Being that today is the first day of spring and all, I made you guys some delicious, spring-like muffins.
Actually, I guess I technically made myself these muffins, but I’m hoping that by my sharing them, you’ll end up making a batch of your own. I’m “planting the seed,” if you will. 
I’ve been wanting to bake up a batch of muffins for a couple of weeks now, but I kept putting it off since I wasn’t quite sure exactly what I wanted to make. But then, out of nowhere this morning, it hit me. I knew exactly what I wanted to make…and the most exciting part is that there’s sooo much more going on here than meets the eye.
I’m so sneaky.
The other day, I finally ended up finding some of the new Laughing Cow Strawberries & Cream Cream Cheese Spread at the grocery store. I picked it up, not quite knowing what I wanted to do with it at the time, since I don’t eat bagels with cream cheese very often. So you know what I can do with it?
I can use it to make these Double Strawberry Cream Cheese Filled Muffins, that’s what. And better yet? They’re healthier, too!
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(Healthy) Double Strawberry Cream Cheese Filled Muffins
(Adapted from my “Wouldn’t Know They’re Healthy Blueberry Muffins)
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 14-17 minutes
- Yield: 12 muffins
Muffin Ingredients:
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour (I used Bob’s Red Mill)
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup wheat germ
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup strawberries, chopped
- 1 banana, mashed
- 1/2 cup buttermilk*
- 1/2 cup strawberry Greek yogurt (I used Chobani)
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp canola oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Strawberry Cream Cheese Filling Ingredients:
- 5 wedges of The Laughing Cow Strawberries & Cream Cream Cheese Spread**
- 1 egg white
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
*If you don’t have actual buttermilk on hand, combine 1/2 tbsp lemon juice with 1/2 cup milk and allow to sit for 5 minutes.
**You can also substitute 4 oz. of light strawberry and/or plain cream cheese for the Laughing Cow wedges.
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners or spray with non-stick cooking spray (you can also spray the liners lightly).
- In a small bowl, combine cream cheese wedges, egg white, and vanilla and mix well. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, stir together the first 9 muffin ingredients. Gently stir in strawberries. In a separate bowl, mix together the remaining 6 wet ingredients. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry, stirring just until combined. *Do NOT over mix!*
- Spoon into muffin cups, filling half way to the top. Add about 2 teaspoons of cream cheese filling to each muffin. Top with remaining muffin batter.
- Bake for 14-17 minutes, or until the tops of the muffins spring back when lightly touched. Remove from pan and allow to cool on wire rack. ENJOY!
Just like their blueberry cousins, these babies are knockyoursocksoffamazing.
Definitely the perfect way to celebrate the arrival of spring if you ask me. 
Question for the Afternoon:
What’s your all-time favorite muffin? The best you’ve EVER had?
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wow, these look so good!! i’ve never seen that laughing cow strawberries ‘n cream spread, so i’ll have to keep my eye out for it at the grocery store. i love muffins of all kinds… it’s so hard to choose a favorite, but i would say pumpkin chocolate chip or blueberry would be at the top!
Ashley @ My Food ‘N’ Fitness Diaries recently posted..Trainer Tuesday: Bring On The Circuits Full Body Workout
All time favorite has to be banana. My Mom’s banana muffins were always my favorite!
Lindsey recently posted..Winter Storm?
Has anyone ever told you that you’re a baking genius??? My current favorite muffin is a toss up between blueberry and banana nut! I’m pretty sure these babiesxwiyld make the cut after a bite!
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These look amazing and perfeCt for springtime! My favorite muffin is my grandmas homemade banana nut muffins…. Not healthy, by any means, but delicious!
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These look absolutely delicious! I cannot wait to find the Laughing Cow cream cheese near me! The flavors sound yummy!
My favorite muffin is blueberry! My work provides us with free breakfast Friday mornings and they used to get the most incredible blueberry muffins from a local catering company. They since stopped getting food from that company. Needless to say, I miss my muffin!
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A local coffee shop makes these ‘Morning Glory’ muffins filled with whole wheat flour, cinnamon, grated carrots, shredded coconut, raisins, pecans, etc etc. they are amazing! These look awesome though too! I love pumpkin cream cheese muffins in the fall, and these are kind of like the spring version
Jana @ Newly Wife Healthy Life recently posted..Spring Showers
Hands down the best muffins are from Costco- they are huge and moist and delicious. I personally enjoy the Poppy Seed ones!
Carrie @ Lift Eat Repeat recently posted..A Grapefruit A Day
Those muffins looked amazing!! I will definitely have to try them! Not being a fan of banana, is there something I can substitute that with or can it be omitted completely?
Yes! You could either omit it or replace it with about 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce!
I have recently discovered your blog! Love it! You have motivated me to eat healthy without sacrificing delicious food…and maybe peruse my dream of getting my personal training certificate!
YAY! Best of luck to you!!
I just recently made a similar muffin recipe and have been making them a couple times a week! I love that strawberries season is beginning! Although mine don’t have the filling, I’ve never heard of that laughing cow flavor, it looks amazing though!
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These look yummmy, just pinned it
My all time fav…blueberry with granola
Tara Burner recently posted..Simple Easy Ways To Be Happy
I’ve never seen anything like this before! They look so delicious! I love banana nut muffins but that may change once I try these
Do you know what the difference is/what the point of using pastry vs. regular flour is? I’ve always wondered and I usually never buy the pastry flour, but there must be a reason for it! I thought you might know since you are such a baker
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Ahhh, I don’t know the major specifics, but I know that pastry flour is supposed to provide somewhat of a better texture for baked goods. It’s totally okay to swap out if you don’t have it (I’ve done that before with other things) but I happened to have it on hand so I went for it
you are very smart. must find that laughing cow STAT.
and i miss you something terrible.
xo.
