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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Really good! Loved them!!!!
Hi Jenn, Just made your blueberry muffins and they are out-of-this-world delicious!! So happy I can stop searching for the best blueberry muffin recipe, because I’ve finally found it! I made two small changes: didn’t add the almond extract and I sprinkled a mixture of brown sugar and cinnamon on the tops, instead of the raw sugar (because I didn’t have any). When I took them out of the oven, they looked exactly like your picture. Can’t wait to try more of your great recipes! Thanks!!!
Can I make the batter a day ahead, so that I can just put it in the oven in the morning?
PS have made many of your recipes, and have loved them all.
So glad you like the recipes, Doreen! I wouldn’t recommend refrigerating the batter; they won’t rise as well when you go to bake them. You can bake them a day in advance though and serve the next day.
Awesome Muffins.
I did the Blueberry Muffins Jen and added the strawberries as you said it should work and they were awesome.
Your recipes are amazing and all of them will keep me busy in the kitchen. You are an inspiration!
Hi, Jen. These muffins smell and taste DELICIOUS. Unfortunately, though, the tops were a little flat compared to your photo. I used coarse white sugar instead of turbinado. Do you think it could have weighed them down? Or, maybe I should have used King Arthur AP flour instead of Gold Medal? The dome difference is slight, but I’d love them to be as pretty as they taste next time. Your baking know-how would be so appreciated!
PS-I used weight measurements, so I’m doubtful it had anything to do with the amount of BB’s, flour, or sugar.
Hi Kaime, I don’t think the white sugar would’ve weighed these down and the Gold Medal flour should’ve been fine. is your baking powder really old? Was the oven completely preheated before you put the muffins in?
My baking powder is fresh. I didn’t have an oven thermometer in my oven at the time, so I’ll be careful to do this next time. I could see how that could have been the issue. Thanks for your input and quick response! Love your recipes and excited about your cookbook!
Be very careful to not over mix muffin mixes- you want them JUST come together and still kind of lumpy for them to not have flat tops. That’s what my grandmother always taught me.
Here is a GREAT answer regarding baking- it TRULY is science…THEN an art :~)
– Over-mixing the batter!!!! You’ll know that you’ve done this if the muffins also turn out tough and chewy. This prevents rising because the gluten network is too tight to expand around the gas bubbles.
– Under-mixing the batter. You have to develop some gluten, otherwise there’s nothing to trap the gas bubbles and the muffins will just deflate before they get any rise. It’s a lot easier to over-mix than under-mix, but if you drastically under-mix and don’t even bother to get all the dry ingredients wet, then you won’t get any leavening action at all.
– Not enough leavening agent. This can happen with unsifted flour (sifting also helps incorporate air), using the wrong type of flour (especially if the recipe calls for self-raising), or using old or improperly-stored flour or baking soda/powder. You should be able to see some bubbling action before you pop the muffins in the oven; if you don’t, you might have this problem.
– Improper substitution of baking soda for baking powder. A lot of people think these are the same, but they aren’t. Both use sodium bicarbonate, which is what produces the CO2 bubbles but needs an acid in order to do it. Baking soda is intended to be used with mixtures that are already acidic; baking powder has an built-in acidifier, usually cream of tartar, which reacts with the water as soon as you incorporate it. If you ever substitute baking soda for baking powder, you need to add cream of tartar or some other acid/acidifier.
– Not resting the batter, or resting too long. If you use double-action baking powder (the norm, e.g. Magic brand) then you are supposed to rest for 5-10 minutes to allow for the first action. If you use single-action baking powder, you must get those muffins into the oven right away or they’ll start to collapse.
– Finally, and this might be stating the obvious – not filling the tins enough. It’s possible that the muffins are rising just fine, but they’re not supposed to double in size like bread or triple like pastries; you should be filling the tins at least 3/4 of the way up if you want tops.
I LOVE Jen’s recipes! I recommend them to anyone who asks for recipes. This is another one that I LOVED (I also left out almond, its just MY preference).
Lovely, lovely muffins. Extra brownie points for a recipe which worked perfectly in gram conversion and with British ingredients. More often than not a US baking recipe isn’t successful overseas as our flour is different, our sugar is milled differently, etc. This works! I shall make those heavenly muffins again and again ( probably without the almond extract, but this is simply personal preference) – thus, many thanks for sharing a GREAT recipe. PS I used frozen blueberries and my muffins took nearly 40 min to be perfectly baked ( and yes my oven is calibrated and temp checked via additional thermometer). Just goes to show how different ovens require adjusting the suggested baking time.
I am just wondering if your temperature settings for the oven are for standard or fan forced. I live in Australia and also wonder if your measurements are the same as we use here, ie. spoon ¾ or shld I adjust.
I am just cooking the blueberry muffins hopefully they turn out as good as the picture. I didn’t have fresh berries and used frozen (??) seemed to work fine. they didn’t rise as much as the picture.
Hi Larraine, I develop all my recipes using the standard oven setting. And most of my recipes have metric conversions; to view them, scroll down to the recipe and immediately under the recipe title on the right side, you’ll see a little toggle. If you move it from “cup measures” to metric, you’ll see measurements that will work for you. Frozen berries are fine to use here. Hope they turned out nicely!
I don’t really like the smell of almonds so I substituted with the freshly grated zest of 1 lemon and juice of 1/2 a lemon. Replaced milk with leftover buttermilk from another project. The resulting muffins were excellent! Light, fluffy and reminded me of summer. Great recipe
I’ve made many, many blueberry muffins and these are the best. Classic flavor and they look like they came from a bakery. I use King Arthur Flour sparkling white sugar on top and it adds a nice crunch and a professional-looking finish.
This is my go to recipe for muffins. I also cut the sugar to a scant 3/4 cup and left the turbinado sugar off the top after making the recipe as called for the first time. Still delicious! If I’m having guests the sugar gets put on!!