This is our favorite blueberry muffins recipe! They’re extra buttery, soft, and moist. For that bakery style goodness, top with cinnamon brown sugar streusel. Prepared with basic ingredients and a couple mixing bowls, you’ll appreciate this easy breakfast recipe.
If blueberry muffins are your favorite, you have to try these cake-like blueberry muffin cookies and super easy blueberry muffin bread.
If you’ve tried my simple Pumpkin Muffins or Pumpkin Crumb Cake Muffins, or bakery style Chocolate Chip Muffins, you know I’m serious about muffin recipes. Muffins are a favorite because they’re easy to make, quick to bake, and the flavors are endless just like scones. Everyone appreciates a fresh batch of muffins and, best of all, muffins double as breakfast and snack. (Or in the case of double chocolate muffins… dessert!)
But when it comes to muffin varieties, blueberry muffins hold the crown. Nothing compares to the classic blueberry muffin and today I’m showing you exactly how to prepare my best version:
Why Are These Our Favorite Blueberry Muffins?
Originally published on this day in 2014, these blueberry muffins are a personal and reader favorite. I found myself baking the muffins often, swapping blueberries for apples, peaches, and other fruits. In fact, this blueberry muffin recipe quickly turned into my go-to base muffin recipe, a batter you can turn into infinite muffin flavors.
These muffins stand out from the rest:
- Easy to prepare
- Made with EXTRA blueberries
- Buttery and moist
- Not dense
- Soft and cakey
- Tall muffin tops
- Delicious cinnamon streusel
They’re a texture lover’s dream with soft centers and a crunchy cinnamon brown sugar on top! They’re not as dense as jumbo blueberry muffins and have a little more flavor from the brown sugar and butter.
Overview: How to Make Blueberry Muffins with Streusel Topping
There are no secret ingredients, tricks, or complicated steps in this blueberry muffin recipe. You only need a few bowls and a mixer, which is perfect for hungry tummies in the morning.
- Whisk the dry ingredients: flour, leaveners, and salt.
- Mix the wet ingredients: butter, sugars, eggs, sour cream or yogurt, and vanilla.
- Combine & add milk
- Spoon into muffin pan
- Add streusel topping: just brown sugar, cinnamon, and walnuts
- Bake
That’s it! The sour cream is the magical ingredient because it adds so much moisture and produces the softest blueberry muffins ever. If you don’t have sour cream, you can use yogurt like we do in lemon blueberry muffins.
How to Create the Perfect Tall Muffin Tops
For big bakery-style muffin tops, there are 3 directions to follow closely:
- Make sure your muffin batter is THICK. (This one is!)
- Fill your muffin tins all the way to the top.
- Bake the muffins for 5 minutes at an initial high temperature, then lower it. This initial high oven temperature quickly lifts up the muffin top. Once the temperature is lowered, the centers of the muffins bake. I do this in all my muffin recipes including zucchini muffins, lemon poppy seed muffins, and banana muffins too!
Are Blueberry Muffins Healthy?
It depends on the recipe. We wouldn’t consider these healthy blueberry muffins because they’re made from butter, flour, and sugar. However, they’re homemade and you know exactly what’s inside the batter. For some reason, they feel better than eating blueberry pie for breakfast! If you are looking for a healthier alternative, you’ll appreciate these blueberry banana muffins or applesauce muffins.
How to Freeze Blueberry Muffins
Freeze the muffins for up to 3 months. Cool completely and then place the muffins in a freezer-friendly zipped-top bag or container. When ready to eat, thaw in the refrigerator (overnight) or at room temperature on the counter. To warm up, microwave on high for about 20 seconds or bake at 300°F (149°C) for 6–10 minutes.
Favorite Breakfast Recipes
- Breakfast Casserole (so easy!)
- Homemade Bagels & Homemade English Muffins
- Perfect Homemade Quiche
- Cinnamon Rolls
- Scones Recipe
Blueberry Muffins
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 12-14 muffins
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Description
These blueberry muffins are buttery, soft, and moist. For that bakery-style goodness, add an easy cinnamon brown sugar topping. This thick muffin batter combined with my initial high oven temperature trick guarantees tall muffin tops. Prepared with basic ingredients and a couple mixing bowls, you’ll appreciate this easy breakfast recipe.
