Chocolate, vanilla, cottage cheese, orange, and cherry cupcakes – you want to make and eat them again and again, enjoying the delicate flavor. And for those who aren’t too fond of sweet things, we’ve also got a couple of recipes that will not only make you lick your fingers, but also make you want to eat more!
With cheese and tomatoes
Cupcakes come not only with berries and nuts, but also with tomatoes and cheese. What do you think of this unusual combination of ingredients? Does it intrigue you and make you want to try it? Then go ahead, it’s time to cook!
Ingredients:
- Flour – incomplete by the toe cup;
- Baking powder – 2 tsp;
- Salt – to taste;
- Ground pepper mixture – to taste;
- Milk – 1-1,5 cup;
- Eggs – 1 egg;
- Butter – 2,5 tbsp;
- Hard cheese – 50-75 gr;
- Cheese – 100 gr;
- Dijon mustard – 0,5 tsp;
- Small tomatoes (can be cherry) – 5-6 pcs;
- Pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds (peeled) – 2 tbsp.
Method of preparation:
- Wash the tomatoes well;
- Dry them and take off their skin if necessary;
- Cut the flesh into even slices (cubes, slices, blocks);
- In a deep bowl, mix eggs with cottage cheese, milk, flour, melted butter and baking powder;
- Then salt, pepper, season with mustard;
- Mix well and add the cheese grated on a fine grater;
- Stir again;
- In muffin tins, place a layer of dough on the bottom, then a layer of tomatoes and another layer of dough on top;
- Then sprinkle with grated cheese and seeds;
- Set in a heated to 200 degrees oven for 40-45 minutes;
- Serve as a dish on its own.
Chocolate with Cherries
The sweetness of vanilla, the pleasant bitterness of chocolate, and the slight sourness of cherries are something that is impossible to resist when it comes to chocolate-cherry muffins with a cup of aromatic strong coffee or tea.
Ingredients:
- Sugar – 1-1.5 cups;
- Flour – 1-1,5 cup;
- Eggs – 2 pcs;
- Butter – 3-4 tbsp;
- Soda – 1 tsp;
- Pitted cherries – 1,5 cup;
- Bitter chocolate – 1 bar;
- Vanilla sugar – 0.5 tsp;
- Cacao – 3 tablespoons;
- Cognac – 1 tbsp.
Method of preparation:
- In a deep bowl, mix eggs and sugar;
- Beat until homogeneous;
- Sift the flour through a sieve and add to the sugar and egg mixture;
- Then add the baking soda, cocoa and melted butter;
- Mix thoroughly and knead the dough;
- Melt the chocolate in a water bath and add to the dough together with the cherries and cognac;
- Mix gently;
- Spread the batter in muffin tins;
- Send to a preheated 190 degrees oven for 35-45 minutes.
With pecans and maple syrup
Not only can you serve pancakes and pancakes with maple syrup, but you’ll never want to part with a pecan muffin once you try it. After all, they’ll be your secret weapon, both on the holiday table and on any given day.
Ingredients:
- Flour – 80 g;
- Corn starch – 1 tsp;
- Baking powder – 0,5 tbsp;
- Salt – to taste;
- Cinnamon ground – 1 tbsp;
- Nutmeg ground – on the tip of a knife;
- Butter – 100 gr;
- Vanilla sugar – to taste;
- Milk – 150 ml;
- Walnuts – 50 gr.
For cream and decoration:
- Butter – 4-5 tbsp;
- Cream cheese – 4 tbsp;
- Powdered sugar – 4 tbsp;
- Salt – to taste;
- Maple syrup – 1 tbsp;
- Walnuts kernels – 4 tbsp.
Method of preparation:
- In a bowl, mix all the loose ingredients together;
- Grind walnut kernels into coarse crumbs and add to the bowl with the flour and other ingredients;
- Stir;
- Beat the sugar with the eggs and butter;
- Then gently transfer to a bowl with the loose ingredients;
- Season with vanilla sugar and maple syrup;
- Mix well;
- Add warm milk and mix until smooth;
- Spread the batter into the muffin tins;
- And send it to the oven heated to 180 degrees for 30-35 minutes;
- After baking, cool the cupcakes well.
For the cream:
- Using a mixer, beat the butter and cheese until smooth;
- Mix the salt with the maple syrup and add to the butter and cheese mixture;
- Beat again with a mixer;
- Transfer the cream to a piping bag and use it to decorate the muffins;
- Sprinkle crushed nuts on top;
- If you prefer, if you don’t like cream, you can pour just maple syrup over the cupcakes, garnishing them with nuts.
With spinach and cheese
If you’re not a big fan of sweets, spinach and cheese muffins are the perfect solution. Tender, light and incredibly tasty, they literally melt on your tongue so you can enjoy their unobtrusive flavor all day long whether it’s breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Ingredients:
- Flour – 1 cup;
- Eggs – 1 egg;
- Kefir – an incomplete two finger glass;
- Spinach – medium sized bundle;
- Butter – 1 tbsp;
- Hard cheese – 50-75 gr;
- Baking powder – 1 tbsp;
- Sunflower oil – 2 tbsp;
- Salt – to taste;
- Ground nutmeg – to taste.
Method of preparation:
- Sift the flour through a fine sieve several times;
- Mix salt and nutmeg and add to the sifted flour;
- In a bowl beat the kefir with the eggs and sunflower oil;
- Pour the resulting mass into a bowl with the flour and mix gently;
- Wash the spinach under cold running water;
- Dry thoroughly;
- Chop and fry in butter for 6-7 minutes;
- Cool and add to the batter;
- Mix well;
- Grate cheese on a medium grater;
- Add to the dough and mix again;
- Fill the muffin tins with the batter;
- Send in heated to 200 degrees in the oven for 25-30 minutes.
Custard with orange zest
Flavorful, airy, and so delicious you can’t stop until the last curd-orange muffin goes into your mouth!
Ingredients:
- Oranges – 1 pc;
- Baking powder – 1.5 tsp;
- Salt – to taste;
- Soda – 0,5 tsp;
- Cottage cheese – 200 gr;
- Eggs – 3 pcs;
- Sugar – 1,5-2 cups;
- Vanilla sugar – 0,5 tsp;
- Butter – 100 gr;
- Flour – 3 cups;
- Milk – 1 cup incomplete for two fingers.
Method of preparation:
- Orange zest grate on a fine grater;
- In a bowl, mix cottage cheese with eggs, sugar, salt, vanilla sugar, melted butter, baking powder, baking soda and milk;
- Beat with a mixer until smooth and add orange zest;
- Sift the flour through a fine sieve several times;
- Add to the bowl with the ingredients;
- Stir and knead the dough;
- Fill muffin tins with batter;
- Send in a preheated 180 degrees oven for 30-35 minutes;
- Before serving, if desired, you can sprinkle with powdered sugar or grated chocolate.
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