Description
Make moist and fluffy strawberry muffins packed with fresh strawberries. 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
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups fresh strawberries, diced
- 1/4 cup turbinado sugar (for topping, optional)
- 2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter (for streusel)
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour (for streusel)
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar (for streusel)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (for streusel)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or grease well.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the melted butter, egg, 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.
- Gently fold in the diced fresh strawberries.
- Prepare the streusel: In a small bowl, combine the turbinado sugar (if using for topping), 1/4 cup flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Cut in the 2 tablespoons of cold butter using your fingers or a pastry blender until coarse crumbs form.
- Spoon the batter evenly into the prepared muffin cups, filling them about two-thirds full.
- Sprinkle the streusel topping evenly over the batter in each cup.
- Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center 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 extra fluffy muffins, toss the diced strawberries lightly with 1 tablespoon of the measured flour before folding them into the batter. This helps prevent them from sinking.
- If you prefer a cream cheese filling, drop a small spoonful of softened cream cheese into the center of the batter in each cup before topping with streusel.
- This recipe works well for making strawberry mini muffins; adjust the baking time down by about 3-5 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: 45