Ingredients
Brown Sugar Topping
- 1/2 cup (100g) packed light or dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup (67g) chopped walnuts (or pecans)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Muffins
- 1 and 3/4 cups (219g) all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (8 Tbsp; 113g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup (50g) packed light or dark brown sugar
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup (120g) sour cream or plain/vanilla yogurt, at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup (60ml) milk, at room temperature
- 1 and 1/2 cups (210g) fresh or frozen blueberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F (218°C). Spray a 12-count muffin pan with nonstick spray or use cupcake liners. Grease/line a second pan with 2 liners because this recipe yields about 14 muffins. Set aside.
- Mix all of the topping ingredients together. Set aside.
- Whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Set aside.
- Using a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle or whisk attachment, beat the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar together on high speed until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. On medium speed, add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the sour cream and vanilla extract on medium speed until combined. With the mixer running on low speed, add the dry ingredients and milk into the wet ingredients and beat until no flour pockets remain. Fold in the blueberries.
- Spoon the batter into liners, filling them all the way to the top. Spoon brown sugar topping on each, gently pressing it down into the surface so it sticks. Bake for 5 minutes at 425 then, keeping the muffins in the oven, reduce the oven temperature to 350°F (177°C). Bake for an additional 18–20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. The total time these muffins take in the oven is about 23–25 minutes, give or take. Allow the muffins to cool for 5 minutes in the muffin pan, then transfer to a wire rack to continue cooling.
- Muffins stay fresh covered at room temperature for a few days or in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Notes
- Freezing Instructions: Freeze baked & cooled muffins for up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator or at room temperature before enjoying.
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- Sour Cream: Sour cream adds so much moisture. Plain yogurt is a great substitute. Unsweetened applesauce or mashed banana may also be used.
- Milk: You can use any milk, dairy or nondairy.
- Can I Use Buttermilk? Yes, you can use buttermilk in this recipe. Use it to replace BOTH the sour cream and milk. Use 3/4 cup (180ml).
- Blueberries: If using frozen blueberries, do not thaw.
- For a jumbo muffin pan: 425°F for 5 minutes, then reduce to 350°F for 22–25 minutes for a total of 27–30 minutes. Makes about 6. For mini muffins: 350°F (whole time) for 12–14 minutes. Makes about 36–40.
- Quick Bread: Here is my blueberry muffin bread, which is essentially the same recipe in a loaf pan.
- Why is everything at room temperature? All refrigerated items should be at room temperature so the batter mixes together easily and evenly.
These are incredible!! Melt in your mouth, softest, fluffiest, lightest muffins I’ve ever eaten, let alone baked. Needless to say I’ll be baking them again, I’m obsessed
I LOVE your recipes. These muffins are great. Made them again yesterday with frozen berries right out of my freezer, non- dairy “milk,” “sour cream” and “ butter” bc I have a serious dairy allergy. Starting in a hotter oven makes them look sooo much better
Well I just made them, as a Bundt cake because I can’t find my muffin tin. Delicious! Just had to add 10’ onto the bake time. It’s a keeper
Have you ever made these with almond extract? Wondering if it would be a good addition?
Hi Kelly, you can certainly add almond extract. Enjoy!
soooo good! i made them last week and i’m about to make them again!
These are absolutely delicious. Puts the gummy grocery store muffins to shame. I usually alter all of the recipes I try. The surprising thing is that all I changed was adding a dash of cinnamon to the batter and I used my usual crumb topping that contains flour,, butter , brown sugar, cinnamon and rolled oats. I find all of your recipes easy to follow and delicious!
Best blueberry muffin recipe ever omg! I decided to make this recipe with the leftover blueberries in my fridge and it turned out perfect. Not to sweet and it wasn’t soggy. I will be making these again.
Hi there! Any tips for keeping the crumb topping from getting soggy when storing them? I love these muffins and have baked them a lot but the topping definitely doesn’t hold up after even a day in a tightly sealed Tupperware. Thanks!
