Blueberry Muffins

We're head over heels for these homemade blueberry muffins. Moist, fluffy, and studded with juicy berries, they're a delicious quick breakfast or snack!

Blueberry muffins

I’d take these homemade blueberry muffins over ones from a bakery any day. They’re moist and tender in the middle and have a crisp cinnamon-sugar streusel on top. But best of all, they’re loaded with juicy blueberries. You get a hit of sweet-tart berry flavor in every bite.

We’ve been lucky enough to go blueberry picking a few times this summer, and I’ve made this easy blueberry muffin recipe after every trip. The muffins disappear quickly around here—paired with a cup of coffee, they’re one of my favorite breakfast treats. Our kiddo loves them too (without the coffee, of course).

I’m hoping to make another batch this summer, while fresh blueberries are still abundant. After that, we might have to switch over to frozen blueberries for the fall. These blueberry muffins are too good to take out of the rotation! I hope you love them too.

Blueberry muffin recipe ingredients

Blueberry Muffin Recipe Ingredients

Here’s what you’ll need to make this blueberry muffin recipe:

  • Blueberries, of course! Fresh or frozen blueberries will work well here. If you use frozen, there’s no need to thaw them before adding them to the batter.
  • All-purpose flour – It creates the base of the batter. Spoon and level it to avoid packing too much into your measuring cup.
  • Baking powder, baking soda, and eggs – They help the muffins rise.
  • Whole milk Greek yogurt – It gives the muffins a super moist and fluffy texture.
  • Cane sugar – For sweetness. Regular granulated sugar works too.
  • Vegetable oil and milk – They add moisture and richness. Any type of milk goes! Use whole milk, almond milk, oat milk, or whatever you keep in your fridge.
  • Vanilla extract – For warm depth of flavor.
  • And sea salt – To make all the flavors pop!

You’ll also need extra flour, brown sugar, cold butter, and cinnamon to create the crumble topping.

Find the complete recipe with measurements below.

Two mixing bowls containing wet and dry ingredients

How to Make Blueberry Muffins

I love this blueberry muffin recipe because it’s super easy. A muffin pan is the only special equipment required! Here’s how it goes:

Start by making the crumble topping. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Use your hands or a fork to work the cold butter into the flour mixture until it crumbles. Set aside.

Next, make the muffin batter. Whisk together the dry ingredients in one bowl and the wet ingredients in another.

Whisking wet ingredients in glass mixing bowl

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients…

Adding dry ingredients to wet ingredients

…and mix until just combined. Careful not to overmix, or the muffins will be dense.

Then, add the blueberries to the batter. Toss them with 1/2 teaspoon flour before folding them in. This little bit of flour prevents the blueberries from sinking to the bottoms of the muffins.

Mixing muffin batter with rubber spatula

Evenly divide the batter into a 12-cup muffin tin that’s been greased or lined with paper liners. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar streusel on top.

Finally, bake at 400°F for 17 to 20 minutes. The muffin tops should spring back to the touch and a toothpick inserted should come out clean.

Let the muffins cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely (or devouring them warm).

Sprinkling streusel topping over blueberry muffins in muffin pan

Recipe Tips

  • Don’t overmix. If you bake often, this goes without saying. But if you’re new to muffin-making, be sure to mix your batter until the ingredients are just combined. Overmixing will make your muffins dense.
  • Toss the blueberries with a pinch of flour. Lightly coating the blueberries in flour before you fold them into the batter helps them stay suspended in the muffins. That way, you get a blueberry in every bite instead of ending up with a pile of berries at the bottom of each muffin.
  • Make lemon blueberry muffins. Skip the crumb topping. After baking, drizzle the muffins with my lemon glaze and sprinkle them with lemon zest. I love this variation!
  • Make healthy blueberry muffins. When I’m craving less-sweet muffins, I simply skip the topping. The muffins are still great without it! If you like, you can also replace 1/2 cup of the all-purpose flour with whole wheat flour.

How to Store Blueberry Muffins

These blueberry muffins keep well in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Can you freeze blueberry muffins?

Yes! These blueberry muffins also freeze well for up to 3 months. To thaw a muffin, set it out at room temperature for a couple of hours, or pop it the microwave for about 30 seconds.

Blueberry muffin recipe

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Blueberry Muffins

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5 from 49 votes
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Serves 12
Moist, fluffy, and packed with juicy berries, these easy blueberry muffins are a delicious breakfast treat!

Ingredients

For the muffins

Crumble Topping

  • ½ cup all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
  • â…“ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cubed

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400°F. Lightly oil or spray a 12-cup muffin tin or line it with muffin liners.
  • Make the crumble topping: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Use your hands or a fork to work in the butter until the mixture is crumbly. Set aside while you make the muffin batter.
  • Make the muffins: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the yogurt, sugar, eggs, vegetable oil, milk, and vanilla.
  • In a small bowl, toss the blueberries with ½ teaspoon flour.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until just combined. Do not overmix. Fold in the blueberries. Use a â…“-cup measuring cup to divide the batter among the muffin cups. Evenly sprinkle with the crumble topping.
  • Bake for 17 to 20 minutes, or until the tops spring back to the touch and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

 

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  1. Kelly
    01.14.2023

    I would like to make these with whole wheat flour. My husband can’t have regular flour. Have you made these with whole wheat flour?

    Thanks!

    • Jeanine Donofrio
      01.16.2023

      Hi Kelly, I would try to finf Whole Wheat Pastry Flour or White/Whole Wheat Flour (Bob’s Red Mill and King Arther Flour make them). They are whole grain flours that won’t make the muffins as dense as regular whole wheat flour will. Whole grain spelt flour would be a nice alternative as well. I hope that helps!

