Creamy Raspberry Muffins

It's summer and that means Berry Season and you can't beat Buy 1 Get 1 FREE Raspberries! These Raspberry Muffins have a secret ingredient in them, Cream Cheese! It made them super moist and rich-tasting! I swear, add Cream Cheese to anything and it just makes them BETTER!

Ingredients: (12 muffins)


5 oz cream cheese, softened
1/2 c (1 stick) butter, softened
3/4 c sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 large egg
1 c all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 c half and half
1 c fresh or frozen raspberries
1/4 c finely chopped walnuts


Prep:


1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line or grease 12 muffin cups.


2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat cream cheese and butter until well blended. Add sugar; beat until fluffy. Add vanilla egg; beat well.


3. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. With mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture and half and half to cream cheese mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Gently fold in raspberries and walnuts.


4. Spoon batter evenly into muffin cups. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from pans; cool on a wire rack.