Hi Stephanie! Leaving the muffins in a not air tight container (lid slightly ajar) will help them from getting soggy.
I have made this recipe a few times……awesome! Today I didn’t have sour cream and I had already started the recipe (didn’t read again) so I used whipping cream as it was all I had in the fridge. Spectacular results……thank you for your amazing recipes and videos!
I made this recipe of blueberry muffins with blueberries we picked the day before. These muffins were awesome! I’ll make them again. I got 12 large muffins!
These are yummy! I was low on sour cream so I made up the difference with buttermilk. It turned out lovely. I only used brown sugar on top (no nuts). I’d make this again!!! Delicious and beautiful!
My friends loved the muffins (as did I) , but my favorite part was the soda, high temperature hint. The muffins puffed up beautifully, and were so yummy. Thank you.
I did try a fig muffin recipe with the hint, and it worked for the muffins, except I also put fig batter in two 4″x4″ pans, and they didn’t rise, but fell in the middle.
With your experienced guessing do you think it wasn’t enough surface area? I use the small loaf pans a lot, and have never had a problem interchanging with the larger loaf tins.
Hi Betty, so glad you love these muffins! The tall muffins trick works best with muffins. For loaf pans and mini loaf pans, a steady baking temperature works best.
I had some leftover blueberries from another baking day, and stumbled on your recipe. I had some sour cream in the fridge but not enough, so I used a bit of sunflower oil to make up for it. They are delicious!
Although I think some lemon zest would also be very nice in this recipe.
I also tossed the (fresh) blueberries trough some flour so they don’t sink.
Loved it, thank you!
Fantastic blueberry muffin recipe. I have made several times for my son. He asks me to make them for him every time he comes for a visit. I always make extra for his freezer. I just took a batch out of the oven that I made my coworkers for tomorrow. This recipe is so easy to follow. I always come out with 12 muffins. I use fresh blueberries. The batter is so easy to work with when filling the muffin cups. I use large parchment paper muffin cups. The muffins don’t stick to the paper after cooked. Thank you for this great recipe.
Hi! I l have loved so many of your recipes. I was wondering…can I make the muffin batter the night before, refrigerate it and bake it in the morning? Thanks!
Hi Chloe, we don’t recommend it. Once the wet and dry ingredients are mixed together, the leaveners are activated and it’s best to bake the batter right away. Otherwise, the muffins will not bake up quite the same.
I did not love these muffins. I weighed all the ingredients and let them come up to room temperature as directed but used frozen blueberries. Which I kept frozen as direct until added to the dough. I weighed the blueberries in fact I used closer to 200gm instead of the 250gm listed. The muffins had so many blueberries I could not taste or even see much cake due to this. This one is not a keeper for me.
Sally your recipes are always perfect. I have a whole lot printed off. When I want to bake something different I go to your website. These muffins are wonderful. Thank you.
Thank you so much for making and trusting our recipes, Bev!
Nice fluffy muffins… definitely recommend tossing the berries in flour before folding in, you get far better fruit dispersion (instead of them sinking) added a tsp cinnamon and tsp cardamom to the batter , and they turned out like a blueberry coffee cake. Yum.
this recipe sounds very yummy .
one question , I only have extra large eggs, would the be ok to use?
Hi Peggy, it shouldn’t be an issue for this recipe.
I made these as directed and they are terrific. I made them again with 1 cup chopped dried figs and 1/2 cup chopped walnuts instead of the blueberries, with 1/2 tsp cloves, 1 tsp vanilla only and 3-4 drops of orange oil. One could use some orange zest instead of the orange oil if needed. This recipe works with variations!
Thank you! I love baking! This recipe made exactly 14 muffins. That generally hasn’t been the case for me with pouch/boxed mixes, to my frustration. Those that turned out with less, it might be because of the blueberries you used (fresh, frozen, or dried, what size they are, etc.). I had big fat fresh ones and it came out to exactly 14 muffins. Also, having leftover streusel might depend on how much you put on. It’s a little tricky putting it on using paper liners (without spilling onto the pan). I might try spray next time. As far as issues with baking, ovens vary. I say that as someone who has lived in different parts of the U.S. and used many different ovens (brand, age, gas vs. electric, etc.). These muffins look and smell amazing and I can’t wait to taste them! Although I’ve yet to be disappointed by a recipe from this site, no one is perfect. I don’t think Heather meant her comment to be a dig, though. Just disappointed hers didn’t turn out. Happy baking y’all!
