Inspired by ambitiouskitchen.com
Ingredients
for 16 muffins
Muffins
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1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour (215 g) -
2 teaspoons cinnamon -
½ teaspoon ground ginger -
½ teaspoon ground cardamom -
½ teaspoon nutmeg -
1 teaspoon baking soda -
½ teaspoon salt -
2 cups applesauce (520 g) -
1 ¼ cups brown sugar (275 g) - 2 large eggs
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract -
½ cup vegetable oil
Cheesecake Filling
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8 oz cream cheese, room temperature (225 g) -
¼ cup granulated sugar (50 g) -
1 teaspoon vanilla extract - nonstick cooking spray, for greasing
Nutrition Info
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Calories
205
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Fat
12g
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Carbs
21g
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Fiber
0g
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Sugar
13g
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Protein
2g
Estimated values based on one serving size.
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Preparation
- Preheat oven to 375˚F (190˚C).
- Make the muffin batter: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt with a fork.
- In a separate large bowl, combine the applesauce, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, and vegetable oil. Mix with a fork, then gradually incorporate the dry ingredients until the batter is thick and smooth.
- Make the cheesecake filling: In a medium bowl, use a fork to mix together the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until fluffy and smooth.
- Grease a 2 12-cup muffin tin with nonstick spray.
- Scoop about ¼ cup (30 g) of muffin batter into each cup. Add a teaspoon of cheesecake filling to the center of each cup. Use a toothpick to swirl the cheesecake into the batter.
- Bake for 18 minutes, or until the muffins are springy and lightly browned around the edges.
- Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.
- Enjoy!
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Tips
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tasty_tbear
replace half the applesauce with pumpkin for pumpkin cheesecake!
2018-09-19T11:04:35Z Helpful (58) -
Bevin Westfall
I used half pumpkin purée, half cinnamon apple sauce and they are great! I’d call them more cupcakes than muffins and in that light, I made 12 muffins and used the rest in a 6” cake pan. Delicious. Only negative for me, is there’s too much cream cheese mix. But not sure others would agree with me on that 😉
2018-09-24T00:24:57Z Helpful (31) -
Vonnie Banks
I added actual chai to the recipe and left it in the oven for 20 mins.
2018-09-24T02:00:30Z Helpful (23) -
annevanvliet
I would use a higher temperature setting, I had to keep them in longer, second batch at 210 degrees Celsius at 22 minutes looked much better. I prefer a bit of a crust.
2018-09-23T13:56:00Z Helpful (13)
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