Carrot Cake Style Muffins like Tim Hortons, the fun of making them at home!

Since my last visit to Tim Hortons, I became completely addicted to their carrot cake muffins! I absolutely had to find a way to make them at home, and you know what? A complete success.

Ingredients

Filling

• 8 ounces of cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 pinch of salt

For the carrot cake

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup oil
• 2 eggs, at room temperature
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 pound of carrots, grated (about 2 cups)
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda

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Preparation

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees f and butter a muffin tin.
• In a bowl, add all the cream cheese filling ingredients and whip until perfectly smooth.
• In a large bowl, whisk the sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla, then add the carrots, salt, and cinnamon.
• Sift the flour and baking soda over the wet ingredients.
• Place about 2 tablespoons of batter at the bottom of each compartment of the muffin tin.
• Then, drop a tablespoon of cream cheese in the center of the batter.
• Evenly distribute the remaining batter.
• Bake for 18 to 20 minutes.
• While the muffins cool, fill a piping bag with a small round tip (or a resealable bag with the tip cut off) with the remaining cream cheese filling and insert the filling into the center of the muffin.