Recipes Nugget Markets Signature Recipes
Chocolate Cheesecake Muffins
- Prep time
- 15 minutes PT15M
- Cook time
- 24–26 minutes PT26M
- Yield
- 18 servings
- Difficulty
Just try to say no to these deliciously decadent desserts—they're almost too good to be true!
Ingredients
Filling:
- 8 ounces cream cheese8 ounces cream cheese 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1 egg1 egg 1 egg
- 1 cup chocolate chips1 cup chocolate chips 1 cup chocolate chips
- ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt⅛ teaspoon kosher salt ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar⅓ cup granulated sugar ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Muffins:
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour1½ cups all-purpose flour 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup cocoa powder¼ cup cocoa powder ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt½ teaspoon kosher salt ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup water1 cup water 1 cup water
- ½ cup cooking oil½ cup cooking oil ½ cup cooking oil
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar1 tablespoon white vinegar 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preparation
Preheat oven to 325°F.
Combine all ingredients for the filling and set aside.
Sift the dry ingredients for the muffins together. Separately, mix water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla together, then combine dry and wet ingredients and stir until well-blended.
Line muffin pan with paper liners. Fill each cup ⅓ full with muffin batter, add 1 tablespoon cream cheese mixure, then fill with batter to ⅔ full.
Bake for 24–26 minutes.

