 You don’t need to be a magician—just copy these ideas from Wolferman’s and turn English muffins into masterpieces. Photos courtesy Wolferman’s.
June 2005
Last Updated September 2010
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English Muffin Recipes
Page 2: Decorating Plain English Muffins
Actually, we apologize: there is no such thing as a plain English muffin. Every English muffin is a de facto beauty compared to a plain slice of toast. From her special fork split to her inviting nooks and crannies to that beauty dust sprinkled on top (it’s cornmeal), English muffins are special.
Decorator Muffins
Assemble vegetables and fruits on a base of cheese spread and copy the designs below to create your own muffin masterpieces. You can mix and match with plain or flavored cream cheese.
Savory English Muffin Decorations
- Beet curls
- Black Olives (Pitted)
- Chives
- Edamame
- Grape Tomatoes
- Green Olives With Pimento
- Pickled/Candied Jalapeño
- Pomegranate Seeds
- Roasted Red Pepper
- Sage Leaves
- Salmon Caviar
- Scallions
- Yellow Bell Pepper
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Savory English Muffin Decorations |
- Favorite Spreads: nut, olive or pimento cream cheese; taramasalata caviar spread; sour cream; crème fraîche (recipe), goat cheese, plain Greek yogurt, garlic-seasoned yogurt
Sweet English Muffin Decorations
- Apple Slices
- Blueberries
- Clementines or Mandarin Orange
- Kiwi
- Raspberries
- Star Fruit
- Strawberries
- Other Favorite Fruit
- Unsweetened Whipped Cream
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Sweet English Muffin Decorations |
- Favorite Spreads: honey walnut, pineapple or other fruited cream cheese; crème fraîche, goat cheese, goat cheese and honey
Recipe For Flavored Cream Cheese
Buying loose-pack flavored cream cheese at the bagel shop or deli is pretty pricey. Yet it takes no time at all to make your own, at a fraction of the price.
- Soften an eight-ounce package of cream cheese.
- Mix in 1/4 cup of flavoring—try more or less to taste. For example, you may wish to start with 1 tablespoon of chopped jalapeño.
- Chop ingredients to a fine texture. It takes more time, but the flavor of smaller pieces will blend better with the cream cheese than larger chunks.
- If you’re in a hurry, you can use a few tablespoons of dried onion or vegetable soup mix, just as with sour cream dip.
- For a sweet dip, pulse berries, pineapple or other fruit until you get the texture of crushed pineapple (or, buy and drain a can of crushed pineapple). You can use preserves if there is no fresh fruit at hand, but they add a lot of sugar.
- You can make chocolate cream cheese by adding cocoa and a small amount of sweetener (agave, artificial sweetener, brown sugar, honey, maple syrup).
- Stir thoroughly to blend. Refrigerate in a tightly-sealed container until ready to use.
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