Indian Chai Latte Muffins

Name: Indian Chai Latte Muffins
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 12 muffins
Cuisine: South Asia — Muslim traditions
Ingredients: 2 cup all-purpose flour; 0.5 cup dark brown sugar; 2.5 tsp baking powder; 0.5 tsp ground ginger; 0.5 tsp ground cardamom; 0.25 tsp ground allspice; 0.5 tsp salt; 1 cup buttermilk; 0.5 cup butter; 1 egg; 1 tsp alcohol-free vanilla extract; 1 cup white chocolate chips; 4 oz cream cheese; 0.25 tsp alcohol-free vanilla extract; 2 tbsp sugar

Buttermilk, white chocolate chips and cream cheese baked in the oven and flavoured with ginger and cardamom for a South Asian dessert.

30 min · Serves 12 · Medium

Method

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Time: Prep 10 min · Cook 20 min · 30 min total
Difficulty: medium

1
Preheat oven to 375. Grease 12 muffin cups or use butter-flavored spray. Mix all dry ingredients together, add milk, melted butter, egg, and vanilla, mix well. Stir in white chocolate chips.
2
Spoon into 12 muffin tins. Mix cream cheese, vanilla and sugar together until smooth. Using the back of a spoon make an indentation in the top of each muffin and add a heaping teaspoon of cream cheese mixture into the indentation.
3
Bake at 375 for 18 to 25 minutes, until edges of muffins begin to turn golden brown. Test with toothpick in side of muffin away from cream cheese filling. Remove and cool.
25 min
4
If using mini-muffin cups, bake 15-18 minutes.
18 min