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    Home » Breakfast » Muffins

    Best Blueberry Streusel Muffins

    August 20, 2018 by Melissa Griffiths 274 Comments

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    These really are the Best Blueberry Streusel Muffins! They’re big, beautiful, and tender muffins, loaded with blueberries and crowned with a sweet crunchy streusel topping.

    These really are the Best Blueberry Streusel Muffins!

    Do you have a recipe you consider the best? My good 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.

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    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. 

    Making The Best Blueberry Streusel Muffins

    I use a scoop to perfectly portion out the muffins, and I love using If You Care Baking Cups. They’re the best muffin / cupcake papers. The muffin pulls away so easily from the paper – no wasted muffin. You can also bake them without the muffin papers, but clean up is so much easier if you use papers.

    Making the streusel topping with oil gives it a great sandy texture, but if you prefer, you can substitute butter for the oil.

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    Baking 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.

    Cut your butter into pieces so it comes to room temperature quickly.

    This recipe uses ½ cup (1 stick) of room temperature butter. To quickly warm up your butter, cut it into slices and let it sit in the bowl while you assemble all your ingredients.

    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.

    These really are the Best Blueberry Streusel Muffins! They're big, beautiful, and tender muffins, loaded with blueberries and crowned with a sweet crunchy streusel topping.

    Update: These really are the best muffins! It’s become one of my most popular recipes. If you haven’t made them yet, definitely give them a try.

    If you have a recipe you consider THE BEST, I’d love to hear about it!

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    Best Blueberry Streusel Muffins

    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time20 mins
    Total Time30 mins
    Course: Muffins
    Servings: 12 muffins
    Calories: 204kcal
    Author: Barbara Schieving

    Equipment

    • Vollrath 2 oz Stainless Steel Disher – Size 16,Dark Blue
    • USA Pan (1200MF) Bakeware Cupcake and Muffin Pan, 12 Well, Aluminized Steel
    • If You Care Unbleached Large Baking Cups, 60 ct, 3 pk

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups all purpose flour
    • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ cup 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
    • 1 cup sugar
    • 2 large eggs
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    • ½ cup whole milk
    • 2 cups blueberries fresh or frozen

    Streusel Topping

    • 4 tablespoons sugar
    • 1 tablespoon flour
    • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil

    Instructions

    • 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.
    • Streusel ToppingIn a small bowl, whisk together sugar and flour. Add oil and mix until mixture has a sandy texture.

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    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 204kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 170mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 24g

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    How to Make the Best Muffins/One-Bowl Oatmeal Muffins, Simple Bites
    Whole Wheat Apple Muffins, Smitten Kitchen
    Banana Bread Muffins, Barbara Bakes
    Chunky Monkey Banana Muffins, Barbara Bakes

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    Comments

    1. Judy

      June 7, 2022 at 12:40 pm

      My streusel topping melted into the muffin. I had a little leftover so I sprinkled that on top after they were baked so they would look like yours. Haven’t tried them yet.

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      • Barbara Schieving

        June 7, 2022 at 1:26 pm

        Hi Judy – I’m sure you’ll love them. Glad you had a little leftover – thanks for sharing that tip. Was your oven preheated?

        Reply
    2. Tara

      March 31, 2022 at 11:56 am

      I made these muffins yesterday and took them into work today. They were amazing! Safe to say they didn’t last long at all and I’m going to need to make more. The streusel topping give them that extra boost! Delicious.

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      • Barbara Schieving

        March 31, 2022 at 12:10 pm

        Glad they were a big hit at the office. Thanks Tara!

        Reply
    3. Mihae

      February 17, 2022 at 2:39 pm

      I’ve made plenty of blueberry muffin in my decades on this planet but this by far is the absolute best muffin I have ever made! It is spot on, in terms of volume (overflowing 12 muffins exactly), fluffiness, moist-ness (not a word), blueberry distribution, and sweetness, Wouldn’t change a single thing.. even using oil instead of butter for streusel. I absolutely love this recipe so much! Thank you for gifting this to us!

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      • Barbara Schieving

        February 17, 2022 at 10:53 pm

        You described these muffins beautifully Mihae. Thanks so much!

        Reply
    4. Sheila

      December 7, 2021 at 5:30 pm

      barbara what are the preventive measures that you have to considered when baking this one?i just want to make this and don’t know if what are the prevented measures are,and also for the safety when making it ❤️❤️

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      • Barbara Schieving

        December 7, 2021 at 5:52 pm

        Hi Sheila – the recipe is an easy, forgiving recipe. Use a standard muffin tin. Have your ingredients assembled and your butter softened. Preheat your oven. Take the time to beat the butter and sugar until it’s fluffy for the lightest muffins. Don’t open the oven while they’re baking until they’re nearly done. Be sure and use hot pads to remove the pan from the oven.

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