Red velvet and cream cheese come together to form tender Red Velvet Muffins. This is the perfect breakfast for red velvet lovers!
Do you know how most people have that “moment” after Thanksgiving and Christmas, where they have eaten so many sweets and treats that they are just ready to start that New Year’s diet? Well, that moment doesn’t happen for me at the end of the year. Or at the beginning of the year. That moment happens for me after red velvet week.
Yep – it’s that time again. Time for Taste and Tell’s 3rd annual Red Velvet Week.
I have been busy baking and eating and staining my fingers red. And let me tell you – going on year 3, and with the popularity of red velvet, it sure is hard to come up with new ideas. I have been actually thinking about it since the end of Red Velvet Week last year. Some of this year’s ideas have been tested and re-tested. And I had a couple that still need more tweaking. (So maybe they’ll be ready for next year??) But I sure do hope you will all love the 5 recipes that I am bringing to you this year. It sure has been fun, and thank goodness I still love red velvet just as much as when I began!
I thought I’d start the week off with breakfast, because if I’ve learned anything, it’s that red velvet is not just for dessert. I’ve done Red Velvet Pancakes. I’ve done Red Velvet Waffles. I’ve done Red Velvet Crepes.
And this year – I’m doing muffins.
I can’t believe I didn’t think of doing muffins before. Especially considering how much I love muffins. But I have the good ol’ Target to thank for this one. I was shopping a little while back, and while walking through the bakery section, I noticed red velvet muffins. And then I had one of those “duh” moments.
I didn’t try their muffins, and I decided to change it up a little bit. Theirs had white chocolate chips in them, but I knew that I had to somehow incorporate cream cheese. I didn’t want to do an icing – that’s too cupcake-y. And that’s when the idea of doing cream cheese muffins popped into my head.
These muffins worked out just how I wanted them to. They definitely have a muffin texture (vs. a cupcake texture). They aren’t too sweet, but are perfect for a breakfast splurge. We enjoyed snacking on them for breakfast for several days. (Which is probably one reason I’m ready to make best friends with Jillian Michaels again!!)
I can’t wait to share all of the red velvet treats with you this week – so make sure to come back for more!!
More Red Velvet Recipes
Red Velvet Tres Leches Cake
Red Velvet Cupcakes
Red Velvet Ice Cream with Marshmallow Swirl
Oreo Cream Cheese Stuffed Red Velvet Brownies
Red Velvet Quick Bread with Cream Cheese Filling
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Red Velvet Muffins
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 24 muffins 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Description
Red velvet and cream cheese come together to form tender Red Velvet Muffins. This is the perfect breakfast for red velvet lovers!
Ingredients
Muffins
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar, divided
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon red food coloring
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs, slightly beaten
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
Topping
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup butter, cut into cubes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F. Line 24 muffin tins with paper liners or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, mix together the flour, 1 cup of the sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, mix together the buttermilk, cocoa, food coloring, oil and eggs. Combine the wet and dry ingredients and mix just until moistened.
- In a small bowl, beat together the cream cheese and remaining 1/2 cup of sugar. Fold into the muffin batter, being careful to not overmix. Fill the muffin tins about 2/3 full with the batter.
- In another small bowl, mix together the flour and sugar. Cut in the butter until it resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle the crumb mixture evenly over the muffins.
- Bake until a toothpick inserted comes out clean, about 17-20 minutes.
Keywords: red velvet muffins
Jay says
Hey Deborah! Red Velvet and cream cheese is one of those perfect pairings, just like peanut butter and chocolate. I am looking for your opinion for an alternative to folding the cream cheese mixture into the batter, What if I put some batter in the bottom of the muffin well, then put in a dollop of the cream cheese mixture, and then topped it with more red velvet batter? This was you would encounter a nice bite of sweet cream cheese in the middle. I’ve done this with pumpkin muffins and it’s turned out quite tasty.
Deborah says
Hi Jay – I can’t say for sure, since I haven’t tried it, but I’m guessing it would work! I’ve done this successfully with cupcakes, so I’m guessing that it would work with these muffins, as well!
Pika says
I see you’ve had this recipe up for a while already, however it took until this week for me to discover it. The reaction at work? “These are stupid good!!!” So thanks for the win with my colleagues 🙂
melanie says
I used a a cup of buttermilk and jumbo eggs vs large…I hope I did not ruin these…:(
Erin @ Dinners, Dishes and Desserts says
I love muffins, these look amazing! I can’t believe you have come up with so many red velvet ideas, and they are all so good!
Dezi A says
The recipe calls for 1 cup of vegetable oil but I can’t see that anywhere in the directions… And that seems like a TON of oil…
Heather of Kitchen Concoctions says
Genius! Totally pinning this to make soon!
Chels R. says
Looks so good!
Becca @ Crumbs and Chaos says
What a beautiful muffin…looking forward to this week!
Jessica@AKitchenAddiction says
I’d love to have a couple of these for breakfast!
Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious says
Oh my – red velvet for breakfast? You are my hero, Deborah.
Emily says
LOVE red velvet! Can’t wait to see what you bring us this week!
natalie@thesweetslife says
sounds like a perfect breakfast to me!
Joanne says
Yay! This is my favorite week of the year. Seriously. I so want to wake up to these tomorrow!
Ashton says
These look UNREAL! I can’t even tell you how much I love cream cheese muffins!!! But with red velvet??? omg….
carrian says
These look amazing! I love your red velvet weeks!
Kristy says
Oooh these look fabulous! Can’t wait to see the rest of red velvet week!
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
Pretty muffins, I love your streusel topping!
Kristen says
Oh these are so pretty! What a beautiful thing to wake up to.
teresa says
nice! i love these, they’re beautiful and i want one in my belly 🙂
Karly says
Hooray for red velvet week! 🙂 These look fabulous!
a farmer in the dell says
I love red velvet week! these look amazing!
Christina @ The Beautiful Balance says
YAY, it has begun!! These look incredible. I wish a batch of them would appear on my counter 🙂
Katrina @ In Katrina's Kitchen says
Red Velvet week! wooo hooooo!
Cassie | Bake Your Day says
Yay, red velvet week! I’ve been looking forward to it!!
Jennifer @ Mother Thyme says
Red velvet is by far my favorite. I can’t wait to see all the red velvet recipes this week. You definitely are starting with a bang! These muffins look amazing!
Abby says
Those muffins are so pretty! Love this series.
(Also, I just typed “albums” instead of muffins. Wha?”
Robyn Stone | Add a Pinch says
Okay, I’m moving to your house for the week! Red velvet week sounds like the best week of all!
Colleen @ What's Baking in the Barbershop?! says
I love this idea of making red velvet muffins! Makes you feel a tad healthier… Yours look fabulous! 🙂
Averie @ Averie Cooks says
Cant believe it’s already that time of year again…time flies!
Great job on these from-scratch muffins!
Rosa says
Divine looking muffins!
Cheers,
Rosa