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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Jan 11, 2007
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Surprise! There's a tasty pocket of cream cheese that bakes in sweet and easy chocolate chip muffins.

Surprise Chocolate Chip Muffins

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 45 min
  • Servings 12
  • Ingredients 11
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Ingredients

Filling

  • 1 package (3 oz) cream cheese, softened
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon milk

Muffins

  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    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.
  • Step 
    2
    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.
  • Step 
    3
    Place about 1 rounded teaspoon filling on batter in each muffin cup. Top with remaining batter.
  • Step 
    4
    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.

Nutrition

270 Calories
15g Total Fat
4g Protein
31g Total Carbohydrate
14g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Muffin
Calories
270
Calories from Fat
130
Total Fat
15g
23%
Saturated Fat
4 1/2g
23%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
25mg
9%
Sodium
220mg
9%
Potassium
95mg
3%
Total Carbohydrate
31g
10%
Dietary Fiber
1g
4%
Sugars
14g
Protein
4g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
8%
8%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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