Yep, I’m that person who instantly thinks of Blueberry Muffins when blueberries are abundant and cheap. And you’re just 30 minutes away from these being a reality in your life. Incredibly moist and fluffy with golden domed tops, you’ll fall in love with one bite!
Blueberry Muffins
Come blueberry season every year, I make dozens and dozens of blueberry muffins. I know, I know, I’m so disappointingly predictable. You want me to make come up with something more gourmet and exciting, and here I am, just bringing you another boring muffin recipe.
Or…. are they??
No, this is not just another dull Blueberry Muffin recipe. These are the blueberry muffins of your dreams!
They’re magically soft and moist on the inside with a sweet golden dome. They are not overly sweet, they’re bursting with blueberries and once you make these, you will never look at another blueberry muffin recipe again!
Muffins are notorious for being dry and crumbly on the inside. But these are outrageously soft and moist!
Why muffins come out dry and crumbly
The main cause of dry, hard muffins is over-mixing the batter and overcooking the muffins.
So the the 3 simple secrets for beautifully soft and moist blueberry muffins are:
- use butter AND oil -butter makes things tasty but oil makes things moist. So use both!
- don’t mix the batter more than 12 times ; and
- don’t bake for longer than 20 minutes.
What you need for Blueberry Muffins
Here’s what you need (let’s pretend I didn’t forget EGGS in the photo!!!):
Just a couple of notes on the above:
Blueberries – yes you can use frozen. Just mix them through frozen. Do not thaw – they will bleed in the batter;
Buttermilk – this makes the muffin crumb beautifully tender and moist. But don’t worry if you don’t have any, it can be substituted with a lemon/milk mixture – see recipe notes. It is a very good substitute – the surface won’t be as smooth as pictured but the inside is just as tender;
Baking soda is also known as bi-carb and it’s a stronger version of baking powder. It gives these muffins an extra lift. Can be substituted with more baking powder; and
Butter is for flavour whereas oil makes the muffin moist. It’s one of the secrets to these Best Ever Blueberry Muffins!
How to make Blueberry Muffins
The making part is a 5 minute job if you use muffin liners and an ice cream scoop to fill the muffin tin:
Whisk dry ingredients, whisk wet ingredients, then mix both together;
Stir in blueberries;
Scoop and dollop into muffin tin, then bake. Done!
These Blueberry Muffins and Chocolate Chip Muffins are always best consumed on the day they are made. The next day and beyond, reheating them works wonders to make them ultra moist again (just 15 seconds in the microwave), as though they were freshly made.
Add a little sliver of butter, you’ll be in muffin heaven. In fact, you might just save these just so you can justify slathering on lashing of butter, just to experience that.
Hope you have a wonderful weekend! – Nagi x
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Moist Blueberry Muffins
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups plain flour (all purpose flour)
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda / bi carb soda (sub extra 3 tsp baking powder)
- 1 cup white sugar (caster, granulated or superfine)
- 1/4 tsp salt
Wet Ingredients
- 1 cup buttermilk (Note 1)
- 60g / 4 tbsp butter , unsalted, melted
- 4 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs , at room temperature, lightly whisked (Note 2)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Blueberries
- 250g / 8 oz blueberries , fresh (~2 cups, Note 3)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C/390°F (all oven types) (Note 4). Line a 12 hole muffin tin with paper patties.
- Whisk Dry: Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar and salt in a bowl.
- Whisk Wet: In a separate bowl, whisk buttermilk, melted butter, oil, eggs and vanilla.
- Combine Wet & Dry: Make a well in the flour bowl, pour in egg mixture. Mix until just combine – try not to stir more than 8 times. Some flour lumps in the batter is fine.
- Add blueberries: Stir through most of the blueberries – reserve some for topping.
- Fill muffin tin: Divide batter between paper cases. Top with remaining blueberries.
- Bake 1: Bake for 5 minutes, then turn oven down to 180°C/350°F.
