Cranberry Cream Cheese Muffins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 ounces cream cheese, softened
4 tablespoons sugar, divided
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 (15 5/8 ounce) package cranberry-orange quick bread mix
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup orange juice
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg

Preparation

In a small mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and 2 tablespoons sugar until smooth; set aside.
Place the bread mix in another bowl.
Combine the milk, oil, orange juice and egg; stir into bread mix just until moistened.
Fill paper-lined muffin cups one-fourth full with batter.
Place 2 teaspoons cream cheese mixture in the center of each; top with remaining batter.
In small bowl mix remaining sugar and cinnamon.
Sprinkle sugar mixture over top of batter.
Bake at 400 degrees for 18=20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack.