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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.
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?
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Recipe ingredients
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, toss any wrinkly or damaged berries, and cut down any large berries. You can also use thawed frozen blueberries, wild or regular. (For additional fruit options, see “Recipe FAQs” below.)
Step-by-step 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 a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean with a few crumbs attached, 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.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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.
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.
You sure can. Mini muffin tin, jumbo muffin tin; do you! You’ll want to adjust the cooking time to avoid over- or undercooking.
Add 1 tablespoon lemon zest to batter, if desired.
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Blueberry Muffins
Equipment
Ingredients
For the blueberry muffins:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cups granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups (1 pint) fresh blueberries washed, drained, and picked-over, or frozen (see note 1)
For the streusel topping:
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar packed
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons butter cold
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 a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean with a few crumbs attached, 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.
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Notes
- Blueberries: Stock up on 1 pint of fresh blueberries, then wash, drain, and pick them over. That means remove any straggler stems, toss any wrinkly or damaged berries, and cut down any large berries. You can also use thawed frozen blueberries, wild or regular. (For additional fruit options, see “Recipe FAQs”.)
- 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.
Amazing recipe! I made these twice last week to share with friends and family, and they were a huge success!
So glad you enjoyed them, Line! – Meggan
Just made them ..super yummy ! I started making my own breads and muffins and cakes ! From scratch. Thank you !!! Delicious
You’re welcome, Aurelia! Please write if you have any questions on any of the other recipes, I’m happy to help. Happy baking! – Meggan
These are very good. The recipe is easy to make.
Thanks, Kathy! Happy you found them easy to make! – Meggan
Wow, this muffin recipe is amazing. First time I’ve made them homemade. I wanted to use some wild frozen blueberries I had. They worked perfectly! Even one of my kids that said he doesn’t like blueberries, devoured it and asked for another. Thank you!
You’re so welcome, Caryn! Take care! – Meggan
These are truly the best Blueberry Muffins ever!!! My family and friends love these every time I make them! Thanks so much for contributing to the “amazing food” menu!!😅
You’re so welcome, Sarah! – Meggan
I love this recipe! I use vanilla bean paste instead of regular vanilla and it kicks it up a notch! Still a 5 star recipe without the vanilla bean paste though.
Thank you, Shareta! Take care! – Meggan
I prefer to cook over baking, but muffins and brownies from scratch are my go-tos. My daughter recently turned 20, is a senior in college and is working her A$$ of taking 6 classes, working 10 hours a week and doing editing for the school paper; needless to say this mom is going to mail her a treat! I’ve made your recipe before and it was the first one I thought of for this occassion! Thank you for sharing!! They are super easy and absolutely delicious!
You’re so welcome, Lindsey! It’s wonderful you have such a hardworking daughter! I’m sure she’ll appreciate the homemade treat. Thank you for thinking of my recipe use! 😊 – Meggan
OHHH MYYY!!
Thus recipe is amazing! I tried making crumbles from other people and yours worked out perfect! I added two handfuls of chocolate chips with the blueberries. Let me tell you these taste like they came from a fancy bakery. The topping had a wonderful crunch that made is absolutely amazing. I did use large cupcakes liners I had to cook them at 400 for 32-33. Top was nice and browned and bottom wasn’t burned. Gas oven. Thank you so much I will definitely make again!!
You’re so welcome, Tonia! I’m so glad that you loved them! Chocolate chips sound like a great addition. 😊 – Meggan
This was a Fabulous muffin recipe! But the only thing is that I ended up over baking them , so the bottoms were so dark.. (I cut the bottoms off and still ate them being so moist !)
Next time, I will only bake these on maybe 375 degrees or 350 for my oven, and I will watch the time as they didn’t take as long as I thought they might.
Yes, I will make this again so I can share with my friends an neighbors!
Hi ToriAlex, thank you so much for writing! I’m glad you enjoyed them even though they were overbaked. It sounds like your oven’s temperature might not be calibrated, so baking them lower will help. I would recommend using an oven thermometer so you can adjust the temperature properly. Hope your next batch is perfect! – Meggan
The muffins look delicious. Can I try it in mini muffin pans?
Hi Monica, yes! The mini muffins are a little chewier. They work but the texture isn’t as good as regular size muffins. I would bake them at 400 degrees for about 9 to 11 minutes. Since oven temperatures can vary, I recommend keeping an oven thermometer in the oven to make sure the temperature is right. (Sometimes they can be off.) You will want to bake until muffin centers bounce back when lightly pressed. I hope you love them! – Meggan