      • Kelly
        01.16.2023

        Thank you for the suggestions. I will try these and get back to you.
        Thanks again!

  2. Kie
    09.16.2022

    5 stars
    These muffins are sooooo yummy! I used lemon zest because I didn’t have lemon oil and the lemon flavor was just right. This recipe is a keeper.

    • Jeanine Donofrio
      09.21.2022

      I’m so glad you loved them!

    • Liv
      07.24.2023

      Me and My mom did the exact same thing thing with the lemon zest and it indeed was just the perfect lemon flavour. these muffins are amazing!

  3. Jean Bauer
    09.07.2022

    I haven’t make these…yet. Just wondering what the nutritional stats are as I am watching fat and cholesterol intake for a healthier me and weight lose. Thank you.

  4. Jamie
    08.27.2022

    The blueberry muffins were the best!?

    • Jeanine Donofrio
      08.28.2022

      I’m so glad you loved them!

  5. Carol
    08.13.2022

    5 stars
    Yum. I made these this morning and they are delicious. Surprisingly light even with the whole wheat flour. I didn’t have lemon oil so added about a 1/2 TBSP. of fresh lemon juice. Can’t say that I could taste any lemon, so may try a full TBSP next time (or buy lemon oil ?).

    • Jeanine Donofrio
      08.13.2022

      Hi Carol, I’m so glad you enjoyed them! Yes, with lemon juice, the flavor tends to bake out. You could try up to 2-3 teaspoons lemon zest next time for more lemon flavor.

  6. Kamala
    07.31.2022

    Unbelievably, I’ve run out of olive oil. Can I use butter?! Same amount?

    • Nurp
      10.19.2022

      I believe olive oil makes it moist. With butter it could be more crumbly but still taste good

  7. Lina
    07.30.2022

    5 stars
    Just made this and its so delicious! So moist and not too sweet! I did make some adjustments to the receipe by adding some lemon juice and I also didnt hv whole wheat flour so just substitute it with the all purpose flour, turned out great!

    • Jeanine Donofrio
      07.31.2022

      I’m so glad you enjoyed the muffins!

  8. Terry rosenthal
    07.24.2022

    Looks great! Can I substitute a whole grain flour for the white flour? Trying to cut out white flour, sugar, rice, etc. Thank you!

    • Jeanine Donofrio
      07.25.2022

      Hi Terry, we like to use Whole Wheat Pastry Flour (you can use it in place of the white and the wheat flour). It’s whole grain but not heavy and it works perfectly in these muffins. Hope that helps!

  9. kripa
    06.20.2022

    hi. what can I use instead of eggs?

  10. Cintia Guterres
    03.05.2022

    What can I substitute whole wheat flour and almond flour to? Coz my kids are allergy with nut and gluten from whole wheat.

  11. anna
    02.23.2022

    what is the temperature and time to cook?

    • Jeanine Donofrio
      02.23.2022

      Hi Anna, it’s at the bottom of the post – 400°F for 17 minutes.

  12. Alicia
    01.21.2022

    5 stars
    Hello! Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe. Do you know how many calories are in 1 muffin?

  13. grandma wilma
    01.19.2022

    5 stars
    made with my 4 yo.Is it okay for her to eat batter? it is delicous but why do you make all your food vegan these days?low fat this and high fat that.

    your confused but delicious grandma,
    granny wilma.

    • Jeanine Donofrio
      01.20.2022

      Hi, she should probably not eat the batter due to the raw eggs and raw flour in the recipe.

      The recipe isn’t vegan, I’m not sure I’m understanding the second part of your question.

  14. Barbara
    01.08.2022

    5 stars
    As usual, perfectly delicious recipe!

  15. Haylie
    09.28.2021

    5 stars
    Hi! Just made these and they are amazing! If not freezing, how do I store these and how long will they last? Many thanks!

    • Jeanine Donofrio
      09.28.2021

      I’m so glad you loved them! I store them on a plate, loosely covered, at room temp for just a few days – they start to dry out which is why I like to freeze them after the first day.

  16. Mary
    09.01.2021

    Hi Jeanine, I was wondering if you could substitute the wheat flour for plain white flour? If so, are the measurements the same? I wanted to make these for my little sister’s birthday but she doesn’t like the taste of wheat flour.

  17. Teodora
    07.21.2021

    5 stars
    Yummy, easy to make muffins! I substituted milk for yogurt and 1 cup of almond flour/1 cup of regular flour since that’s what I had available. Turned out delicious! Thank you for sharing your recipes!

  18. Roberta
    02.18.2021

    Hi ! I am on the Vegan trail these days for food choices and had found your page for a Jackfruit recipe (that I absolutely love!)
    so, I was looking here at your Blue brerry Muffin recipe and was wondering what insight, (if any) you might have re: not using eggs in the recipe ? Thanks a bunch indeed 🙂

    • Barbara
      01.08.2022

      5 stars
      Hi Roberta. Try Just Egg. 3 tbsp/egg.

  19. Sydney
    01.26.2021

    Hi! just wondering how you eat these after you freeze them? do you microwave or thaw or? Thanks! Very excited to make these 🙂

    • Jeanine Donofrio
      01.27.2021

      Hi Sydney, I put them in the microwave for about 20 seconds. You can also thaw them at room temp overnight.

  20. Dee
    12.14.2020

    5 stars
    What a great recipe.. I substituted coconut sugar for the cane sugar. But these turned out absolutely delicious. My family loved these.. Thank you

    • Jeanine Donofrio
      12.15.2020

      I’m so glad you loved them as much as we do!

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