Peaches and Cream Muffins

Ingredients

Muffin Topping
• 1/4 cup sugar (50mL)
• 2 tsp cinnamon (10mL)
• 3/4 cup sliced almonds, finely chopped (175mL)
Muffin Batter
• 1 can California Cling Peach slices, drained (14 oz/398 mL) (1 can)
• 3 1/4 cups plain packaged muffin mix (800mL)
• 1 egg, lightly beaten (1)
Cream Cheese Filling
• 1 pkg cream cheese (8 oz/250 g) (1 pkg)
• 1 egg (1)
• 1/3 cup sugar (75 mL)
• 1/4 tsp almond extract (1 mL)
• 1/4 tsp salt (1 mL)
• 1 tsp lemon juice (5 mL)

Instructions

1. sugar, cinnamon and almonds for topping. Set aside. In a blender, puree 1/3 of the California Cling Peach slides and set aside. Dice remaining peaches and set aside. Prepare muffin batter according to package directions. Add pureed peaches. Fold in diced peaches. Set aside. To prepare filling, beat cream cheese in a medium bowl until soft. Add egg, sugar, almond extract, salt and lemon juice. Beat until completely smooth and set aside. In paper-lined muffin pans, place 1 tbsp (15 mL) of batter into each paper cup. Add 2 tsp (10 mL) of cream cheese mixture on top of batter. Cover with additional batter. Sprinkle each muffin with topping mixture and bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool.

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