Strawberry Muffins
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Soft, fluffy, and just sweet enough—these strawberry muffins are perfect for breakfast, snacking, or tucking into lunchboxes.
These strawberry muffins are a favorite in my kitchen when berries start showing up at the market. They’re a nice change from the usual blueberry muffins and just as delicious—maybe even better. I load the batter with as many strawberries as it can hold, which gives them a deep, berry flavor, and add a splash of almond extract to complement the fruit. It makes all the difference!
When strawberries aren’t in season, try one of my other fruit-filled favorites: lemon poppy seed muffins, banana nut muffins, and apple muffins—they’re all quick, simple, and great to have in your back pocket.
“These muffins are delicious! Perfect for Sunday brunch or afternoon tea. Just sooo good!”
What You’ll Need To Make Strawberry Muffins
You’ll need all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt, large eggs, butter, milk, fresh strawberries, vanilla and almond extract, and turbinado sugar (for sprinkling the tops).
Step-by-Step Instructions For Making Strawberry Muffins
Step 1: Whisk the dry ingredients. Begin by combining the flour, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl. Whisk well and set aside.
Step 2: Coat the strawberries with the flour mixture. In a small bowl, toss the chopped strawberries with a couple teaspoons of the dry flour mixture before folding them into the batter. This helps coat the berries lightly so they stay suspended as the muffins bake—otherwise, they have a tendency to sink to the bottom. Once the mixture is well combined, set aside about ½ cup of the strawberries—you’ll use this for topping the muffins before baking.
Step 3: Cream the butter, sugar, and eggs. In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar for a few minutes until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Step 4: Mix in the flavorings. Beat in the vanilla and almond extracts.
Step 5: Alternate the wet and dry additions. Beat to combine, then gradually add the flour mixture, alternating with the milk. Alternating helps the batter stay smooth and prevents overmixing, which can make muffins tough.
Step 6: Mix in the berries. Add the strawberries to the batter and gently fold them in using a rubber spatula. Be careful not to overmix—just a few turns of the spatula should do the trick. This keeps the batter tender and prevents the strawberries from breaking down too much.
Step 7: Fill the muffin pan. Spoon the batter into a lined muffin tin. Liners are especially helpful when baking with berries, as the fruit can release juices that caramelize or stick to the pan, making the muffins hard to remove. Liners ensure easy cleanup and help the muffins hold their shape. Top with the reserved berries and turbinado sugar. The extra berries make the muffins look pretty, while the turbinado sugar adds a bit of sparkle and a crunchy, bakery-style top.
Step 8: Bake the muffins. Bake for about 30 minutes, until the muffins are golden and set. Let cool in the pan for about 25 minutes.
Step 9: Cool and serve. Transfer the muffins to a rack to cool completely. The muffins are best enjoyed fresh, but they will keep nicely on the countertop for a few days; they can also be frozen for up to 3 months. Enjoy!
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Strawberry Muffins
If you’ve got sweet, ripe berries on hand, this strawberry muffin recipe is the perfect way to use them.
Ingredients
- 2 cups + 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour, divided
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1 stick or ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon almond extract
- ½ cup milk
- 2¼ cups diced strawberries, from 1 pint, divided
- 2 tablespoons demerara (also called turbinado or raw) sugar, for topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners; spray the liners and the pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together 2 cups of the flour, the 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).
- With the mixer on low, add the flour mixture in three separate additions, alternating with the milk and ending with the flour.
- Toss the strawberries with the remaining 2 teaspoons of flour (this will keep them from sinking to the bottom). Set ½ cup of the berries aside. Add the remaining berries to the batter and fold 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. Scatter the reserved berries evenly over the muffins, then sprinkle the turbinado sugar over the center of each muffin (keeping the sugar away from the edges will prevent sticking).
- Bake for about 30 minutes, until lightly golden and a cake tester comes out clean. Run a sharp knife around the top edge of each muffin to free it from the pan if necessary (the edges can stick), then let the muffins cool in the pan for about 25 minutes. Transfer the muffins to a rack to cool completely.
