Description
Make moist and fluffy strawberry muffins packed with fresh berries. This easy recipe delivers bakery-style results perfect for a quick breakfast or sweet snack.
Ingredients
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- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and chopped
- For the Streusel Topping:
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or grease well.
- Prepare the streusel topping first. In a small bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon for the topping. Cut in the cold butter using a pastry blender or your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set this aside in the refrigerator.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the 1 3/4 cups flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the melted butter, eggs, milk, and vanilla extract until combined.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Mix gently with a spatula until just combined. Do not overmix; a few lumps are fine for fluffy muffins.
- Gently fold in the chopped fresh strawberries. Be careful not to crush the berries too much.
- Divide the batter evenly among the 12 prepared muffin cups, filling each about two-thirds full.
- Sprinkle the chilled streusel topping evenly over the top of the batter in each cup.
- Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. The tops should be golden brown.
- Let the muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy these homemade strawberry muffins!
Notes
- For the best texture, toss the chopped fresh strawberries with 1 tablespoon of the measured flour before folding them into the batter. This helps prevent them from sinking to the bottom.
- If you want a cream cheese filling variation, place a small teaspoon of softened cream cheese mixture (cream cheese mixed with a little powdered sugar) into the center of the batter in each cup before topping with streusel.
- This recipe makes excellent Strawberry Mini Muffins; adjust baking time down by about 5 minutes.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 20 min
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 18
- Sodium: 210
- Fat: 14
- Saturated Fat: 8
- Unsaturated Fat: 6
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 35
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 65