What change would you suggest to the topping for those of us that prefer to avoid nuts? Thank you!!!
Hi Ken, you can leave out the nuts with no other changes. Enjoy!
I had frozen blueberries from my organic blueberry bushes that I had to use so I decided to make some muffins. I have tried other blueberry muffin recipes before but this one was very good. They came out very tall and the topping was a nice touch. This recipe is a keeper!
I’m proof you don’t have to be an expert to ace these muffins. I used plain Greek yogurt instead of sour cream and they came out great! The brown sugar and walnut topping made me happy. Couldn’t wait to share. Thanks so much <3
Your recipes are always a keeper, I’ve never once found one that I didn’t like. I tried a different blueberry muffin recipe last month and I wasn’t impressed, despite the raving reviews, so I went on the search this morning and came across yours and knew that it would be fabulous. I put sour cream in my cupcakes when I bake, as well, so when I saw that listed I just knew these would be perfect, and they are!! I weighed all of my ingredients and got 12 muffins and the topping was the perfect amount. I actually hand mixed these instead of using a mixer and had zero issues. I did end up using vanilla greek yogurt and the flavor was perfection. I also tossed my fresh blueberries in a sprinkle of flour so they wouldn’t sink. These muffins were so moist and the topping was such a great addition that I never would have thought to add to blueberry muffins – it was like combining my two favorites, blueberry and coffee cake. LOVE!! Thank you for consistently producing such wonderful recipes.
Thank you so much for your kind and positive feedback, Jessica. We’re thrilled you loved these muffins!
Dear Sally. I made these Blueberry muffins according to each step.
They came out Beautiful and tasty to. I had learn the high and low temp yrs ago its the secret to achieve the bump on french Madelaine. Thank
You. Love your site.
I made these and thought that I followed the directions to the letter – crossing off each item as added and then baking them at 425 for 5 then 350 for 20 – after about 40 min though they still seem to not be completely done though
Hi Leslie, how strange! Watching the step by step video in the recipe card above may be helpful to see if anything looked different when you were making them. We also always suggest using an in-oven thermometer as most ovens run a little hot or cold – it’s always helpful to know the exact temperature of your oven when baking. It could be a bit off. Hope these tips help for next time!
Me and my sister made these today .Your recipes are always quick,easy,fun,and delicious.
Absolutely amazing (as always)!! I have never been let down by a recipe on your site and preach to everyone to look for a recipe here before anywhere else!
Just made my third batch but swapping the blueberries for strawberries (it’s what I had in the freezer), and they were just as good! Highly recommend everyone giving it a shot!
Thank you so much for your kind feedback, Hailey — we’re so glad you’ve been enjoying our recipes!
These were such a hit! Every single person I gave them to raved about them- definitely will be using this recipe again, thank you so much Sally 🙂 I made 12 muffins out of the batch thus had to keep them in the oven for 5 ish minutes longer, and didn’t need as much brown sugar for the topping, but other than that, this recipe is PERFECT !!
I don’t usually follow recipes (“a bit of this & a bit of that”) but when baking, I know I need to take a different route. This morning I’m making a batch of these blueberry muffins to both satisfy my desire for some “memory” tastes (I’m American and live in England) and to ensure I use the fresh blueberries we have in the fridge. So far so good! They have about 5 more minutes in the 177 C oven and have risen beautifully. I read what another poster said about the recipe making 9 for her, as it did for me. I’m okay with that inasmuch as we might have a slight difference in muffin tin sizing. I was surprised that I could use an electric mixer on a muffin recipe as that has, in the past, created a not-so-nice tough finish but I did it as directed since Sally’s credentials are so good & I trust her.
Just returned to finish this post after taking the muffins out of the oven & allowing to rest. They’re outstanding! Best I’ve had and I’m not kidding. Thank you!
Best muffins ever!!! They are always a big hit!