Spiced Blueberry Muffins

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 1/2 cups blueberries (fresh or frozen)
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) package fat free cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup 2% low-fat milk
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425°.
• 2 lightly spoon 2 cups of flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. combine 2 cups flour and next 6 ingredients (through cloves) in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. make a well in center of mixture.
• 3 place blueberries in a small bowl. sprinkle 1 tablespoon flour over blueberries; toss to coat.
• 4 place butter and cream cheese in a medium bowl; beat with a mixer at high speed 1 minute or until blended. add milk, eggs, and vanilla to butter mixture; beat to combine. add butter mixture to flour mixture; stir just until moist. gently fold in blueberry mixture.
• 5 spoon batter into 14 muffin cups coated with cooking spray. sprinkle 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar evenly over batter. bake at 425° for 15 minutes or until muffins spring back when touched lightly in center. cool in pans 5 minutes on a wire rack. remove muffins from pans; place on a wire rack.