- Bake 2: Bake for a further 13 minutes (fan) or 15 minutes (standard ovens), or until a skewer inserted into the muffin comes out clean.
- Cool: Remove muffins from the muffin tin immediately onto a cooling rack. Serve warm or at room temperature (warm is extra yum!)
Recipe Notes:
Nutrition Information:
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Made these for my colleagues at work and also tried some with white chocolate and raspberries. Both were a hit. So moist!
YUM! I love that idea Steve!! N x
These are brilliant! Thanks Nagi, I’m so glad I have a go to muffin recipe now.
WOOT! 🙌
I used wholemeal flour plus blackberries and they still were moist and light.
Ensure you don’t overmix ( i.e. X 8 Max) and cook for around 18 mins or so.
I’m so glad it worked for you Stephen! N x
Me gustan mucho sus recetas. Gracias
Yum!
I made these yesterday and they are so good! I felt it could be a bit more moist though so not sure where I went wrong. The only sub I did was to add vinegar to milk to get buttermilk as I did not have any with me. Could that be the reason?
Hi Shoba, did you follow the recipe exactly? I find these muffins are super moist! N x
Hi Nagi, I made these again today and you’re right; they’re super moist!! Thank you for the wonderful recipe 😘
Hi Nagi, could I replace the buttermilk with double cream?
Double cream may be too heavy – I do have a sub listed in the notes though 🙂
Hi Nagi,
I love your recipes. I want to try this one but without processed sugar as I usually bake for my toddler. Instead of caster sugar, I’d like to use rice malt syrup. What are your suggestions for modifying the recipe for the difference in texture?
Thanks!
I love this muffins ! My kids loved them too! Wonder if I can use this recipe but with chocolate chips instead? I love your recipes!
Yum!
OMG!!! These are insane!!! I have tried soo many blueberry muffin recipes but this one!!! Is by far the best I’ve used and tasted!!!! My go to from now on!! Ps I love all your recipes
YESSSS! And perfect to pop in the freezer to store longer too! N x
I’m worried about making these, baking powder is quite high and the baking soda seems super high. I’m already pro extra bp and/or bs in muffin recipes, but this seems higher than high. SO my question is, any weird after taste?
No weird after taste to them – give them a go, you’ll love them! N x
Do the blueberry muffins freeze well??
They freeze perfectly Andrea – a great lunchbox idea 🙂
Thank you for this recipe Nagi! I am a new member and this is the first dish I have made and was a great success. Muffins so moist and look just like yours. An icecream scoop makes the process easy too!
It’s a total game changer isn’t it Sarah! I’m so happy you loved them 🙂
hello! made a healthier version of these. so i basically followed the QTY and method but changed many of the ingredients. worked out fantastically! super moist with a crispy crust. many thanks.
I started this not knowing I had buttermilk, or muffin paper cups. So I did a coffee cake and drizzled a lemon glaze on the top yo!
Can you substitute the blueberries with an apple? Season finished and we crave muffins.
Hi Ksenia, try this one: https://letfedtende.today/brown-sugar-apple-muffins%3C/a%3E – N x
Could I use frozen blueberries if necessary?
Yup! See note 3 of recipe 🙂
Fabulous! Didn’t have buttermilk- so used the milk+vinegar combo and worked perfectly! So yummy 😍
Perfect Imogen!!!
General question about using yogurt in baked products: Is yogurt a good sbstitute for sour cream, buttermilk or other milk product in muffins and cakes? e.g. Does texture of muffins change? I always have too much yogurt on hand!! Thanks much !
Hi Patti, it really depends on the recipe, sour cream and yogurt is generally interchangeable, buttermilk is different though. – N x
Always watch your cooking on Facebook I copy everything you do with food . Best ever love it
Thanks so much Sharda ❤️
Hi Nagi, Thank you for all the great recipes! I just wonder if I canuse less sugar or will this affect the end result (apart from it being less sweet)?
These were the BEST blueberry muffins I have ever made! I have been obsessed with your blog since discovering it, and have been cooking your recipes almost daily! Thanks so much!