Cream Cheese Muffin Puffs Recipes

Steps:

• Mix together vanilla instant pudding mix, cream and milk. Cover and refrigerate to set.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• In a large pot, bring water and butter to a rolling boil. Stir in flour and salt until the mixture forms a ball. Transfer the dough to a large mixing bowl. Using a wooden spoon or stand mixer, beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown. Centers should be dry.
• When the shells are cool, either split and fill them with the pudding mixture, or use a pastry bag to pipe the pudding into the shells.

Steps:

• Mix filling ingredients with mixer.
• Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Oil bottoms only of medium muffin tins.
• Beat eggs; stir in milk and oil; set aside.
• Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt until well blended.
• Pour liquids, all at once, into flour mixture; stir until moistened.
• Fill muffin cups about 1/2 full.
• Spoon 1 teaspoon filling onto batter.
• Top with batter to 3/4 full.
• Bake 30-35 minutes.
• Don't brown; should be light in color.
• Roll hot muffins in powdered sugar.

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven according to direction on the biscuit can. Mix sugar and cinnamon together in one bowl.
• 2. Mix melted butter and vanilla together in a second bowl.
• 3. Cut cream cheese into 10 cubes.
• 4. Slightly flatten out each biscuit using your fingers.
• 5. Dip each cream cheese cube into butter mixture.
• 6. Then roll in sugar mixture.
• 7. Place each cube inside each biscuit.
• 8. Wrap around and pinch biscuit to seal the cube inside of it.
• 9. Dip the cheese wrapped biscuit into the butter mixture.
• 10. Then roll in the sugar mixture.
• 11. Place seam side down in an ungreased muffin tin.
• 12. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.
• 13. Cool slightly and enjoy.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°.
• Melt margarine in a bowl.
• Cut cream cheese into 10 cubes.
• In a second small bowl, combine sugar, cinnamon and extract.
• Dip cheese cube in sugar mixture, then place in the center of a biscuit.
• Fold dough over cheese, pinching to seal.
• Roll dough into ball, dip the doughball into margarine and then the sugar mixture again.
• Place seam side down in an ungreased muffin tin.
• Repeat with the remaining 9 biscuits and cheese cubes.
• Bake for 12-18 minutes at 375° or until golden brown.

Steps:

• Position two racks in the top and bottom thirds of the oven and preheat to 425 degrees F. Spray a 12-cup and a 24-cup mini muffin tin with cooking spray and set aside.
• Cut the ham into small matchsticks similar in size to the hash browns. Set aside and reserve 1/3 cup of the ham. Mix the remaining ham, hash browns, 1 teaspoon salt and some pepper in a large bowl. Divide the mixture evenly among the sprayed cups, using about 1 rounded tablespoon each. Press the mixture in a thin layer across the bottom and up the sides of each cup to make a nest, leaving the edges uneven and jagged.
• Bake, rotating the pans halfway through, until the nests are dark brown around the tips and golden and crisp on the outside, about 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, beat the cream cheese, lemon zest, milk 1/2 teaspoon salt, and some pepper together in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed. Scrape the mixture into a resealable plastic bag, cut off the tip and set aside.
• When the nests are ready, remove them from the oven and let sit until they are cool enough to handle, about 10 minutes. Carefully lift the nests out of the tins using a small offset spatula or butter knife and transfer to a cookie sheet. Pipe the filling evenly among the nests. This may be done ahead; the nests can be set aside at room temperature until ready to serve, up to two hours.
• When ready to serve, heat the filled nests until the cream cheese is warm and the potatoes are crisp, about 7 minutes. Meanwhile, bring a small pot of water to a boil. Add the frozen peas and cook until they are warm but not shriveled, 5 to 6 minutes. Drain the peas in a colander, shaking to remove excess water.
• Transfer the nests to a serving platter. Top each with 1/4 teaspoon of the reserved ham, 3 peas and about 1/4 teaspoon chopped chives. Sprinkle with paprika and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450 degrees Microwave butter and cream cheese for 1 minute. Remove and add clams. Split English muffins and cut each half into quarters. Place on cookie sheet. Add a dollop of cheese and butter mixture on top of each quarter. Freeze sheet for 1 hour. Bake for 12 minutes, or until golden brown.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; stir into creamed mixture just until moistened. Fold in cranberries and pecans. , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the muffins comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. , Combine confectioners' sugar and milk; drizzle over muffins.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Unfold puff pastry; cut each sheet into 12 sections. Place in greased mini muffin cups, pressing gently onto bottoms and up sides, allowing corners to point up., In a large bowl, stir together spinach, cream cheese, mozzarella, feta, 1 egg, garlic, pepper and salt. Spoon 1 tablespoon into each cup. Bring pastry corners together and pinch to seal. In a small bowl, beat remaining egg. Brush over pastry edges. Bake until puffed and golden brown, about 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Unfold pastry sheet onto cutting board; cut into 12 squares. Press 1 pastry square onto bottom and up side of each of 12 muffin pan cups sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 15 to 20 min. or until pastry cups are puffed and golden brown. Meanwhile, mix cream cheese and mozzarella until blended.
• Use rounded handle of wooden spoon to press hole into center of each pastry puff, being careful to not press through to bottom of cup. Fill each hole with 1 tsp. pasta sauce and about 1 Tbsp. cream cheese mixture.
• Bake 7 to 10 min. or until filling is heated through. Sprinkle with remaining ingredients.