Cappuccino Muffins with Coffee Cream Cheese Spread

Posted on Nov 15 2012 in
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Cappuccino Muffins with Coffee Cream Cheese Spread Recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 2 ½ t. baking powder
  • ½ t. salt
  • 1 t. ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 T. instant coffee granules
  • ½ cup butter, melted
  • 1 egg
  • 1 t. vanilla
  • ¾ cup miniature chocolate chips
  • 1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese, softened
  • 2 T. sugar
  • 2 t. instant coffee granules
  • ½ t. vanilla
  • ½ cup miniature chocolate chips

Directions

Muffins

Combine dry ingredients (and set aside. In another bowl, stir coffee into milk until dissolved. Add butter, egg and vanilla to coffee mixture; mix well. Pour into dry ingredients. Stir just until moistened. Fold in chocolate chips. Fill greased muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 375 F for 18-20 minutes. If making miniature muffins, reduce baking time to 12-15 minutes. Let cool and top with Coffee Cream Cheese Spread. Makes about 18 regular-sized muffins.

Coffee Cream Cheese Spread

Combine cream cheese, sugar, coffee granules, vanilla, and chocolate chips and beat well. Refrigerate until ready to use. (Spread can also be served with bagels.)

 

Amy Berkemeier, Greensburg, Ind.