Strawberry Mango Muffins

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

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 -3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 3 large eggs
• 3/4 cup applesauce (i like to use cinnamon flavored)
• 4 ounces vanilla yogurt
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 cup chopped strawberry
• 1 cup chopped mango

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 grease the bottoms of muffin cups or line with paper wrappers; set aside.
• 3 in a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
• 4 in a larger bowl, mix butter, sugars and cream cheese together, blending until creamy. add eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly. add applesauce, yogurt, add lemon juice stirring until combined.
• 5 add dry ingredients from medium bowl to the large bowl, with creamy mixture, stirring just until moistened.
• 6 gently fold in strawberries and mango.
• 7 divide batter evenly among greased muffin cups.
• 8 add optional topping over top muffin cups. see tip above for ideas.
• 9 bake 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. time may vary depending on the size muffin cups used.
• 10 cool 10 minutes in cups on wire racks. remove muffins from cups and let cool completely.