Easy Blueberry Muffins

close up blueberry muffin with streusel topping

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Easy Blueberry Muffins

These quick and Easy Blueberry Muffins are light, fluffy, and loaded with blueberries. With only one bowl clean up is a breeze. Perfect for a last minute breakfast at home or on the go!

Prep Time10

Cook Time18

Total Time28

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: blueberry muffins recipe

Servings:

Ingredients

1 & 1/2 cups all-purpose flour , spooned and leveled
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 large egg
1/3-1/2 cup whole milk
1 & 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
6 ounces blueberries {fresh or frozen}

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400º F. Line a 12-slot muffin tin with paper liners.
In a large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and lemon zest.
Using a measuring cup that holds at least 1 cup (preferably with measurement lines), pour in the vegetable oil, then add the egg. Then fill to the 1-cup mark with the milk. Add vanilla and whisk until combined.
Add milk mixture to the bowl with flour mixture and stir just until combined (do not over mix.)
Gently fold in the blueberries.
Evenly divide the batter between the muffin cups filling about 3/4 full.
Bake for 17-20 minutes until tops are no longer wet and a toothpick inserted into the middle of a muffin comes out clean. (Some ovens run hot! Check the muffins a couple minutes before the directed bake time. You want barely moist crumbs, no wet batter.)

Notes

If using frozen blueberries, do not thaw. Dust with a little flour to prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the batter as they bake.

Milk. 2% or even 1% milk can be used instead of whole milk, but do not use fat free.

Optional streusel topping. If you want to add a streusel crumble to the muffins, simply mix together a 1/4 cup of flour, 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, and 1 & 1/2 tablespoons of softened butter until pea size crumbs form. Sprinkle streusel on top of each muffin before baking. Note that this might require a couple extra minutes of bake time.

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