Surprise Muffins Recipes

POMEGRANATE CREAM CHEESE SURPRISE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. For filling, mix first four ingredients until blended. , In a large bowl, whisk together first five muffin ingredients. In another bowl, whisk together egg, milk and melted butter. Add to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened. Fold in pomegranate seeds., Fill paper-lined muffin cups one-third full with batter. Drop filling by tablespoonfuls into center of each muffin; cover with remaining batter. Sprinkle with coarse sugar., Bake until top springs back when lightly touched, 18-22 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm. Refrigerate leftovers.

BRAN SURPRISE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400° F. and line twenty-four 1/2-cup muffin tins with paper liners.
• Make filling:
• In a small bowl stir together filling ingredients until combined well. Filling keeps, covered and chilled, 1 week.
• Make batter:
• Into a large bowl sift together flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg and stir in cereal. Add eggs, buttermilk, oil, and raisins, stirring just until combined well. Batter keeps, covered and chilled, 1 week.
• Spoon 1 heaping tablespoon batter into each tin and top with 2 teaspoons filling. Spoon 1 heaping tablespoon batter over filling, spreading to cover filling completely. Bake muffins in middle of oven 20 to 25 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean.

SURPRISE CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Grease bottoms only of 12 regular-size muffin cups with shortening or spray, or line with paper baking cups. In small bowl, mix all filling ingredients until smooth; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat milk, oil and egg with fork or wire whisk. Stir in remaining muffin ingredients just until flour is moistened. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
• Place about 1 rounded teaspoon filling on batter in each muffin cup. Top with remaining batter.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from pan to cooling rack (may need to run knife around side of muffins to loosen). Cool 5 minutes. Serve warm or cool.

JAM-FILLED MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, lightly beat eggs; add milk, butter and lemon zest. Pour into dry ingredients and stir just until moistened. Spoon half of the batter into 12 greased or paper-lined muffin cups. Make a well in the center of each; add jam. Spoon remaining batter over jam. Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until golden.

CHOCOLATE SURPRISE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and grease muffin tins.
• In a large bowl, mix the yogurt with the milk. Mix in the beaten egg, honey and vanilla.
• Add the bran and wheat germ, mix and let stand for several minutes to absorb the liquids.
• Into another bowl, sift the flour, baking soda, salt and cocoa powder. Stir together well.
• Add to the wet mixture and stir only until combined.
• Drop mixture into muffin tins until 1/3 full.
• Add 1 heaping teaspoon raspberry preserves to the middle of each muffin tin.
• Top with remaining muffin batter until each tin is 3/4 full.
• Place the muffin tins on a baking sheet and bake 15-20 minutes, until muffins have a firm feel and slightly springs back when lightly touched.
• Let cool 5 minutes in the tins, then turn out and let cool completely on a wire rack.

SURPRISE CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F Grease bottoms only of 12 regular-size muffin cups with spray, or line with paper baking cups. In small bowl, mix all filling ingredients until smooth; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat milk, oil and egg with fork or wire whisk. Stir in remaining muffin ingredients just until flour is moistened. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
• Place about 1 rounded teaspoon filling on batter in each muffin cup. Top with remaining batter.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from pan to cooling rack (may need to run knife around side of muffins to loosen). Cool 5 minutes. Serve warm or cool.

HIDDEN SURPRISE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Grease the bottom ONLY of a 12-cup muffin tin.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• In a second medium sized bowl, combine the egg, milk, vanilla and vegetable oil.
• Make a "well" in the dry ingredients and add the wet ingredients to the well.
• Stir until the mixture is moist.
• Don't overmix - the batter should be lumpy.
• Fill the muffin tins half full.
• Now, here is the surprise - drop a teaspoon of jelly into the center of each muffin.
• Add more batter on top of the jelly so that each cup is 2/3 full.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown.
• When the muffins are baked there will be a jelly surprise in the middle.