Lemon Blueberry Muffins

Learn how to make bakery-style Lemon Blueberry Muffins from scratch. This quick and easy recipe makes 12 soft and moist high-top Lemon Muffins. No electric mixer needed.

Lovely Lemon Blueberry Muffins 🍋

Made with fresh lemon zest and juice, and filled with juicy blueberries, these easy Lemon Blueberry Muffins are sure to become a family fave. You can expect high-top, bakery-style muffins that are surprisingly soft and tender inside.

They’re quick to throw together – no electric mixer needed. Plus I’m sharing all my tips and tricks for creating sky-high muffins that are never dry or tough, but flavourful and moist.

why you will love this recipe

• Makes big, bakery-style muffins
• Soft and fluffy inside
• Bursting with real lemon flavour
• Great for lunchboxes or for a portable snack

recipe testing

Lemon and blueberry – it’s a match we know well. We’ve enjoyed it in my beautiful Lemon Blueberry Cake and my soft and moist Blueberry Loaf.

So I couldn’t wait to try this delightful combination in muffin form. I took everything we know and love about my White Chocolate Raspberry Muffins, and made a lovely lemon version.

Plenty of lemon zest and fresh lemon juice means these muffins just about pop with sunshine-y, citrus flavour. Adding plenty of juicy blueberries makes them extra sweet.

I tested the recipe with both fresh and frozen blueberries, and both work wonderfully well. These muffins boast a crispy, crunchy top and a tender, moist centre.

And if you are after a healthier muffin recipe, try my Blueberry Toddler Muffins.

what you will need

You don’t need any special ingredients to make these Lemon Blueberry Muffins. Here’s what you will need:

• Plain flour: Or all purpose flour.
• Baking powder
• Caster sugar: Or granulated sugar.
• Lemons: Zest and juice.
• Blueberries: You can use fresh or frozen blueberries in this recipe. If you choose to use frozen blueberries, add them to the batter frozen – do not thaw.
• Vegetable oil: Or any flavourless oil.
• Vanilla extract
• Eggs
• Milk
• Demerara sugar: Or coarse sugar.

how to make high top muffins

Have you ever made muffins at home that were flat and soft? Missing the signature rise of a classic high top muffin? Me too!

But after numerous muffin bakes, I discovered two secrets that really work.

1. Fill your muffin pan to the top: Unlike cupcakes which are typically only filled two-thirds full, you can fill your muffin pan with batter all the way. This means when your muffins rise, they will rise up to create a lovely, domed muffin top.
2. Start with a hot oven: You need to bake your muffins at a high temperature for the first five minutes of baking. This will help the muffins to rise quickly and will also ensure your muffins rise up and not out. The temperature is then reduced for the remainder of the bake.

More tips for perfect muffins

1. Measure your flour using a baking scale. Using cups can be surprisingly inaccurate, and if you overmeasure your flour, your muffins will be tough and dry.
2. Don’t over-mix your muffin batter. Just gently fold the ingredients together by hand using a spatula until combined. Over-mixing will result in tough muffins.
3. Don’t over-bake your muffins. You’ll know your muffins are ready when they’ve developed those crusty muffin tops. You can double check they’re done by inserting a skewer into the centre and seeing if it comes out clean (like you would with cake).

frequently asked questions

more muffins to love

• Double Chocolate Muffins
• Blueberry Crumble Muffins
• Banana Nut Muffins
• Chocolate Chip Muffins

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Lemon Blueberry Muffins

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Prep: 20 minutesCook: 20 minutesTotal: 40 minutes

Soft and moist high top Lemon Muffins filled with juicy blueberries.

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Ingredients

• 350 grams (2 and 1/2 cups) plain flour or all purpose flour
• 3 level teaspoons baking powder
• 150 grams (3/4 cup) caster sugar or granulated sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Zest of two large lemons, finely grated
• 155 grams (1 and 1/4 cup) fresh blueberries (see notes)
• 120 ml (1/2 cup) vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 240 ml (1 cup) full fat or whole milk
• 30 ml (2 tablespoons) fresh lemon juice
• Demerara or raw sugar, to sprinkle, optional

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 200 C (390 F) standard / 180 C (350 F) fan-forced. Grease a 12-hole muffin pan well with butter or olive oil spray.
2. In a large mixing bowl, add flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and lemon zest and whisk briefly. Add 125 grams (1 cup) blueberries (reserving the remaining 1/4 cup for later) and stir gently until they’re coated in the flour mixture.
3. In a separate small bowl, add oil, vanilla, eggs, milk and lemon juice and whisk with a fork just to break up the egg yolks.
4. Make a well in the middle of your dry ingredients, add the wet ingredients. Very gently fold the mixture until there are no pockets of flour. Be careful not to over-mix your batter or your muffins will be tough and dry.
5. Spoon out the mixture into your prepared muffin pan. Each muffin hole should be almost full with muffin batter. Add extra blueberries on top of each muffin and sprinkle over demerara sugar, if using.
6. Bake muffins for 5 minutes before turning down the heat to 180 C (350 F) standard / 160 C (320 F) fan-forced for a further 13-15 minutes. Muffins are ready when they’re golden brown and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.

Notes

Flour: I highly recommend weighing your flour using a baking scale for this recipe. It’s very easy to over-measure when using cups and too much flour will result in a dry muffin.

Blueberries: You can use fresh or frozen blueberries in this recipe. If you are using frozen ones, add them frozen – do not thaw them. You could also use raspberries or blackberries.

Storage: Muffins are best eaten on the day they are made. Store any leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature. Consider freezing leftovers to maintain maximum freshness.

Nutrition Information

Serving Size: 1 muffin Calories: 271 Sugar: 15.1 g Sodium: 73.3 mg Fat: 11 g Carbohydrates: 39.7 g Protein: 4.8 g Cholesterol: 33.1 mg

Nutrition information is a guide only.

Author: Jessica HolmesCategory: MuffinsCuisine: Australian

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