Jaime's Lemon Honey Cream Cheese Bran Muffins!

Submitted by JAIMEla

"Moist, lemony--oh so good, delicious AND nutritious! I wanted a lemon something. I went searching through Recipezaar recipes and I realized I had no bundt cake pan and I was missing ingredients for most of the recipes I found--so I snooped in my pantry and the muffins were born. FAST and Yummy! Ya gotta try it!"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 12 muffins
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• MUFFINS

• 2 (7 1/2 ounce) boxes martha white honey bran muffin mix
• 1 small lemon, zest of
• 1⁄4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

• ICING

• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1⁄4 cup sweet unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 1⁄2 cups sifted powdered sugar
• 1 small lemon, juice of (the remainder of the zested lemon)

directions

1. Prepare 2 muffin mixes by package directions.
2. Add squirt of lemon and the zest.
3. Mix briefly.
4. Stir in the walnuts.
5. Spoon into muffin cups (follow package directions for cooking time etc.).
6. Cool completely.
7. Icing: Beat with electric mixer: the softened cream cheese and butter with vanilla and lemon juice till creamed.
8. Add sifted powdered sugar 1/4 cup at a time; mix well and scrape bowl often.
9. Ice muffins.
10. Be sure to refrigerate--cream cheese is perishable!
11. Enjoy.

Reviews

[David1234568790]

My Wife Just Made This Recipe!!! IT WAS GREAT!!! I really really enjoyed it!!!! That lemon cream cheese icing was wonderful!!! I enjoyed them SOOOO MUCH that I even did the dishes for her!!! SHE DESERVED IT!!!