Sweet Cream Stuffed Popovers with Lime Sugar

I wanted to pop in here on this Friday afternoon (ha!) to make sure you guys had this ** wonderful ** breakfast/brunch recipe to enjoy. I am such a lover of the popover and really do make them all the time. This is my current favorite – these Sweet Cream Stuffed Popovers with Lime Sugar – and I know y’all are just going to LOVE them.

You can bake them right in regular ole’ muffin tins (no actual popover pans needed) and the batter comes together in a blender. I like to sneak a sweetened vanilla-lime cream cheese into the centers of these, which really makes them extra special, I think. You can skip that part if you prefer, but it only takes a few minutes to stir together the cream cheese mixture and then the finished popovers get this cheese Danish vibe that is to. die. for!

Sweet Cream Stuffed Popovers with Lime Sugar: The Breakdown

What you’ll need:

12 tsp butter + 6 TBSP melted butter

3 eggs

1.5 cups milk

1.5 cups all-purpose flour

3 tsp vanilla, divided

2 limes

1 TBSP sugar + ½ cup granulated sugar

4 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature (I use whipped)

1.5 TBSP sugar

How to make them:

Preheat your oven to 450 degrees F. Adjust your rack to the middle position.

Place 1 tsp butter into each of 12 muffin cups (1 TBSP of butter is basically 4 tsp, fyi). Pop the pan in the oven just until the butter melts. Using a pastry brush or a paper towel, brush the butter all over the muffin cups until well greased. Set aside.

In a bowl, combine ½ cup sugar with the zest of one lime. Stir until blended. 

In a blender, combine the eggs, milk, flour, 2 tsp of the vanilla, the zest of the other lime, and 1 TBSP of the melted butter. Blend until frothy and smooth. Pour into the 12 muffin cups, filling almost to the top. 

In a small bowl, combine the softened cream cheese, remaining teaspoon of vanilla, 1 TBSP lime juice, and 1 TBSP of the sugar. Stir until well combined. 

Spoon a little bit of this mixture down into each popover/muffin tin – about 1 tsp in each, give or take. 

Bake for 17 to 19 minutes, or until puffed and nicely golden brown. Remove from the oven and allow them to cool for about 5 minutes before transferring them elsewhere. NOTE: they will deflate when you take them out of the oven. This is okay!

Brush the popovers with some of the remaining melted butter and then roll them around in the lime sugar until nice and coated. Enjoy warm. 

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