Honey- & Goat Cheese-Filled Fig Muffins

From EatingWell: January/February 2010

Sweet figs and a filling of tangy goat cheese give a surprising twist to these hearty breakfast muffins. Make a batch of these on the weekend and enjoy them for breakfast all week long. If you’re not a fan of goat cheese, try them with cream cheese instead.

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"Next time I make this recipe, I will leave out the goat cheese. It just sort of melted in the muffin and didn't look anything like the picture. I used dried dates instead of figs and added chopped walnuts, which made it really good. I...

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46 Reviews for Honey- & Goat Cheese-Filled Fig Muffins

12/13/2012

Anonymous

Unrealistic characterization

These are good to look at and sound absolutely delicious, but how ever do you justify calling them "for weight loss" with 20 gr of added sugar per muffin. What are you thinkin'?

Pros: beautiful and probably delish

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06/27/2012

Anonymous

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Beautiful looking, nice tasting

The muffins are GORGEOUS. Just like the photo. I notice other readers commented on their goat cheese did not show up as expected. The key is to reserve the goat cheese & honey and combine all other ingredients. Then, after you have poured most of the batter in the muffin tins, ball up the goat cheese a little larger than a marble and stick it down in the middle of each muffin. Top with just enough batter to cover the cheese. I will in the future add some spices, however; perhaps some cinnamon or all spice. Like I said, very pretty and very fun, but just not as tantalizing a taste as I was looking for. Great recipe to build on though.
P.S. If you do not have buttermilk, combine 1 T lemon juice in a 1 Cup measuring cup, fill with milk, and let set for 5 min.

Pros: Gorgeous presentation to impress, unique flavor combination

Beautiful fig and goat cheese muffins

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06/23/2012

Anonymous

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I made these and substituted with fat-free cream cheese, all egg whites, and applesauce instead of oil. They still turned out good, but healthier and probably didn't taste as good as the fattier version would...but still good enough for me. :-) Only thing I didn't like was that the cream cheese melted throughout the muffin and was hard to be found.

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Anonymous wrote 45 weeks 5 days ago

I made these again with goat

I made these again with goat cheese instead of the fat-free cream cheese and they turned out perfect just like the picture! :-)

06/18/2012

Anonymous

Eh, these need a little altering

After following this recipe to a t, these muffins are okay. The goat cheese filling is not anywhere as creamy as the photo indicates, which was disappointing. Great concept, but not impressed with the end results.

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04/15/2012

Anonymous

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Absolutely amazing!

These are my absolute favorite muffins. They turn out great every time and have a delicious combination of flavors. Trust me, the goat cheese brings it all together!

Pros: everything! These are so awesome right out of the oven with the warm goat cheese!

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