins

    This is a very simple, kid friendly recipe.

    1. Add dry ingredients to food processor with the blade, and mix
    2. Add liquid ingredients, mix and then add ripe bananas
    3. Mix until smooth
    4. Cut cream cheese into cubes
    5. Oil cupcake pan with coconut oil
    6. Pour mix into cupcake pan
    7. Press a cream cheese cube into each muffin
    8. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes
    Add flour, dry ingredients to food processor
    Food processor mixing ingredients for banana muffins
    Muffin mix in oiled cupcake pan
    Press cube of cream cheese into middle of muffin batter
    Cutting muffin
    Slice muffin open to reveal cream cheese
    Cream Cheese Banana Muffin cu
    Cream Cheese Banana Muffin serving
    Cream Cheese Banana Muffins

    Alternatives and Tips

    • If you like nuts in your banana muffins, you can add ½ cup of chopped almonds to the batter before baking.
    • If you want this recipe to be dairy free, use vegan cream cheese.
    • Like everything chocolate?  Add ½ cup cocoa powder to the batter before baking.
    • The cream cheese should be very cold, solid before cutting into cubes.
    • This recipe makes 6 jumbo muffins or 12 standard size muffins.
    • If you are not gluten free, use your favorite All Purpose Flour.
    • This pairs best with a sidamo coffee

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    • Vegan Berry Cheesecake

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    Banana Cream Cheese Muffins with coffee

    Cream Cheese Banana Muffins

    Alkaline Recipes
    Cream Cheese Banana Muffins-a new twist on an old favorite. Light and fluffy gluten free banana muffins with a creamy filling
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 25 mins
    Total Time 40 mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 12
    Calories 343 kcal

    Equipment

    • Food processor

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 teaspoon sea salt
    • 1 ¾ cup gluten free flour I used King Arthur Flour
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
    • ¾ cup coconut sugar
    • ½ cup coconut oil
    • 2 eggs
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 3 ripe bananas
    • 8 oz cream cheese rectangle block, cut into 12 cubes

    Instructions
     

    • Add dry ingredients to food processor with blade. Mix well. Add eggs, vanilla, oil. Mix well. Chop bananas and add to muffin mixture.
    • After batter is mixed well, scoop into cupcake baking pans that have been oiled with coconut oil. Press a cube of cream cheese into each muffin, and cover with batter.
    • Bake muffins 25 minutes at 350.

    Video

    https://greenschemetv.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Cream_Cheese_Banana.mp4

    Notes

    This recipe is adapted from King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Banana Muffins.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 343kcal
    Keyword bananabreadrecipes, bananamuffins, banananutbread, creamcheesemuffin, glutenfreebaking, glutenfreebananamuffins, muffins
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    1. simonandrew

      August 27, 2020 at 6:08 am

      Looking very delicious!!

      Reply
      • greenschemetv

        August 27, 2020 at 7:36 am

        Thank you! We enjoyed them:)

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