Blueberry Muffins

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My bakery-style Blueberry Muffins come topped with a buttery brown sugar streusel that takes their flavor over the top. Skip the coffee shop version; these homemade Blueberry Muffins can be yours in just 45 minutes.

Blueberry muffins on a cooling rack.


 

Confession: I have an addiction to my coffee shop’s drive-through. It’s convenient, quick, and a java and pastry are the ultimate pick-me-up when my energy is crashing right around 3 p.m.

But that habit is starting to do a number on my budget, so I decided to recreate some of my favorite bakery case goodies at home. (And I may or may not have a fancy espresso machine hanging out in my online shopping cart. Decisions, decisions!)

I already shared my secrets for bakery-style Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins, Coffee Cake Muffins, and just-like-Starbucks Lemon Yogurt Cake. Now, I’ve taken to the test kitchen to perfect a classic Blueberry Muffin recipe.

They can be fresh from the oven just 45 minutes from now, so I have even fewer reasons to swing by the coffee shop.

With all the money I’ll be saving, I think that espresso machine is sounding like a pretty reasonable and worthy investment, don’t you think?

Recipe ingredients

Labeled ingredients for blueberry muffins.

At a Glance: Here is a quick snapshot of what ingredients are in this recipe.
Please see the recipe card below for specific quantities.

Ingredient notes

  • Blueberries: Stock up on 1 pint of fresh blueberries, then wash, drain, and pick them over. That means remove any straggler stems and toss any wrinkly or damaged berries. You can also use thawed frozen blueberries, wild or regular. (For additional fruit options, see “Recipe FAQs” below.)

Step-by-step instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare a muffin pan with cupcake liners. In a large bowl, sift together 2 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder, and ½ teaspoon salt. Set aside.
Dry ingredients for blueberry muffins next to a muffin tin.
  1. In a medium bowl, whisk eggs until smooth. Add the ½ cup melted butter, milk, and vanilla, and whisk until combined. Add egg mixture to flour mixture and stir until combined. (Dough will be lumpy.) Fold in blueberries.
Blueberry muffin batter in a clear bowl.
  1. To prepare the streusel topping, in a medium bowl combine ¼ cup flour, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, cinnamon, and ⅛ teaspoon salt.
Streusel topping ingredients in a small glass bowl next to a pastry cutter.
  1. Using a pastry cutter, cut in butter until topping is crumbly and coarse.
Streusel topping in a small white bowl.
  1. Fill prepared muffin cups with batter. Top each muffin with streusel topping, about 1 tablespoon each.
Blueberry muffins in a tin before being baked.
  1. Bake until muffin centers bounce back when lightly pressed, about 18 to 22 minutes. Cool muffins on a rack for several minutes before removing from pan. Cool completely and store in an airtight container, up to 4 days.
Blueberry muffins on a cooling rack.

What is the best muffin pan?

When I bake my muffins, I always reach for my USA Pan 12-Cup Nonstick Muffin Pan. My muffins always come out easily and I like that it has a large overhang, so I can easily grip it with an oven mitt without squishing them. You can get it at Amazon for $29.95, and I also rounded up the best muffin pans if you’re looking for another option for your fluffiest muffins ever.

Recipe tips and variations

  • Yield: My Blueberry Muffin recipe creates 12 regular-sized muffins.
  • Storage: Store leftovers covered at room temperature for up to 4 days.
  • Freezer: Transfer Blueberry Muffins to an airtight container or freezer bag and freeze for up to 3 months. When you’re ready to enjoy them, thaw the muffins at room temperature overnight, then reheat thawed muffins at 300 degrees for 3 to 5 minutes or until warm.
  • Ease up on the stirring: Don’t overmix; doing so results in less tender muffins. Your batter should be a little lumpy as you add it to the muffin pan.
Blueberry muffins in a bowl on a counter next to a cup of espresso.

Frequently Asked Questions

Could I try this muffin recipe with a different kind of fruit?

Definitely. Cherries, raspberries, chopped peaches, chopped nectarines, or chopped apples would all taste incredible incorporated into this muffin batter. Let your creativity take the lead, just stick with 2 cups of your favorite fresh or frozen fruit and cut it to about the same size of blueberries.

Why does the butter temperature matter?

You’ll notice that I call for melted butter for the muffin batter and cold butter for the streusel. This isn’t just to keep you guessing, I promise! The melted butter mixes seamlessly into the batter, while the cold butter is essential to create that crave-able crumbly texture for the muffin topping. Try not to overwork (and overheat) the streusel so it stays coarsely textured.

Can I make these in a different size of muffin pan?

You sure can. Mini muffin tin, jumbo muffin tin; do you! You’ll want to adjust the cooking time to avoid over- or undercooking.

How can I add even more flavor to Blueberry Muffins?

Add 1 tablespoon lemon zest to batter, if desired.

Bonus blueberry ideas

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Blueberry muffins on a cooling rack.

