Blueberry Crumb Muffins

Last updated on January 31st, 2023

These blueberry crumb muffins taste like they came straight from a bakery! A tender muffin bursting with fresh fruit and a thick crumb topping, this recipe is a keeper!

Would you just look at that crumb coating on that gorgeous muffin?!

It looks like it came straight out of a bakery! And luckily, it tastes like it too!

After years of trial and error, this is my favorite blueberry muffin recipe, and while you can leave off the streusel crumb topping, why would you??

It is so good and is really what makes this muffin recipe over the top.

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Bakery Style Blueberry Crumb Muffins

The first thing I do is rinse my fresh blueberries and then lay them out on a paper towel so they have time to dry.

Then preheat your oven to 375 degrees and prepare your muffin tin. You can either grease each of the cavities in the muffin tin or line them with muffin tin

Then using the large bowl of a stand mixer, beat your softened butter, sugar, and salt until light and fluffy. You can’t really overmix at this stage, but you can undermix, so make sure it’s light and fluffy before you move on to the next step.

Then add your eggs one at a time. I add one egg then turn the mixer on for about 30 seconds before adding the next egg.

In a small bowl, mix your flour together with your baking powder. Then you’re going to add this alternating with your buttermilk.

So add about 1/3 of your flour mixture and stir gently. Then add 1/3 of your buttermilk and mix till combined. Continue alternating like this until your flour and buttermilk are both gone.

Then take about 1/4 cup of flour and mix it with your fresh blueberries. This will help the blueberries “float” in the batter so they don’t all sink to the bottom.

Once you’ve tossed the blueberries with the flour, add it to the batter and fold it in until well combined and no streaks of flour remain.

Then evenly spread the batter between the muffin tin cavities.

Streusel Topping Recipe

This streusel or crumb topping recipe is one I use on lots of different baked goods! It never fails and takes nearly any baked good up a few notches.

All you need for a basic crumb topping is brown sugar, flour, and butter. It’s crazy that something that simple could be so good!

In a small bowl, mix your brown sugar and flour together. Then cut in the cold butter using a fork until you get coarse crumbs.

Sprinkle evenly over the muffin batter.

Then bake for about 25-27 minutes until the muffins test clean with a toothpick.

Buttermilk Substitution

It’s incredibly easy to just make your own buttermilk rather than buy an entire container for one recipe.

Using a one-cup measuring cup, add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice. Then fill the remainder of the cup with milk and stir gently. Let sit for about 5 minutes before you use the recipe. It may look curdled but that just means you did it correctly!

If you don’t have lemon juice, you can follow the same procedure using white vinegar.

For this particular recipe, you only need 1/2 cup of buttermilk. So you would add 1/2 tablespoon of lemon juice to a half cup measuring glass and then fill the remainder with milk.

How to Create The Perfect Tall Muffin Tops?

To create the perfect tall muffin tops, first, you need to know what they look like. Then you need to find out how to achieve them. Finally, you need to be able to maintain them. This means knowing how to do exercises properly, eating right, and having a healthy lifestyle.

How to Freeze Blueberry Muffins?

Freezing blueberry muffins is easy; simply put them into a freezer bag and freeze them for up to 3 months. To defrost frozen muffins, place them in a microwave oven at 50 percent power for about 30 seconds per muffin.

Why should you not overmix muffins?

Muffins are delicious when they are made correctly. However, if you mix too many ingredients into one batter, then the muffin will be heavy and dense. The best way to avoid this problem is to use a scale to measure the weight of each ingredient. If you add too much flour, sugar, butter, eggs, etc., then the muffin will turn out dry and crumbly.

Are Blueberry Muffins Healthy?

We wouldn’t consider these blueberry muffins healthy because they consist of butter, flour, and sugar. However, they are homemade so you can know what they are cooked in. For a healthier option, you can try applesauce muffins or banana crumb muffins.

In conclusion, blueberry crumb muffins are a great recipe for classic breakfast treat, brunch, or dessert. They can be served at any time of day, and you won’t get bored with them because they’re a basic ingredients recipe that can be altered to fit your needs.

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