Blueberry Muffins
Delicious blueberry muffin
I saw some really fresh and cheap blueberries and I knew I have to make some blueberry muffins with them. And I’m glad I did, because they are so yummy, I couldn’t help eating them while I am taking the photos. The natural slight sourness of the blueberries is a nice contrast to the sweet muffins. Plus, they are just so pretty to look at with the burst blueberries and the purple streaks running down the cupcake liners, and that made me really happy. I think it’s time for me to head back to the supermarket and stock up on more blueberries. The recipe is really easy because there is no electric mixer required, you just need a spatula to combine everything in a large bowl.
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Blueberry Muffins Recipe
- Serves: Makes about a dozen muffins with cupcake liner measuring 5cm in diameter by 3cm in height
The natural slight sourness of the blueberries is a nice contrast to the sweet muffins. Plus, they are just so pretty to look at with the burst blueberries and the purple streaks running down the cupcake liners!
In addition to the ingredients, you also need: sieve, large bowl & wooden spoon, disposable paper baking cases & muffin baking tray
Ingredients
- 190 grams (about 1 1/2 cups) plain flour
- 1 1/2 eggs beaten
- 1/2 tbsp baking powder
- 225 grams (1 cup) caster or super fine sugar
- 150 grams blueberries
- 125 ml (1/2 cup) milk
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 65 grams butter softened
Instructions
- Sift flour, baking powder and sugar together, and mix well.
- Add in milk, vanilla extract, eggs and butter and stir until just blended (and lumpy). Be careful not to over mix as it will result in a tough texture.
- Fold in the blueberries into the mixture. Place baking cases in muffin tins. Spoon the mixture into the cases till almost full.
- Bake for 20 minutes in preheated oven of 200C (400F) or until slightly golden brown. Allow to rest for several minutes before serving. Store for a day in an airtight container. Freeze extras in ziplock bags and whenever you need a muffin or two, toast them for a few minutes in the oven till they are warm.
Fancy more blueberry recipe ideas?
Variations
- Strawberry Muffins
- Cranberries, Pecans & Orange Muffins
- Berry Nice Muffins
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ohhh very pretty indeed! the thing is…i cant always find good blueberries…sometimes the ones i bought from supermarket = not good T_T
if i could find good ones, will try to make this recipe :)
Hi Rita, do you have US imports in HK? the current US blueberries that are sold in Singapore are big and fresh, hope you find them ;)
Yeah, blueberries are in season now. Nice and cheap! I love mixing method for muffins. Your muffins look so gorgeous with its dome effect. Can’t wait to try out your recipe.
LK, hope you like the taste when you try it out :)
I like the nice dome of the last picture. So beautiful! I make sure I get the blueberries, are they still on sale?
I got 2 punnets for S$4.99 at NTUC … I think should still be around this price because the blueberry season not yet over … the word dome is used to describe muffins? I’m a noob hehe
These are BEAUTIFUL blueberry muffins. Wow! Fantastic photos as well.
Can I have one? It looks wonderful!
I like the mixing method…makes it easier for me. I thought they look like muffin volcano spurting out blueberry lava…..buahahahha! Cos the muffins photos really have that explosive effect.
P.S Never tried the black pepper crabs in Kallang before. If you are at this side of town, go and check out the black pepper crabs in Joo Chiat’s Eng Seng Coffeeshop. Supposed to be yummy!
never try before leh… I heard so much about it and the infamous ‘empress’ and I was put off by the crowd… saw photos of people standing in queue and being ushered to their seats. good or not? I’ve been eating the kallang airport one since young and was hooked on the familiar taste. Maybe one day I should try the Joo Chiat one ;)
wow, these blueberry muffins are nicely domed and good enough to be sold in cakeries ~ im sure the crushed blueberries will add a good summer berry flavour the muffins.
I also just bought blueberries and it is sweet and juicy. Already bookmarked this pretty blueberry muffin ;)
Oh, I love blueberry muffins!! :)
I’ve been wanted to try bake some blueberries muffins, but not able to find cheap blueberries here. Yours look really yummy.
