Do you have a recipe you consider the best? My dear friend Becky, Vintage Mixer, posted several of her best recipes lately and I couldn’t resist baking “the best blueberry muffins that you’ll ever sink your teeth into.”
This recipe was given to her by the chef at Communal and it is a big, beautiful muffin that rises over the top of the muffins cups. It’s loaded with 2 cups of blueberries which don’t sink to the bottom of the muffin because of the thick, coffee-cake-like batter.
Our family loves a streusel topping on muffins so I added an easy to make sweet/sandy streusel topping. Muffins without a streusel topping are kind of like cupcakes without frosting. Delicious without it, but irresistible with it.
I think the next time I make these muffins, I’ll use muffin liners so that clean-up is a bit easier and because a muffin this gorgeous really deserves to be all dressed up. I’ll have to find out where Becky bought her beautiful muffin liners.
Tip: When baking something that comes together as quickly as muffins, it’s especially important to have all your ingredients gathered together and ready to go (mis en place). If you have everything assembled, from scratch muffins don’t take much more time than muffins from a box. I like to make the streusel topping first so that it’s ready to sprinkle on and I don’t get lazy and leave it off.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 2 cups blueberries, fresh or frozen
- 4 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350º. Lightly grease a muffin tin with cooking spray or vegetable oil, or line with paper muffin liners.
- Prepare streusel topping and set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt and set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, vanilla and milk. Add flour mixture and stir until just combined.
- Stir in blueberries.
- Divide batter evenly into 12 muffin cups. Sprinkle muffins with streusel topping.
- Bake at 350º for 20 to 25 min, until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
- When muffins are done, cool for a few minutes in the muffin pan before removing to cool on a wire rack.
- In a small bowl, whisk together sugar and flour. Add oil and mix together until full incorporated and you have a sandy texture.
Notes
adapted from Vintage Mixer (Communal)
Other best muffin recipes:
How to Make the Best Muffins/One-Bowl Oatmeal Muffins, Simple Bites
Whole Wheat Apple Muffins, Smitten Kitchen
Banana Bread Muffins, Barbara Bakes
If you have a recipe you consider THE BEST. I’d love to hear about it. Thanks Becky for sharing yours!
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I love to bake, especially cookies, cakes, and pies. I’ll post my adventures in the kitchen, my favorite new recipes, as well as our family favorites.
Oh these look fantastic! Saving this to try sometime
Yum! These look wonderful!!
Wow! These look so good. We love blueberries and muffins, so I’m sure it would be a hit at our house.
These muffins look scrumptious! If you ever what to make a skinny recipe, you might like the one I posted recently, http://www.skinnykitchen.com/recipes/fabulous-skinny-lemon-blueberry-coffee-cake-muffins/.
Not only do they look delicious, they’re also very pretty!
Yummy yummy, blueberry and streusel…. what a blast!
Oh Barbara, what a nice post!! Thank you for sharing this recipe. It really is THAT GOOD!! And I bet the streusel top makes them even more scrumptious!! I purchased the muffin liners at Sur la Tab. They have lots of fun liners there, but those are my favorites. Thanks again for passing along Communal’s recipe! We should go eat there together sometime.
These look fabulous. They are going on my weekend menu. Are you going to Evo? If so, i will see you in July
Wow, those truly are gorgeous, Barbara!
Yummy! I love struels muffins…it’s like the topping on the cake. ..err…or muffin
Streusel is the most favourite part on our coffee cakes/muffins at home, too
Your muffins look so tasty that I’m almost crying, because I don’t have any blueberries on hand. Ijust gotta hope I will asap.
Those muffins do look a notch above the rest. I’m definitely going to keep this recipe handy for the next time I score some blueberries.
P.S. Have you tried those new Reynolds foil muffin/cupcake liners? They’re pretty, very sturdy, and hold up very well. I love them!
Ohhhhhhhh those photos have me almost drooling! This recipe is similar to the Jordan Marsh Blueberry Muffins I’ve made for years……they’re SO good……like mini blueberry coffee cakes. What a great idea adding some streusel to the top………..MMMMMMM-I can’t wait to try them.
I hadn’t heard of the Jordan Marsh Blueberry Muffins. Definitely a very similar recipe. I can see why you’ve been making them for years!
They look so fantastic and perfect! A delight.
Cheers,
Rosa
I just did blueberry muffins too! Maybe we should get together for a taste test, because yours look pretty good as well!
Love blueberry muffins, especially topped with streusel:) Have a wonderful weekend, Barbara.
” Muffins without a streusel topping are kind of like cupcakes without frosting.” I know what you mean, Sister.
These look Out of This World!
Very nice Blueberry Streusel Muffins
These muffins look and sound amazing. I’m with you on the topping! Great addition
Estoy de acuerdo contigo. El mise en place es muy importante y creo que es una buena idea de hacer el streusel primero por las razones que ya mencionaste. Estos muffins se ven perfectos. Espero probrar esta receta muy pronto. Gracias.
Wow. I’m tempted to agree. Those do look like the best blueberry streusel muffins I’ve ever seen!
I love the struesel topping
Yum, my family goes crazy for blueberry muffins and the streusel topping is always a must. Those look fantastically good.
It’s definitely a beautiful muffin. I love the rise on it!
These look amazing!
those are BEAUTIFUL muffins! wow! i feel like you should make them again and then we should eat them together!
love you!
Anything with streusel must have tasted wonderfully! Those look fantastic.
Yum!!!! Those look delicious!!!
I’m going to make those this weekend! They look wonderful and I’ve got fresh blueberries coming! Thank you!
I love a good blueberry muffin and the streusel topping really makes these muffins special!
Man these look good. If I buy the ingredients, will you come cook it for my family?? I’m definitely going to give this a shot, but pretty sure they won’t look as good as your pics.
These are gorgeous! Luckily, I just bought three pints of beautiful blueberries- I hope I get these made for breakfast tomorrow.
Mum, you made these just for me, I can tell!
I love streusel anything, just give me streusel on it’s own too! Xxx
Just as soon as I claim: this is my favorite recipe, ever! something comes along to take its place! My blueberry muffins are good, but I am crazy about streusel topping. I’ve got some lovely blueberries in the fridge right now too!
I have been bookmarking blueberry recipes like crazy! I think I need to get in the kitchen and make these!
these are just beautiful!
I made these for dessert tonight. First time I’ve made muffins from scratch! They were delicious!!!
I love how you describe these muffins. I want to try them. I love that the blueberries don’t sink.
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These muffins just stole my heart…
I am constantly looking for new muffins to try, and these are at the top of the list now.
Your streusel muffins look way beyond amazing! If you say they are the best then I do believe
You had me at strusel.
A crumb topping on a blueberry muffin definitely makes it “world’s best!” Love these.
I love streusel topping on my muffins. Would love to have a dig at these!:)
This is indeed one of the most beautiful and what I would call the ‘epitome’ of what a blueberry muffin should be. I’m so excited to tuck this recipe away for Father’s Day, Sunday brunches, and I guess whenever the mood strikes. Now if I could only find the ultimate corn muffin! Gorgeous photos!
Gorgeous and delicious! Love the topping too…
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These look divine! I cant wait to make them. The crumble top looks delicious!
I hope you had a great Memorial Day!
These look like they emerged from a bakery! I’m hard-pressed to deny blueberries and a crumb topping. Can’t imagine I’ve never tried my hand at it – but I think it’s about time. Thank you for the inspiration!
yayyy! i have all of these ingredients on hand! i know whats for breakfast tomorrow!!!