Strawberry Cheesecake Struesel Muffins
Course: Dessert, Muffins
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Breakfast muffin, coconut flour recipes
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 12 muffins
Calories: 225kcal
Author: Angela Coleby
A tasty low carb strawberry muffin with layers of cake, cheesecake and strawberries topped with a cinnamon crumble topping
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CAKE LAYER
- ½ cup coconut flour
- 5 eggs separated
- ½ cup erythritol
- ½ cup butter, unsalted softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
CHEESECAKE LAYER
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- ¼ cup erythritol
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
ADDITIONAL FILLING
- 1 cup strawberries chopped
Preheat the oven to 180C/375F degrees.
Line a muffin tin with cases (if they don’t have a liner, lightly spray them with oil)
CAKE LAYER
In a bowl, mix the erythritol and butter together until soft and blended.
Add the egg yolks and vanilla extract and stir thoroughly.
Add the coconut flour, salt, baking powder and beat until combined.
In another bowl, whisk the egg whites until stiff.
Gently fold the egg whites into the cake mixture.
CHEESECAKE LAYER
In a bowl, add the softened cream cheese and beat with the erythritol
Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat until smooth.
STREUSEL TOPPING
For the topping, place the coconut flour, cinnamon and erythritol in a bowl and mix until combined.
Add the butter and mix with your hands, gently, so that the mixture looks like breadcrumbs.
TO ASSEMBLE
Spoon about a tablespoon of the cake mixture into the muffin cases and spread evenly
Scatter a few chopped strawberries
Spoon a tablespoon of the cheesecake mixture on top of the strawberries
Repeat with another layer of strawberries, cake mixture and cheesecake mixture.
Sprinkle the streusel crunble topping evenly on top
Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden
Remove from the oven, allow to cool, then place in the fridge to firm
The net carb will be the total carb count minus the fibre count. Carb count excludes sugar alcohols
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Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 225kcal | Carbohydrates: 7.6g | Protein: 5.5g | Fat: 19g | Fiber: 3.9g