Very delectable! I want a bite!
they look so fluffy…wanna have one!!!
And I am home and nothing to eat for breakfast….So delicious looking…..
Hi Wiffy, these are really gorgeous muffins. Yes, blueberries are back in town and I saw Carrefour selling for about $1.90+ per punnet. Guess it’s time to stock up the freezer. :P
cheaper than mine! and I thought mine was cheap :)
Oh my! These are gorgeous! I’ve just brought some blueberries as well. Am so going to try these muffins soon!
Hi ying, hope they are successful … let me know :)
Those are beautiful muffins! A great company for coffee
Hi Wiffy,
I have 2 packs of them freezed currently … do I need to defroze them before I use them in this recipe. I like the stir and mix … maybe make them for school reopening.
Hi sherlyn, I think you can use the frozen blueberries straight away, no need to defreeze :)
Thank you very much. :-) Now must find time to iron their uniform and help him finish his school work (ya the whole holiday he done nothing!) before doing this. Lucky the blueberries can wait.
I just bought some blueberries on sale too and am planning on making mini blueberry muffins tonight. I love bite-sized treats!
I just bot a few boxes of blueberries from Giant at cost of S$1.99, promo until this Sun. Now going to tell my daughter to reserve for me for baking. Thanks for sharing, the muffins look so good!
Thanks for letting me know the promo, will grab some if I see any Giant :)
They look great! I love the color of the blueberries.
Super nice! Love the clear liners – nice touch!
wow it looked like a tiger with purple stripes, how esciting your muffin is, pretty and yet delicious by justy glancing at the recipe! marvellous! definitely can go well with me cup of coffee this weekend! :)
Hi Wiffy
May I know what type of milk you are referring to? Normal drinking milk like HL, Marigold??
And do u need to smash the blueberries first before mixing it with the flour and all?
Hi Quraishah, yes – normal drinking milk. I’m using fresh milk. I think you can use HL milk. For the blueberries, no need to mash before mixing in, I throw in whole blueberries – they will burst on their own in the oven. Hope this helps =)
yum! Blueberries are on offer now, I should make some of these!
Ahh I bought whole bunch of blueberries and have been wondering what to make with them!! I already did apple-blueberry crumble and wondering what to make next… A friend suggested a blueberry milkshake =) Maybe I should do muffins too…
Yours look beautiful, of course!
I know you do bake … usually the bakes are savory!! Haha! Glad to see a sweet bake this time around! Haha! I love your blueberry muffins!!! The dome! It’s just perfect! Love how the exuding blueberry nectar too.
Yea … I bought 250 g of blueberries from Cold Storage last Friday. Froze them liao … Still haven’t figured out what to make with them. As much as I’d like to stock them up … I can’t … freezer is full house now! Argh!
Hey, I was inspired by you, Mark Bittman and Jamie Oliver. I baked salmon with home-made pesto last Sunday! Yumm! Then, I got more greedy … I topped the fish with more pesto upon serving … Haha!
yes… I seldom bake sweet things … coz I find it difficult! savoury stuff easier because I can try to “rescue” it even if it failed. Thanks for your encouragement. My pesto salmon recipe was from Jamie Oliver lah … hehe … yours sound delicious with the extra pesto :)
*SQUEALS* Muffins!!!!!!! :XO: Ooo these look amazing wiffy, and photo 2 is so pretty how you arranged it with the flower things and punchi napkins. Funny, but my mom made homemade blueberry muffins the other day too!
hmmm….Im wondering if this would work if I beat the butter and sugar and eggs together…then add in the rest? :?:
add the flour mixture to the eggs mixture? Yes I think you can.
OMG! Your blueberry muffins look fantastic!
You always take beautiful pictures Wiffy. I like how the muffin itself lends its beautiful look for you to capture. Just look at the oozing juicy berries. It stained the cake and trickled down beautifully!
