Ingredients

• 1 3-oz. package cream cheese, softened (allow to sit at room temperature)
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons (1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon) baking powder
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup minced green onions with tops
• 3 cups bite-size crispy rice cereal squares, crushed to 1 cup

Directions

Preheat oven to 400° F.

In an electric mixer bowl, add cream cheese, butter and sugar and beat until blended and creamy.

In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. In another medium mixing bowl, combine eggs, milk and green onions. Add 1/2 of the flour mixture to the butter and cheese mixture and mix until blended. Add egg and milk mixture and mix until blended. Add remaining 1/2 of flour mixture and mix just until thoroughly blended and smooth. Remove mixer bowl and manually stir cereal crumbs into muffin batter.

Grease muffin cups, then fill each cup 2/3 full with muffin batter. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until light golden brown. Serve warm with butter.