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Wow, I think I would absolutely love these!! One of my favorite muffins that I make are pumpkin chocolate chip with cream cheese frosting. But those aren’t very spring-y. Strawberry sounds perfect for spring!
Kristen @ notsodomesticated recently posted..Red Face, Purple Nails, and Green Beer.
These look great! Question- Do you think it would it be okay if I used 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour?
Definitely. The texture might end up slightly different, but it will totally work!
Ah I really want to try that Laughing Cow Strawberry Cream Cheese Spread!!! I love all of their other products and that sounds so delicious, as do these muffins! YUM.
Hmm those look absolutely delicious! Where did you find that laughing cow spread I’ve never seen that before.
My favorite are probably cinnamon swirl.
Elizabeth @ Chocolate Drops and Pearls recently posted..Thanksgiving Dinner Date
Thanks for sharing these delicious muffins with us! I’m going to keep my eyes open for that flavor of cream cheese. Also, thanks for the helpful hint of substituting if you dont have buttermilk!
xoxo
My favorite muffin has to be…. Raisin bran!! I know, my taste buds are very unique! Lol
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These look amazing! I’m wondering though, since I’m gluten-free and dairy-free, if this recipe could be veganized and gluten-free? Hmmm, I’ll have to try it out and let you know!
Favorite muffin: I LOVE the Costco muffins with the coffee cake/maple topping. Unfortunately, I can’t eat them anymore because of the gluten and they’re not vegan…but this makes me think I should create my own version!
Let me know if you figure out a way to “veganize” em!
I’ve got my eye out for those cream cheese wedges! I pinned this recipe for when I find them!
Erica @ For the Sake of Cake recently posted..Mind Over Matter
I’m normally just a fan of blueberry muffins, but these look great!
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Those look great! I don’t think you can get that flavour of Laughing Cow up here in Canada yet, but I’ll keep my eye out. My fave muffins are homemade pumpkin or banana chocolate chip. I make muffins at least once a week. Love them!
Oh. Em. Gee. Where have I been?? Since when does Laughing Cow make a strawberries and cream flavor?? YUM!!
PS. will you beam me up these muffins? I’d love one right now.
PPS. do you have the nutritionals on these bad boys by chance?
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Haha…I wish I could magically teleport them to you because I totally would.
I don’t have any nutritional stats on it right now…I’ll see what I can do. In the meantime, you can always plug in the ingredients on SparkPeople – I believe they have something for that?
Those look scrumptiously delicious (is scrumptiously even a word? Too bad- it is now).
I want to eat one right now! I’ll have to make these over the weekend- maybe Saturday?
My favorite muffins are Blueberry. I’ll have to try yours sometime soon too.
I could eat a muffin right about now…any chance you’ll bake some up for a reader for a giveaway, perhaps?
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Yum these look great! Thanks for the great recipe
Lily recently posted..A-Z Survey
I love bakery blueberry muffins – specifically Dunkin Donuts. You know how the top is all crusty and sprinkled with sugar? oh my gosh, by far the BEST!!! I can’t have those anymore obviously, but this gluten free bakery near my house makes a blueberry muffin that tastes EXACTLY like the Dunkin Donuts one!
chelsey @ clean eating chelsey recently posted..a drop of love
Oh my gosh, girl, those are some of my favorite muffins too, LOL!
What a fantastic idea! I’m still on the hunt for these new LC wedges!
Lauren recently posted..Burn Baby Burn
These look delicious! I tried Laughing Cow’s new veggie cream cheese flavor the other day, and it is so good! Definitely going to try the strawberry next.
Melissa @ Some Sugar Added recently posted..Jamaican Night!
I imagine these would be the best muffins ever. Seriously!
These looks amazingly delicious and springy!!! What more can you ask for than strawberries and muffins?
Lauren @ Fun, Fit and FAbulous recently posted..Football & Pancakes!
Mmm LOVE muffins with any sort of filling! I’ve made muffins with a PB banana filling that was just wonderful. But what I love more than filling is streusel topping!!
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Strawberry LC?!?! I need this in my life!
Jessica @ The Process of Healing recently posted..Tuesday Thoughts
Oh my goodness, these look phenomenal. I’m on it.
Julie recently posted..Tuesday at Tavern
These look delicious!! I will have to give them a try
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I am SO making these this week! I love your “healthified” recipes!
Amanda recently posted..Little Kids, Big Messes
mmmmm Hummus! I see homemade hummus in my near future!
Carrie @ Lift Eat Repeat recently posted..3 Ingredient Mexican Crockpot Chicken
I’m so making these! This is such a great idea for using those laughing cow cheese wedges! Strawberry cream cheese has always been my favorite and I’m literally drooling over here.
Julia @ Must Come Hungry recently posted..Earl Grey Tea Cookies
What the what!? I haven’t heard of that Laughing Cow. I have to have it!
Oh my goodness, this looks wonderful! I love Laughing cow cheese too, they are so low in calories
Or the original ones anyway, not sure about the one that’s in the recipe but still. Can’t wait to make these! Will link to you once I do 
I really love strawberry on cake and muffins..
I will definitely try this out your recipe..
Luna recently posted..Starting Out Dating
I really love to discover new recipe of muffin.. My daughter and I will definitely love to try this out..
Anna08 recently posted..Diet Tips
These are amazing!!!! I did sub unsweetened applesauce for the egg, but otherwise followed the recipe. Thanks for the delicious recipe! Can’t wait to try out the blueberry ones!
Oh my god these look delicious! Pinning them and trying them this weekend
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