- Freezer-Friendly Instructions: These muffins can be frozen for up to 3 months. After they are completely cooled, double-wrap it securely with aluminum foil or plastic freezer wrap, or place it in heavy-duty freezer bag. Thaw overnight on the countertop.
Nutrition Information
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- Per serving (12 servings)
- Serving size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 246
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated fat: 5g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Sugar: 21g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Sodium: 224mg
- Cholesterol: 52mg
This website is written and produced for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and the nutritional data on this site has not been evaluated or approved by a nutritionist or the Food and Drug Administration. Nutritional information is offered as a courtesy and should not be construed as a guarantee. The data is calculated through an online nutritional calculator, Edamam.com. Although I do my best to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures should be considered estimates only. Varying factors such as product types or brands purchased, natural fluctuations in fresh produce, and the way ingredients are processed change the effective nutritional information in any given recipe. Furthermore, different online calculators provide different results depending on their own nutrition fact sources and algorithms. To obtain the most accurate nutritional information in a given recipe, you should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe, using your preferred nutrition calculator.
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Is it alright to use a kitchen aid mixer instead of a beater?
Sure, just adjust speed down a little. Hope you enjoy!
I’ve just recently come across your site. For Easter I made the grilled asparagus and feta salad. We loved it! At least speaking for the asparagus lovers among us.
Tonight I’ve made the strawberry muffins. Exactly as your recipe states….however I am wondering if your idea of a 12 cup muffin tin is actually what I would call a jumbo muffin tin, because I actually have 18 muffins (I would call these also cupcake tins.) in my oven and…I hope I don’t have an overflow situation as they are very full even for 18 and not 12.
Glad you liked the asparagus salad! For the muffins, I do use a standard muffin pan, not a jumbo pan. A few other readers have commented that they’ve gotten more than 12 muffins from the batter, but that hasn’t been my experience. I hope they turned out okay!
They turned out great! I may not have quite understood your direction on the amount of strawberries. I had a qt. of strawberries with a few missing. I’m thinking I may have had more strawberries in my batter once I cut them up, hence more muffins. I would advise NOT giving these to “non-experienced” eaters lol!. My muffins were very light and rather tender and my grandsons made a horrible mess eating these…crumbs everywhere?. But they loved them! Will be making them again.
You’re not THE Patti Wallace? Of Forsdick family?
Sally (Houghton) from Worcester UK 🙂
Was looking for a recipe to use up fresh strawberries and stumbled across this website. Made these tonight and they were delicious. Very delicate. Thanks for the recipe. Will definitely be making them again.
Strawberries were on sale at the grocery store so I decided to try these muffins. They came out looking exactly like your picture, the taste was delicious. The strawberry flavor shined through, so tender and flavorful. The tip about tossing the strawberries with flour first was so helpful, they did not sink to the bottom of the muffins. Thank you for this special recipe.
Would it be okay to make these two days before I host a brunch? If so, how should I store the muffins?
Sure Paula, you could get away with making them two days ahead. I would cover them loosely with foil. (You don’t want them wrapped too tightly; the muffins are so moist that they may get a bit soggy if you do.)
Hands down the best strawberry muffin recipe. Did not change a thing and turned out really well.
I was looking for a recipe to use up fresh strawberries and stumbled across this website, finding your recipe for strawberry muffins. I have made them and can say they were perfect! The instructions are clear and easy to follow and the muffins moist and with lots of flavour. I didnt need to change or tweak anything in the recipe, thank you, this will certainly be a recipe to keep!
Made these this morning with my 5 and 7 year old sons. When they come back with “best thing I’ve ever eaten” and “we better make these again” I know they are a home run.
Had to triple the milk just to get it to be a battery substance. Fail.
So sorry you had trouble with the recipe, Elizabeth. It sounds like you might have been expecting a thinner batter, but you’ll notice in the photos that the batter is quite thick. Or could you possibly have measured an ingredient incorrectly?
i made these strawberry muffins with my 4yr old daughter. We LOVED them! I cut the strawberries into very small pieces and this made the muffins more enjoyable for my daughter. Also we sprinkled white sugar on the tops and they came out great.