Good morning! I hope you all had a great holiday weekend. There’s something about this time of year that I just love. We’re easing into summer, planning getaways, and thankfully, things seem to slow down a bit.
My favorite part of these days is the mornings. It’s still cool enough where you can sit outside, drink a cup of coffee, and just relax. I also find that a few extra minutes in the morning without any distractions does wonders. What’s even better is when you have a fantastic muffin to enjoy, and it just so happens I have a new summer muffin to share with you today!
Raspberry goat cheese muffins are light, summery, and just a really good way to start the day. The goat cheese adds a creaminess to them, yet they’re unbelievably light. The fresh raspberries give them a brightness that says “hello summer.” When you break that first piece off and see all those berries flooding the muffin with both color and flavor, you might even find yourself going for a second! I used raspberries because they were too beautiful to pass up at the market, but you can use whatever berries you have on hand.
Whether you’re hosting a brunch, or just want to give yourself a little treat, I hope you try these!
Ingredients
- 7 ounces goat cheese
- 5 ounces unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
- 1 and 3/4 cups AP flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 and 1/4 cups raspberries (fresh or frozen)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream butter, and sugars till light and fluffy.
- Add in goat cheese and mix till combined.
- Add eggs and vanilla.
- Alternate adding dry ingredients with milk.
- Gently fold in raspberries and fill muffin tins.
- Bake at 350 degree for 22 - 25 minutes rotating once halfway through.
Notes
Please note I baked these in regular sized cupcake tins.
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Raspberry and Goat cheese is such a fantastic idea, Meg! I’m going to give this recipe a try for muffin monday!
Thanks An! So happy you’re going to try them for muffin Monday!
Never added goat cheese to muffins before, I’ll have to give this a try. Thanks!
Hope you like them Steph!
I love goat cheese in everything. This recipe sounds sooooo GOOD!! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you
What a great muffins! You are the Goat Cheese Queen!!
Lol, I do love my goat cheese!
A-mazing muffins, Meghan. I echo Erin – you are the goat cheese queen! I love these!
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Thanks so much Ryan!
I love Raspberry and Goat Cheese together, it would be amazing in muffins.
ohhhh goodness, need that! It sounds so refreshing and perfect patio breakfast! May need to make these when i move and finally have an outside space again!
That sounds simply fantastic – I love the combination of goat cheese with fruit, and these muffins sound like a wonderful treat!
Thank you Kiri!
These muffins look beautiful! I’ve never made muffins with goat cheese before. I def need to try!
Great recipe! Loving these flavors.
Thanks Dawn!
I swear I am jumping up and down repeating “so pretty, so pretty, so pretty”. These are gorgeous.
Lol, I can see this happening too! Thanks Kim!
Is there a better combo out there than raspberry and goat cheese?!! These look amazing!
Thanks Steph!
You were the one that really opened the door on experimenting in the kitchen with different dairies. I cam even remember your goat cheese ice cream post where you had done a demonstration. You really have made quite a number of delicious things with goat cheese and this is just another winner to add to the pile. I am left thinking how wonderful the taste would be, enjoy your talent!
Thanks so much for your kind words Tina!
I’ve never thought to use goat cheese in a muffin but I do LOVE goat cheese!
Yum! Those look so delicious, awesome recipe!
These look amazing. So glad you stopped by my site so i could find yours
These look great. Raspberries and goat cheese – how could that not be good??
Seriously…genius…raspberry & goat cheese…amazing!