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Black and White Muffins make mornings better

Published: Oct 9, 2011 · Modified: Jun 19, 2022 by Chef Dennis Littley

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What could be more delicious than my black and white muffins? Warm from the oven the rich chocolate muffin filled with cheesecake is a great way to say to good morning to loved ones. You can even set them up to bake the night before to make life easier.

Black and White muffins sitting on a white plate with a red napkin in the background
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Sunday Morning I woke up craving chocolate, I knew I must be feeling better! I haven’t made anything for breakfast for the past few weekends so it felt good to get up with enough energy to bake. I try to find recipes that don’t take a lot of time to make, I get up earlier than Lisa and that usually gives me enough time to get something in the oven.

This morning I knew exactly what I wanted to make, years ago one company I worked for had a coffee shop and I had to officially become a Barista to oversee the operation, along with the coffee end of the operation, there were incredible baked goods daily, and one of my favorites was always a black and white muffin! Rich moist chocolate with creamy cheesecake filling….sigh

I  haven’t made these in years and couldn’t find my recipe, but did find one from King Arthur’s Flour, and since that is my favorite flour, I thought I would give it a try. I have to say that I was not disappointed, the muffins were rich, moist and oh so chocolaty, the perfect base for my cheesecake filling.

Black and White muffins sitting on a white plate

I would recommend mixing the dry ingredients beforehand. In fact, make two, store them in ziplock bags, date them and then in the morning when you get up it’s almost no work at all to have freshly baked muffins! I did not add the espresso powder to the muffins because I wanted the chocolate flavor to be the focus of the muffin.

Chocolate brownie muffin, with chocolate chips and walnuts sitting on a red napkin

If the cream cheese filling isn’t for you, but you’d love a good chocolate muffin this recipe is for you, just add some chocolate chips and walnuts and they come out like brownie muffins. I only made half a batch of the cream cheese filling and made some smaller muffins with white chocolate chips and walnuts, they were delicious, like a cakey brownie!

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Black and white muffin

Black and White Muffins

Adapted from a recipe by King Arthur’s Flour
You'll love these rich, moist chocolaty black and white muffins, filled with a creamy cheesecake filling. They're oh so delicious and would make a perfect treat for your weekend breakfast table.
5 from 11 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 35 minutes mins
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 430 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

Chocolate Muffin

  • ⅔ cup Dutch-process cocoa
  • 1 ¾ cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 ¼ cups light brown sugar*
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ teaspoon espresso powder{optional}*
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup whole milk (8 ounces)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 teaspoons vinegar
  • ½ cup butter (1 stick) melted

Cheesecake filling

  • 16 oz cream cheese
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ½ cup sugar

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 375°F.
  • Line a large muffin pan with paper or use a vegetable spray to coat the cups.
  • In the bowl of your mixer, whip the cream cheese until smooth.
  • Add the eggs, vanilla and sugar and whip until smooth and creamy.
  • Place Cheesecake filling in a pastry bag, and set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the cocoa, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, espresso powder, salt.
  • In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, vanilla and vinegar.
  • Add the wet ingredients, along with the melted butter, to the dry ingredients, stirring to blend; don’t over mix the muffins, its okay if there are some lumps.
  • Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin tin.
  • With your pastry bag full of cheesecake filling, place the tip of the pastry bag into the top of the batter and squeeze in enough to increase the volume of the muffin by about a quarter of the original size.*
  • Bake the muffins for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.
  • Remove the muffins from the oven, and allow to cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before serving.

Notes

*I did find the muffins a little sweet, which takes away from the chocolate flavor, I would cut back the sugar to one cup. *I didn’t add the espresso powder, with the cream cheese filling I wanted the chocolate to be the only other flavor, If I omitted the cheesecake filling I would have definitely used the espresso powder. *you can smooth over the chocolate muffin batter to completely enclose the cheesecake filling or leave it open at the top the way I did.

Nutrition

Calories: 430kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 7gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 118mgSodium: 463mgPotassium: 255mgFiber: 2gSugar: 33gVitamin A: 855IUCalcium: 113mgIron: 2.1mg
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  1. Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking says

    October 11, 2011 at 12:07 pm

    Wow, Dennis! These muffins look incredibly delicious, especially with that cheesecake filling! What a wonderful recipe and piece of nostalgia for you. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  2. Erin @ Dinners, Dishes and Desserts says

    October 11, 2011 at 11:39 am

    I am such a sucker for muffins! I can’t wait to try these, they sound amazing! I know my 6 year old will love them too! Voted for you!

    Reply
  3. Rachel says

    October 11, 2011 at 10:14 am

    Now that’s a muffin! Cheesecake in a muffin sounds so extravagant I might have to eat it for dessert.

    Reply
  4. Kim Bee says

    October 11, 2011 at 10:14 am

    Okay so I’ve been M.I.A. lately so here goes:
    Congrats on your foodbuzz nominations.
    Congrats on top 9!
    Am in love with this muffin. Gorgeous and tasty is the best combination in my book. Glad you are doing better. I’ve never checked out the King Arthur Flour site before so I now have it bookmarked. Have a great week Chef Dennis!

    Reply
  5. Lindsey @ Gingerbread Bagels says

    October 11, 2011 at 9:44 am

    I’m cheesecake and chocolate obsessed so I just LOVE these muffins. I wish I had one or two of three for breakfast right now. They look incredible! 🙂

    Congrats on the nominations and on Top 9! 🙂

    Reply
    • Chef D says

      October 11, 2011 at 9:52 am

      thanks Lindsey, and congratulations on your nomination for best baking, you certainly deserve that award!

      Reply
  6. Jackie says

    October 11, 2011 at 8:27 am

    Chef Dennis,
    These cupcakes touched my soul!!
    J

    Reply
  7. Laurie @SimplyScratch says

    October 11, 2011 at 8:03 am

    5 stars
    You got my vote! Cheers!

    Reply
  8. Elyse @The Cultural Dish says

    October 11, 2011 at 7:13 am

    These are so beautiful and the flavors… mmmm…. King Arthur has always been great so I’m glad their recipe worked out for you!

    Reply
  9. Sandra says

    October 11, 2011 at 6:08 am

    Congratulations Chef!

    Reply
  10. Elin says

    October 11, 2011 at 3:56 am

    Oink Oink…I want some !!! trottering around and around in hunger 🙂
    Have KIV this mmmm can’t wait for the Piggies to be back so that I can bake these mouthwatering muffins for them. One loves chocolate and one loves cheese so these black and white muffins will suit them both :)Have a nice day Piggy Chef 🙂
    Regards,
    Elin

    Reply
  11. Becky says

    October 11, 2011 at 3:21 am

    Congrats on the top 9 today! Your muffins look so good, especially with the cream cheese filling. I have filled muffins with jam before, but never cream cheese. thanks for the tip to mix the dry ingredients beforehand. makes for a quicker breakfast!

    Reply
  12. janet@fromcupcakestocaviar says

    October 11, 2011 at 12:52 am

    Dennis, these sound amazing! Definitely deserving of the top nine that they got! My family loves muffins and well, I am a chocolate addict so I will be trying this recipe for sure! Thanks 🙂

    Reply
  13. Christine says

    October 10, 2011 at 10:38 pm

    Chocolate and cheesecake together… great combo.

    Reply
  14. foodie @ tastingspot says

    October 10, 2011 at 11:38 pm

    these look great… nice pictures as well… i will give them a try over the weekend

    Reply
  15. kita says

    October 10, 2011 at 9:25 pm

    Oooh I may have to borrow this one Chef. I haven’t made a muffin in too long and these look like they could really hit the spot!

    Reply
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