Cherry Cheesecake muffins

By chris5863

Ingredients

• Cheese filling:
• 1 box moist white cake mix
• 8 oz cream cheese softened
• 1/2 C sour cream
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 C sugar plus 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 C gram cracker crumbs
• 6 T melted butter
• 1/4 C cherry preserves
• 8 oz cream cheese softened
• 1/4 C sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 t lemon juice

Details

Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 50mins
Adapted from foodnetwork.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350

Lightly crease a 12 cup muffin pan and set aside.

To make the batter, in a large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, cream cheese, sour cream, eggs and 1/4 cup sugar, beat on medium speed for 3 minutes.

To make the crust, combine graham cracker crumbs, 1/2 C sugar, butter in a small bowl and set aside.

Divide half of the graham cracker mixture among the 12 muffin cups and lightly press into the bottoms. Fill cups all the way to the top with the muffin batter. Place 1 t of cherry preserves on top of muffin batter and with a teaspoon, lightly cut preserves into batter.

With the back of a spoon dipped in water to keep from sticking, indent the batter and top with a dollop of filling to cover cherry preserves. Sprinkle remaining graham cracker mixture over the top of muffins. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. let cool 10 minutes before removing from pan.