Here’s a delicious muffin recipe that will get you back into baking while the kids are back in school: Apple Walnut Cheesecake Muffins
If your kids are anything like my son, they probably march through the front door around 3pm, go straight to the kitchen, and grab whatever they can find to eat as quickly as they can. Kids are starving after school! These muffins are perfect for after-school munching, and they’re equally as good as a grab-and-go breakfast too.
I’m partnering with Stevia In The Raw® this fall to share a few recipes that show you how to use this zero-calorie sweetener in your baking. When you are baking with the Stevia In The Raw® Bakers Bag, it’s recommended that you only sub about half of the sugar in order to achieve the proper browning, rising and caramelizing that only sugar can provide. 1 cup of Stevia In The Raw® Bakers Bag has the same sweetness as 1 cup of sugar, so it can be substituted cup for cup in any baking recipes (and you’ll save up to 700 calories for every cup of sugar that is swapped out!)
In this recipe, you’ll make the muffin batter and the cheesecake batter separately. In the muffin tin, you’ll add muffin batter, cheesecake batter and a little more muffin batter on top.
A few additional apple chunks and walnut pieces adorn the muffin tops.
This recipe makes 18 muffins, and they freeze perfectly so you can enjoy them longer if you’d like.
Can you spot the cheesecake layer near the muffin tops? It’s delicious to have it all mixed in.
These muffins have a reduced-sugar content because I’ve substituted a good amount of Stevia In The Raw® for some of the sugar. Stevia In The Raw® contains extracts from the sweet leaves of the stevia plant, so that’s where it gets the sweetness to replace sugar.
My son happily gobbled these up, but he did tell me that I should leave out the nuts next time (he’s not a nut guy). You can certainly leave out the nuts if your kids are not into them… or if they’re allergic. They will be just as delicious!
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Disclosure: This recipe was made in partnership with Stevia In The Raw®. This is a product that I know and use in my kitchen. All opinions shared are my own.