Oooh, these are gorgeous! There’s nothing better than a blueberry muffin paired with some tea! :)
I agree with you – I love the purple streaks and the juiciness of the fruit when you take a bite, even though I’m not hot on white flour muffins!
Blueberry muffins are my favorite! These look so scrumptious! And blueberries are pretty – love how they turn purple.
I like the easy mixing, I like the purple streaks of blueberries. Lovely shots, lovely recipe : ).
I heard bluberries are one of those superfoods – I used to eat it everyday with yogurt but then got bored – thanks for this recipe – will surely add this to my repertoire!
Delicious! I just bought some blueberries yesterday because it was on sales for 99 cent each.
omg so cheap. and I bet fresher coz they don’t need to ship across the world. I’m jealous ;)
Hi…I baked some muffins with your recipe this afternoon. However, when done and removed from the muffin tray, the base of the paper muffin case are oily. Could it me the butter, which i used in small pieces instead of melted?? One other change is the sugar…i cut by 25g.
Pls advise. Thanks.
Hi Irenemoo, I don’t think it’s the sugar. Yep, could be the butter. If they are still “solid”, it may be a bit different. It should be fully melted (liquid) like in my melting butter tutorial.
Thanks for your prompt reply…i’ll make another batch later, when my girls sleep…and this time with fully melted butter…good luck to me :)
Hi, the picture of your muffins looks yummy. I have never baked before, but I bought a SHARP Healsio oven recently and would like to try out your Muffin recipe. Do I have to “smash” the blueberries before mixing into the mixture or I can just fold them into the mixture in “whole” form? Also, roughly how many muffins can I make based on your recipe? And thanks for your tips on how to store them. Looking forward to your advice before I try out. Thanks!
Hi, will there be any difference in the muffin texture if I use fine sugar instead of caster sugar? Thanks.
Hi Florence, you can use the whole blueberries, see comment 33. The start of my recipe lists down how many it makes (before “ingredients”). Yes you can use superfine sugar.
Thanks Wiffy :)
I tried this recipe! Loved it! :)
Can’t believe blueberries in Aus are so much more expensive in Sg!
Can only bake in Aus cos I don’t have an oven in Sg :p
Thanks for the recipe!
Good recipe and very delicious muffins!
Easy to make and follow for a beginner baker like me ;)
thanks
Hi! I am interested in making muffins. However, I have a question to ask. What is the difference between self-raising flour and plain flour? Are they actually the same? The reason being that I have self-raising flour at home but not the plain flour. As such, I am not sure as to whether is it necessary to get the plain flour as well. Thank you.
They are not the same. I’ve personally not tried substituting self-raising with plain flour before. I usually use self-raising for cupcakes, and plain flour for muffins. having said that, according to wiki at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flour, self-raising flour is plain flour with added baking powder and salt (check out the link for the quantity), so you may be able to experiment using it and reduce the baking powder in the recipe. Hope this helps.
I just baked this and this recipe is definitely a keeper!!!
It’s moist and soft and delicious!!
For this recipe, I substituted plain flour + baking powder with self-raising flour.. It works for me all the time… And instead of caster sugar, I used brown sugar..
Superb muffins for my Christmas party in the office tomorrow!!
I saw the photo of the muffins at facebook and they are super gorgeous! you did a great job. Hope your colleagues will enjoy them too, happy holidays :)
Hi. how do u measure 1/2 egg? Can i bake in toaster oven?
beat the eggs and use only 1/2. I don’t own a toaster oven, so I never tried baking the muffins in them before. Can your toaster oven set temperature to 200C? If yes, you can try it out.
Hi wiffy! I have a question I was hoping you could give me your expertise on x3 It would really help me out, because I’m stumped. I’ve tried this recipe 4 times. Every time the muffins came out delicious and soft. The only thing is, I was only able to make muffins with those beautiful domes (like the ones in your pictures) ONCE out of the four times I’ve made it! I’m thinking it’s because I melted the butter instead of softening it and because I added more blueberries (170 grams instead of 150 grams) I make sure that I preheat the oven, add baking powder and fill the cups until they just full. What am I doing wrong? How do I get those beautiful domes?