Blueberry Muffins

My bakery-style Blueberry Muffins come topped with a buttery brown sugar streusel that takes their flavor over the top. Skip the coffee shop version; these homemade Blueberry Muffins can be yours in just 45 minutes.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 12 muffins
Course Bread, Breakfast
Cuisine American
Calories 290
5 from 1174 votes

Equipment

Ingredients 

For the blueberry muffins:

For the streusel topping:

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare a muffin pan with cupcake liners. In a large bowl, sift together 2 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder, and ½ teaspoon salt. Set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk eggs until smooth. Add the ½ cup melted butter, milk, and vanilla, and whisk until combined. Add egg mixture to flour mixture and stir until combined. (Dough will be lumpy.) Fold in blueberries.
  • To prepare the streusel topping, in a medium bowl combine ¼ cup flour, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, cinnamon, and ⅛ teaspoon salt. Using a pastry cutter, cut in butter until topping is crumbly and coarse.
  • Fill prepared muffin cups with batter. Top each muffin with streusel topping, about 1 tablespoon each. Bake until muffin centers bounce back when lightly pressed, about 18 to 22 minutes. Cool muffins on a rack for several minutes before removing from pan. Cool completely and store in an airtight container, up to 4 days.

Recipe Video

Notes

  1. Blueberries: Stock up on 1 pint of fresh blueberries, then wash, drain, and pick them over. That means remove any straggler stems and toss any wrinkly or damaged berries. You can also use thawed frozen blueberries, wild or regular. (For additional fruit options, see “Recipe FAQs”.)
  2. Yield: My Blueberry Muffin recipe creates 12 regular-sized muffins.
  3. Storage: Store leftovers covered at room temperature for up to 4 days.
  4. Freezer: Transfer Blueberry Muffins to an airtight container or freezer bag and freeze for up to 3 months. When you’re ready to enjoy them, thaw the muffins at room temperature overnight, then reheat thawed muffins at 300 degrees for 3 to 5 minutes or until warm.

Nutrition

Serving: 1muffinCalories: 290kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 4gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 54mgSodium: 292mgPotassium: 86mgFiber: 2gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 372IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 66mgIron: 1mg
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  1. My 65-year old husband said these are the best blueberry muffins he has ever had!! It had been years since I have used a sifter, but this recipe looked worth the extra effort and it paid off! Thank you!5 stars

  2. I have made these twice now. Both times they were fantastic! I did have to add about 2 TBS more milk both times. Could have something to do with altitude/humidity differences. Just be aware. If it seems too thick add a tad bit more milk. This is an easy to follow with good results recipe. I am the worlds worst baker and if I can make these great, so can you.5 stars

    1. Hi Stephanie, I’m relieved that you made the recipe work for you. Could be humidity or altitude depending on where you live! But here, you knocked it out of the park. So let’s update your title from World’s Worst Baker to World’s Okayest Baker. :) My sister calls herself that, I always laugh. But seriously you did great, I’m so happy and relieved that the recipe worked out for you. Due to your own genius! Thanks again Stephanie and take care.

  3. This was delicious! I have been ordering blueberry muffins for a week and kept being delivered some replacement, that was not a blueberry muffin. I finally decided to just make my own! These are so much better than anything I would have ordered. I live at a high altitude and so I ended up adding more milk as the batter was too thick but that is common at high altitudes. I also added 2 tsp fresh lemon juice which was delicious.

    1. Hi Patricia, good for you for adding more milk! Another commenter did that over the weekend too; she added 2 tbsp more of milk to adjust for the high altitude. You’re a great baker! The lemon juice sounds so good too. Other people have done that, such a great idea. Thanks so much for trying the recipe and coming back to leave a comment. I appreciate you so much! Take care and have a great week. :) -Meggan

  4. These tasted great but the bottoms crumbled when I tried to remove them. Are they supposed to be baked in a jumbo size muffin pan? and also I didn’t use liners just sprayed the pan with cooking spray. Could that be why they crumbled?

    1. Hi Claudia, I’m so sorry that happened. No, I’ve never made them in a jumbo-sized muffin pan. It’s just a standard muffin tin. I would only forgo paper liners if you have a high-quality nonstick pan where you know it’s going to perform (like I have a USA Standard muffin pan and nothing sticks to it; it’s always great even without liners). Cooking spray usually works but you might have needed to use more. Is there any chance there is an altitude/humidity adjustment that needed to take place? I don’t have that kind of expertise. I’m just wondering what else could have gone wrong. I’m really sorry the bottoms crumbled, that’s sad. -Meggan

  5. I loved the muffins. Super easy to make and delicious and quick. I added mini m&m and turned out beautiful because the color of the m&ms spreaded out. They look festive.5 stars

    1. I’m so glad you enjoyed them! I’ll have to try M&Ms next time! Thanks Nicole! -Meggan

  6. Delicious! I made these muffins recently and they were a big success. So tasty. Thank you for a great recipe!5 stars

  7. Since my blueberries were not very flavorful, I added the zest of one lemon directly to the batter and all the juice of that same lemon to the blueberries and folded them and any juice into the batter. The results were fantastic, just enough tart to help balance the sweetness of the streusel topping.5 stars

    1. Hi Andrea, thank you so much for this comment! I’m glad you made the recipe work for you, I bet all that extra lemon flavor was so delicious. I love lemon and blueberry together. I always love reading the comments from confident bakers! Thanks for trying the recipe, I’m very grateful. Take care – Meggan.

  8. I made these for my family and they said they were the best muffins they ever had. Loved the crunch on top and so moist inside with a flavor burst of blueberries in every bite. Absolutely delicious.5 stars

    1. Hi Pat, thank you so much!!! Yes these muffins are so overloaded with blueberries, but not in a bad way thank goodness. I appreciate that you tried the recipe, I’m relieved you loved the muffins, and I’m so grateful that you left a comment to tell me about it. I hope you have a wonderful week and thank you again, take care! -Meggan

    1. Well thank you Joann, I’m so glad you liked them! I appreciate you trying the recipe and leaving a comment, it means a lot. I hope you have a great week! Happy Monday! -Meggan

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