Healthier Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Muffins

Submitted by paphlovian

"This is a recipe for Choc-chip Cream Cheese Muffins that I modified to make healthier (i.e., less cream cheese, less sugar, whole wheat) and they taste great!"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 12 muffins
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 4 ounces cream cheese (softened)
• 1 egg, room temperature
• 1⁄4 cup canola oil
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 3⁄4 cup milk
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1⁄4 sugar
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt (or 1/8?)
• 1⁄3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F
2. Beat cream cheese and oil together until fluffy. Beat in egg, milk, honey, and vanilla.
3. Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
4. Stir flour mixture into cream cheese mixture until flour is moistened. Fold in chocolate chips.
5. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
6. Bake in preheated oven until tops are golden, about 20 minutes.