Hi there
Thanks so much for all your sharing. This muffin really looks beautiful and delicious. I would like to try it out this weekend. May I confirm that you did not use cake mixer to do the job? All you did was to stir them well?
Thanks much!
Felicia
yep no mixer! in fact for this batter, don’t over mix them. stir until just blended (still lumpy). good luck! :)
Hi Wiffy
Thanks so much for your super fast respond on last Friday!
I baked double portion of your recipe with 420g sugar instead of 450g. Yap, the muffins did not turn out sweet enough. However, my family warm up the muffins and ate them with butter for breakfast on Sunday morning. Super delicious!!!
Thanks so much for sharing. You are great!
Felicia
These are greaaaat muffins!!!
I made them last Friday leaving out the blueberries so I could make a few flavours. Choc Chip, Cheese and plain. I just put bits in after the rest of the ingredients were mixed. I’m making some more tonight…..we’ve decided to go with cheese as our favourite.
Yours is one of my favourite cooking web-site and it’s pretty cool that you are also from Singapore!
that’s very creative of u. Thanks for your kind words and glad you like the muffins. Wonder what cheese you used? I’m thinking of making some with cream cheese :p
What is the difference between baking soda and baking powder?
I was wondering if I could use the former in this recipe ?
Yes, I think can substitute for this recipe. U can read more abt the difference here: http://chemistry.about.com/cs/foodchemistry/f/blbaking.htm
First off, your photos are amazing! I also love baking muffins, I’d say this is perfect with Mascarpone Whip on top! :)
Can I use vanilla powder instead of vanilla essence? The supermarket near my place only sells the powder form. If yes, is it also 1 tsp? Thanks alot!! :)
I have not tried with powder, but I think you can omit the vanilla essence altogether if you don’t have it, don’t need to substitute :)
Hi, I tried your recipe with my new oven but its turned out burnt on top & underbaked in the bottom. When baking should one use a bottom heating element, top or both? :/
I’m also wondering if the muffin cups affect cause I’m using a pretty tall one, probably double the height of yours in your picture.
btw, preheating the oven at 200 deg too & for how long?
I’m a novice at baking :/
Hi Grace, yes I think you can try with a shorter muffin cup. I usually preheat it for about 10 minutes before starting to bake.
Alright, will try again, thanks!
but do you usually use both the heating element or just the bottom?
My oven only comes with top heating coil, and the side is fan. I think the construction differs with the brands and models.
Tried the recipe the day before. Love that you gave the measurements of the cupcake liners you used. It helped me decide which liner I should use.
The muffins came out great though for my oven I should have stuck to 180C. Other than that, love how the blueberries spread and leave their flavour all around the muffin. In future, I would most likely add a pinch of salt.
Hi Wiffy,
Baked twice and both batches turned out awesome! :)
For a starter like me, this recipe is really great and simple. Thank you! :)
The amount of sugar in that recipe is ridiculous!! I used LESS THAN HALF soft brown sugar and they were sweet as!
hi I tried out your blueberry muffins yesterday. They turned out very nicely :)
thanks for posting the recipe.
hi, how to get the beautiful domes like your show in the picture? how come the top part hard like biscuit? is it I blended for too long?
Hi, is your batter still lumpy before baked?
yes, the batter still lumpy before baked as i did not stir very long. Wonder is it because i am using microwave convection oven. this is the model i am using http://www.sharp.com.sg/web/products/prodDetail.asp?ProdId=64 instead of this kind http://ts4.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4847704772904935&pid=15.1
Its so funny as I write this I have some in the oven..will keep your recipe for the next time…
Hi hi, am a fellow Singaporean living overseas ..thank you for yr lovely blueberry muffins recipe… The ones I made turned out great ..the only shame was that my blueberries were all at the bottom of the cupcakes …hence didn’t turn out that pretty like yours!!! :-/