Cream Cheese Muffins
Bake at 350
2 8-oz. pks. cream cheese
1/2 cup sweetener (granular
Splenda, OR 1/4 cup Splenda, 1/4 cup sugar-free
Da Vinci syrup OR equivalent. I use raw sugar.)
2 eggs
1/2 tsp.
Vanilla extract (or lemon, or almond, etc.)
Optional: Cinnamon,
pumpkin pie spice, or other low-carb topping, to taste.
Soften cream cheese about 40 seconds in microwave. (Be sure there are no cold lumps.) Add other basic ingredients. Beat with mixer or whisk till smooth. (Do not overbeat.) Pour into non-stick muffin pan, and/or use non-stick spray. (If using cupcake/muffin papers, spray papers with non-stick spray.) Sprinkle with cinnamon or choice of topping, if desired.
Bake at 350 for 18-20 min. if using standard muffin tin. (Reduce to 10 - 12 minutes if using mini-muffin tin.) Will not brown. Should be mostly set up, but somewhat soft in middle
To reduce sinking centers, bake only 18 minutes. Cool in oven with oven door open for 1/2 - 1 hour, then cover and cool on counter for 1/2 - 1 hour, then refrigerate. (Can use water bath; place shallow pan of water on lower shelf while preheating oven.)
Taste best chilled. Keeps well in refrigerator. Can be frozen. These are truly tasty muffins!