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Chai-Spiced Cheesecake Muffins : So Many Good Flavors!

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Extraordinary! Ginger, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, nutmeg, apple PLUS sweet vanilla cheesecake filling!

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Difficulty Level

Easy

Hard

Needed Items

Durations

  • 32 minutes prep
    18 minutes baking
    TOTAL: 50 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
    2 tsp cinnamon
    1/2 tsp ground ginger
    1/2 tsp ground cardamom
    1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
    1 tsp baking soda
    1/2 tsp salt
    2 cups applesauce
    1 1/4 cups brown sugar
    2 large eggs
    2 tsp vanilla extract
    1/2 cup vegetable oil
    8 oz cream cheese or neufchatel
    1/4 cup granulated sugar

Number of Servings

  • 16 muffins

Equipment

  • 2 large bowls
    Medium bowl
    2 forks
    12-cup muffin pan PLUS 4 cups in second muffin pan
    Cupcake liners OR nonstick cooking spray
    Toothpick

Do-Aheads

  • Preheat oven to 375°
    Allow cream cheese to warm to room temperature

Additional Notes

Thanks fo much to Katie Aubin of Tasty.co for this wonderful recipe!



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