Description
Delight your taste buds with these delectable Honey Peach Cream Cheese Cupcakes. A perfect balance of sweet honey, juicy peaches, and creamy cheese in every bite!
Ingredients
Cupcake Batter:
- All-purpose flour – 2 cups
- Baking powder – 1 tsp
- Salt – 1/2 tsp
- Unsalted butter (softened) – 1/2 cup
- Granulated sugar – 3/4 cup
- Eggs – 2 large
- Honey – 1/3 cup
- Whole milk – 1/2 cup
- Vanilla extract – 1 tsp
- Fresh peaches (peeled and diced) – 1 1/4 cups
Cream Cheese Filling:
- Cream cheese (softened) – 8 oz
- Granulated sugar – 1/4 cup
- Egg yolk – 1
- Vanilla extract – 1/2 tsp
Toppings:
- Peach slices
- Honey drizzle
- Crushed graham crackers or streusel topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a muffin pan with paper cupcake liners.
- Prepare filling: Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla until smooth. Set aside.
- Mix dry ingredients: Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
- Cream butter and sugar: Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
- Add wet ingredients: Beat in eggs one at a time, then mix in honey and vanilla.
- Combine with dry ingredients: Add flour mixture and milk alternately, starting and ending with flour.
- Fold in peaches: Gently stir diced peaches into the batter.
- Assemble: Fill cupcake liners halfway, add a teaspoon of cream cheese filling to the center of each, then cover with more batter.
- Bake: Bake for 18–22 minutes until tops are golden and a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
- Decorate: Top with peach slices, drizzle with honey, and sprinkle crushed graham crackers.
Notes
- You can substitute peaches with other fruits like apricots or nectarines.
- Ensure all ingredients are at room temperature for best results.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 70mg