Berry Cheesecake Muffins

By bakers_delight85

Ingredients

• CREAM CHEESE FILLING:
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/3 cup milk
• 2 packages (3 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup fresh raspberries
• 3/4 cup fresh blueberries
• STREUSEL TOPPING:
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 Tbsp. cold butter

Preparation

Step 1

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs; beat well. Combine flour, baking powder and cinnamon; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups one-third full.
For filling, in a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and egg until smooth. Fold in berries. Drop a rounded Tbsp. into center of each muffin. For topping, combine flour, brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over batter. (Muffin cups will be full.)
Bake at 375 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm. Refrigerate leftovers.