Strawberry Cheesecake Muffins

• light cream cheese↗4 ounces

  softened

• sugar↗1⁄4 cup
• flour↗2 1⁄2 cups
• baking powder↗1 tablespoon
• salt↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• egg↗1
• 1% low-fat milk↗1 1⁄4 cups
• brown sugar↗1⁄2 cup
• butter or margarine↗1⁄3 cup

  melted

• lemon zest1 teaspoon

  grated

• vanilla extract↗1⁄4 teaspoon
• low-fat strawberry jam↗1⁄4 cup

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°F Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.

2. 2

   Beat together cream cheese and sugar until smooth, set aside.

3. 3

   In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, beat together egg, milk, brown sugar, margarine or butter, lemon zest and vanilla extract. Stir egg mixture into dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened.

4. 4

   Spoon half of batter into muffin cups. Top each portion with 1 tablespoon cream cheese mixture and 1 teaspoon jam. Spoon remaining muffin batter on top.

5. 5

   Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until golden. Cool in pan for 5 minutes, then remove muffins and cool on rack. Store in airtight container.