Cream Cheese Babka Muffins

These babka muffins, loaded with runny chocolate and cream cheese, are absolutely incredible, rich, and divine! Enough said—now make these and enjoy!

Yield: 24 muffins

45m 16
Medium Vegetarian Pescatarian Dairy

Contains: Egg, Gluten, Wheat, Dairy

Directions

Prepare the Batter

  1. Start by mixing the first five ingredients until crumbly.

  2. Set aside one and one-fourth cups of this crumb mixture.

  3. Add the remaining ingredients to the batter and mix well.

Prepare the Chocolate Mixture

  1. In a medium-sized bowl, mix all the ingredients thoroughly.

Prepare the Cream Cheese Filling

  1. Blend all the ingredients together until smooth.

Assembly

  1. Pour two tablespoons of batter into each muffin cup.

  2. Add a tablespoon of the cream cheese filling.

  3. Top with a heaping tablespoon of the chocolate mixture.

  4. Add another tablespoon of batter on top, then sprinkle the reserved crumbs.

  5. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 to 30 minutes.

  6. Allow the muffins to cool, then drizzle melted chocolate on top.

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This recipe originally appeared in Balebusta. See more at https://balebusta.nyc/

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5 Comments

Devora Stern •

Made this now for the first time! Absolutely delicious with explosions of flavor!!! 😋 Thank you for the recipe!!! My FAVORITE muffin of all time! Worth trying!!! 💝💖💗💓💞💕

Sarah •

Can these be frozen?

Raquel Malul Kosher.com Team •
Reply to Sarah

Yes!

Breindy •

The cream cheese should be whipped or not?

chotam 72 •

Also, can this be made with regular flour?

ratzy •
Reply to chotam 72

i used plain flour, came out fine

chotam 72 •
Reply to ratzy

Thank you!

Raquel Malul Kosher.com Team •
Reply to chotam 72

Recipe calls for non-whipped.

chotam 72 •

Its not clear to me from the ingredients list - does the recipe call for eighteen oz of cream cheese or for 1 container of 8 oz of cream cheese?

Renee Schwartz Kosher.com Team •
Reply to chotam 72

It calls for 8 ounces of cream cheese.
The recipe wasn't tested with regular flour. If you try it, let us know how it comes out!

chotam 72 •
Reply to Renee Schwartz

Thank you
It looks delicious
I hope to try it

Zissy Singer •
Reply to chotam 72

did you try this? How did it come out?

chotam 72 •
Reply to Zissy Singer

Not yet. I hope ti get to it one of these days.

chotam 72 •
Reply to Zissy Singer

Just made it. B'H came out very nice.