Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Muffins with Lemon Glaze

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 1 heaping cup Blueberries, fresh
  • 1 Lemon, Zest of
  • 1 tsp Lemon, zest
  • 1 Lemon, Juice of

• Refrigerated

  • 3 Egg

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/4 cup Brown sugar
  • 1 3/4 cup Flour
  • 2 cup Powdered sugar
  • 1 1/4 cup Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla

• Dairy

  • 1/2 cup Butter
  • 1 8 oz. package Cream cheese, reduced fat
  • 1/3 cup Whole milk

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Description

Ingredients

• 1 - 8 oz. package reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
• ½ c. sugar
• 1 egg
• zest of 1 lemon
• 1 heaping cup fresh blueberries
• ⅓ c. butter, softened
• ¾ c. sugar
• 2 eggs
• ⅓ c. whole milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1½ c. flour
• 1½ tsp. baking powder
• ¼ c. flour
• ¼ c. brown sugar
• 2 tbsp. cold butter
• 1 tsp. lemon zest
• juice of 1 lemon
• 2 - 3 c. powdered sugar

Directions

• In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
• Add egg and lemon zest, and beat until smooth.
• Fold in the blueberries. Set aside.
• In a medium mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in milk and vanilla.
• In a small bowl, combine flour and baking powder.
• Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture, and beat until just combined.
• Line 16 regular-sized muffin cups with paper liners.
• Fill each cup ⅓ full with the batter.
• Drop a rounded tablespoonful of the blueberry-cream cheese mixture on top of each muffin. Prepare streusel.
• In a small bowl, combine flour and brown sugar.
• Cut in the butter until it resembles coarse crumbs.
• Sprinkle each muffin with streusel.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 22-25 minutes, or until muffins are golden brown.
• Cool in pans for 5 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.
• In a small bowl, combine lemon zest, lemon juice, and 2 c. powdered sugar.
• Whisk until smooth, and add more powdered sugar as needed, until glaze is thick, but drizzly.
• Drizzle generously over muffins. Serve immediately!