Blueberry Muffins with Crumb Topping

These blueberry muffins with crumb topping are the best. They’re light, fluffy, and bursting with sweet berries. The crumbly topping takes it to another level of deliciousness. Your family will love these! Make them today or gift them to a friend tomorrow!

Trust me on this one, these are bakery-style muffins made at home and they’ll be your new favorite too!

A few years ago I found a recipe online and it was love at first batch.  Okay – I know I am not good at making up funny lines, but it was love at first bite.  The batter creates a light, moist crumb, and the topping is sweet and crumbly.  For me, it really is the perfect bakery-style blueberry muffin recipe to make at home.

How To Make Bakery-Style Blueberry Muffins at Home

For these fabulous muffins, there are three components – the blueberries, the crumb topping, and the muffin base. To make them, you need the following ingredients:

TOPPING

• 3 Tablespoons sugar
• 3 Tablespoons brown sugar
• ⅓ cup flour
• 5 Tablespoons butter softened

MUFFIN BASE

• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 4 Tablespoons butter melted
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

BLUEBERRIES

• 2 cups blueberries
• 1 Tablespoon flour
• 1 Tablespoon sugar

Recipe Instructions

You start by preparing the crumb topping.  I find that it works best to use softened butter.  If the topping is too moist, refrigerate it for a bit to firm up.  You can then take a fork to break it up into small pieces.

Next, the muffin batter.  It’s best not to over mix the batter.  Doing so will result in tough muffins.

The blueberries get dusted with a little flour and sugar before being folded into the batter.

Now there are just a few more things to do:  spoon the batter into prepared muffin cups, sprinkle on the topping, and bake for about 20 minutes.

One last thing – they need to cool for 5 to 10 minutes.

Like muffins? Be sure to check out these other sweet muffin recipes:

• Quick Cinnamon Roll Muffins
• Sweet Cornbread Muffins
• Honey Nut Muffins
• Banana Nut Muffins

Blueberry Muffins with Crumb Topping

These muffins are light, fluffy, and bursting with sweet berries. The crumbly topping takes it to another level of deliciousness.

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Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: blueberry, breakfast, muffins

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 18

Calories: 236kcal

Author: Lynda

Ingredients

CRUMB TOPPING

• 3 Tablespoons sugar
• 3 Tablespoons brown sugar
• ⅓ cup flour
• 5 Tablespoons butter softened

MUFFIN BASE

• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 4 Tablespoons butter melted
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

BLUEBERRIES

• 2 cups blueberries
• 1 Tablespoon flour
• 1 Tablespoon sugar

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line muffin tin with cupcake liners.
• Combine topping ingredients together in a medium-sized bowl until it becomes crumbly. Set aside.
• For the muffins, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk eggs, oil, buttermilk, vanilla, and melted butter. Pour liquid ingredients into flour mixture and blend until moistened. Combine blueberries, flour, and sugar and fold into batter.
• Spoon batter into 18 prepared muffin cups and sprinkle with topping. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until done.

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Notes

For best results:

• use room temperature ingredients
• fill muffin pans to almost the top of the tin
• let the muffins sit in the pan for 5 minutes after baking before removing them
• allow the muffins to cool completely on a wire rack.

Nutrition

Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 236kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 266mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g

These little gems are great for breakfast, brunch, or for a light snack.  They’re also good for sharing with friends, neighbors, or taking to church get-together.  I also bet your co-workers would like a batch of them as well.

What’s your favorite muffin?

Recipe adapted from http://acooksquest.blogspot.com/2011/04/102-blueberry-muffins.html.