23 Muffin Recipes Worth Waking Up For
Designed for convenience, speed, and early-morning ease, muffins offer an accessible entry point into theworld of baking. Our best muffin recipes combine the simplicity of quick bread (likebanana bread) with the portable whimsy of acupcake. Many require very little equipment: a standard muffin tin, a large bowl for mixing, and a whisk. And they’re usually made with just a few common pantry ingredients, plus a single standout mix-in.
The muffins below are of the bready variety (though there are several gluten-free options if that’s what you’re looking for). On the hunt for egg muffins (likeomelets baked in a muffin tinorrunny baked eggs in prosciutto baskets)? Oatmeal muffins (individual baked oatmealin muffin cups)?English muffins(你知道, with all thenooks and crannies)? We’ve got you covered elsewhere. In the mood formuffinmuffins? Read on.
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Photo by Emma Fishman, Food Styling by Kate Schmidt4/23Classic Blueberry Muffins
Keep this blueberry muffin recipe around for your nextweekend brunch. Brimming with fresh blueberries and topped with a crunchy, sparkling sugar crust, the bakery-style muffins taste as good as they look.
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Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Drew Aichele5/23Morning Glory Muffins
Made with a combo of whole wheat and all-purpose flours and packed with golden raisins, shredded carrots, apples, canned crushed pineapple, and toasted pecans, these kitchen-sink muffins first gained popularity asa hippie health trend. Customize them to your preference, trading walnuts for pecans or dried cranberries for raisins.
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Photo by Squire Fox7/23Jam Muffins
These stuffed muffins frombaking authority Cheryl Daycall for your choice of jam filling. Sour cream keeps the crumb ultra-moist. Play around with flavor bysubstituting the vanilla extractfor a berry liqueur or complementary spirit.
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Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Lillian Chou8/23Scandinavian Rye Muffins
Spiced with caraway, anise, cumin, and orange zest, these savory-sweet mini muffins draw inspiration from Swedishlimpa bread. Rye flour gives them a nutty, molasses-like flavor.
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Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Stevie Stewart9/23No-Fuss Vegan Blueberry Muffins
Just like ourclassic blueberry muffinsbut without the butter, without the egg, and without any odd-ball ingredients. And yet: Just as delicious, light, and fluffy.
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Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Bill Clark10/23Vegan Corn Muffins With Whipped Sweet Corn
Medjool dates and palm sugar enhance the natural sweetness ofcornmealin this vegan take on traditionalSouthern cornbread. Instead of butter, slather on a rich spread of whipped sweet corn.
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Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell13/23Blueberry Lemon Corn Muffins
水果蓝莓,明亮的柠檬,earthy-sweetcorn combine in these muffins, which toe the line between sweet and savory. Fresh or frozenblueberrieswork here, making these muffins great for last-minute weekend baking.
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14/23Mini Doughnut Muffins
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell15/23Flourless Almond-Blueberry Muffins
Almond meal keeps these gluten-free, while applesauce makes them moist. Want to take them over the top?Stick a dollop of cream cheese into the centerof each muffin before sprinkling the almonds on top.
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17/23Applesauce Spice Muffins
Tender from applesauce and topped with acinnamon sugarthat boasts a few extra spices, these comforting, wholesome apple muffins taste like a fall bake sale. When folding in the dry ingredients,mix until just incorporated: It’s okay if there are still a few lumps.
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Photograph by Guang Xu20/23Anytime Orange Muffins
Sprinkling granulated sugar, not sanding sugar, over the batter results in muffin tops with a crackly crust. Baking the muffins in paper orsilicone linersmakes them easier to transport and share.
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson21/23Peanut Butter–Banana Muffins
The lunchtime favorite combo of peanut butter and banana makes a great batch of breakfast muffins too. Want an upgrade? Mix in a handful ofchocolate chips
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