Blueberry Muffins
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Looking for the best blueberry muffin recipe? Look no further! Bursting with juicy berries, these moist and tender muffins taste just like the ones from your favorite bakery.
These blueberry muffins are loaded with juicy berries and topped with a sparkling sugar crust that practically begs you to take a bite. The recipe is simple, but the flavor is anything but. The secret? A mix of vanilla and almond extract. Vanilla adds the classic bakery-style flavor, while almond brings out the fruit and gives the muffins a little something extra.
In the summer, I use fresh blueberries, but frozen work too—just don’t thaw them first or the batter will turn purple. The muffins freeze beautifully, so go ahead and make a double batch. You’ll be glad to have them on hand for easy breakfasts or snacks.
“I made these for my husband’s coworkers…they are still raving about them two weeks later. Huge hit. Recipe is a keeper!”
What You’ll Need To Make Blueberry Muffins
- All-purpose flour, baking powder & salt – The dry mix: flour provides structure, baking powder helps the muffins rise, and salt brings out the flavor.
- Butter & sugar – Creamed together to create a rich, tender crumb and sweetness.
- Eggs – Bind the batter and add structure so the muffins hold together.
- Vanilla & almond extract – For warm, bakery-style flavor with a hint of nuttiness.
- Milk – Loosens up the batter just enough and adds moisture.
- Fresh blueberries – Fresh is best if you’ve got them, but frozen work too—just add them straight from the freezer (the batter may be a little streaky, but it’ll bake up just fine).
- Turbinado sugar – Also called raw sugar or demerara sugar, this coarse, golden sugar adds a pretty sparkle and a crunchy top. Look for it in the baking aisle; it’s great for topping muffins, cookies, and even oatmeal (or you can add it to your coffee).
- Jump to the printable recipe for precise measurements
Step-By-Step Instructions
Step 1: Mix the dry ingredients. To begin, combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl and whisk to blend.
Step 2: Cream the butter and sugar. Next, beat the butter and sugar for a few minutes until light and creamy.
Step 3: Add the eggs and flavoring. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Then beat in the vanilla and almond extracts.
Step 4: Combine the wet and dry ingredients. Gradually mix in the flour mixture alternating with the milk. The batter will be on the thicker side.
Step 5: Finish the batter. Using a rubber spatula, fold the blueberries into the batter.
Step 6: Fill the pan. Spoon the batter into a muffin tin lined with paper liners. (It’s important to use the liners, otherwise the blueberries will stick to the bottom of the pan, making the muffins difficult to remove.) Sprinkle the turbinado sugar over top.
Step 7: Bake and cool. Bake for about 30 minutes, then let the muffins cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack. Because they’re packed with juicy blueberries, they stay moist for days—but they can get a little soggy. To store, line an airtight container with paper towels, place the muffins in a single layer, and top with another layer of paper towels. Keep them on the counter for a few days or freeze for up to 3 months.
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Blueberry Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon almond extract
- ½ cup milk
- 2¼ cups fresh blueberries
- 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar (also called raw sugar or demerara sugar)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) and put an oven rack in the middle position. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners. Spray the pan and the liners with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter and granulated sugar for about 2 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl and beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla extract and almond extract. (The batter may look a little grainy -- that's okay).
- Gradually add the flour mixture, alternating with the milk, beating on low speed to combine. The batter will be very thick. Add the blueberries to the batter and fold gently with a spatula until evenly distributed. Do not overmix.
- Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin tin (an ice-cream scoop with a wire scraper works well here); they will be very full. Sprinkle the turbinado sugar evenly on top of the muffins.
- Bake for about 30 minutes, until lightly golden. Let the muffins cool in the pan for about 10 minutes. Run a knife around the edge of each muffin to free it from the pan if necessary (the blueberries can stick), then transfer the muffins to a rack to cool completely.
Notes
Nutrition Information
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Great muffins! The ‘crust’ on these lovelies makes these sparkle, so beautiful. Biting into them, you get the crunch and sweet of raw sugar, then the whiff of the vanilla-almond extracts with the bite of blueberry. Didn’t change a thing in the recipe except lessening the scoopful in each muffin liner. That’s how the batch made 15. Thank you so much Jenn!
Followed receipe exactly came out perfect!! Truly the best don’t change anything.
I made these last night and they were awesome, but the blueberries all sank to the bottom of the muffins, making the bottoms very blueberry mushy. Still great tasting, but what did I do wrong? I’d like to have them scattered more throughout the muffin.
Hi Tracy, Glad you enjoyed but not sure what went wrong with the berries sinking to the bottom; I haven’t had that issue with this recipe. Did you use fresh or frozen berries? In any case, you can always avoid this problem by tossing the berries with about one tablespoon of the flour mixture before mixing them in. Hope that helps!
Hi, Jenn. I used fresh blueberries. They are still good, but they are definitely “bottom heavy”, for lack of a better description. I’ll try the flour trick next batch. Thanks!
Love these muffins! I made them a few weeks ago and they were delicious. I made them again yesterday, but with PEACHES instead of blueberries. They were amazing!!! I also substituted half of the flour with whole wheat flour and they tasted just as good!!
I made these this morning with a few substitutions since I have diabetes. Used 3/4 cup Splenda and 1/4 cup of sugar and used almond milk instead of regular milk and skipped the turbinado sugar.
They were delicious even without the sugar topping. Who would have thought about adding almond extract to blueberry muffins? It was tasty.
This recipe is fabulous; my muffins turned out great! They are so easy to make. My husband and neighbors absolutely loved them; I keep having to tell my husband to lay off on the muffins! I will definitely make these again.
I made these the other day and took out the almond extract and substituted lemon zest instead, awesome recipe.
BlueBerry Muffins – It ain’t nothin’ I love betta than blueberry muffin’s.
I loved the recipe. I did tweak it a little. I reduced the sugur to 3/4 cup, removed the almond extract (not a fan), and reduced the turbinado sugar. (Sugar reduction as a whole is a good thing, too sweet for my taste). I also used a stand mixer. Also reduced the amount of blue berries to 2 cups.
All in all, it came out quite tasty. I think next time I might use salted butter just to see if it gives it a more prominent buttery taste.
To keep berries, nuts or raisens from sinking to the bottom of your baking mix, keep a little of your flour mix to the side. Toss your berries, etc in the extra flour mix. Make sure all your berries, etc are covered with the mix. Then place the mixture in with your main flour mix. The reason you want to use the mixture is so you are not adding addition flour to the recipe. I learn trick from a baking show. Now I do it all the time.
Wow, these really were the best blueberry muffins I have ever had. Mine did not turn out nearly as beautiful as yours though. I think I may have overmixed the flour (?) because the batter got sticky and didn’t mold to the cupcake liner as well as it should have. Eh, at least they tasted delicious.
Hi Kathleen, So glad you enjoyed the muffins. Do you think maybe they were under-cooked?
Made these with frozen raspberries—they were fabulous. Omitted the almond extract and just used vanilla, as almonds are not my favorite.