Strawberry Muffins
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Jam-packed with juicy berries, these strawberry muffins with crisp, golden tops are as pretty as they are delicious.
These strawberry muffins are a great way to use up your spring and summer strawberries. They are a nice change from the usual blueberry muffins and just as delicious. The secret is adding lots of berries to the batter, which gives the muffins an intense strawberry flavor, along with a touch of almond extract to complement the fruit.
For more fruit-filled muffin ideas when strawberries aren’t in season, try my lemon poppy seed muffins, banana nut muffins, and apple muffins.
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What You’ll Need To Make Strawberry Muffins
How To Make Strawberry Muffins
Begin by combining the flour, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl.
Whisk well and set aside.
In a small bowl, toss the strawberries with two teaspoons of the flour mixture.
Toss well and set aside 1/2 cup of the strawberries for topping the muffins.
In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar for a few minutes until light and fluffy.
Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Beat in the vanilla and almond extracts.
Beat to combine.
Gradually add the flour mixture, alternating with the milk.
Add the strawberries to the batter.
Fold to combine.
Spoon the batter into a lined muffin tin.
Top with the reserved berries and turbinado sugar.
Bake for about 30 minutes, until golden and set. Then let the muffins cool in the pan for about 25 minutes.
Transfer the muffins to a rack to cool completely.
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Strawberry Muffins
Jam-packed with juicy berries, these strawberry muffins with crisp, golden tops are as pretty as they are delicious.
Ingredients
- 2 cups + 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour, divided
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1 stick or ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon almond extract
- ½ cup milk
- 2¼ cups diced strawberries, from 1 pint, divided
- 2 tablespoons demerara (also called turbinado or raw) sugar, for topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners; spray the liners and the pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together 2 cups of the flour, the baking powder and salt.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter and granulated sugar for about 2 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl and beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla extract and almond extract. (The batter may look a little grainy -- that's okay).
- With the mixer on low, add the flour mixture in three separate additions, alternating with the milk and ending with the flour.
- Toss the strawberries with the remaining 2 teaspoons of flour (this will keep them from sinking to the bottom). Set ½ cup of the berries aside. Add the remaining berries to the batter and fold with a spatula until evenly distributed. Do not overmix.
- Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin tin (an ice-cream scoop with a wire scraper works well here); they will be very full. Scatter the reserved berries evenly over the muffins, then sprinkle the turbinado sugar over the center of each muffin (keeping the sugar away from the edges will prevent sticking).
- Bake for about 30 minutes, until lightly golden and a cake tester comes out clean. Run a sharp knife around the top edge of each muffin to free it from the pan if necessary (the edges can stick), then let the muffins cool in the pan for about 25 minutes. Transfer the muffins to a rack to cool completely.
- Freezer-Friendly Instructions: These muffins can be frozen for up to 3 months. After they are completely cooled, double-wrap it securely with aluminum foil or plastic freezer wrap, or place it in heavy-duty freezer bag. Thaw overnight on the countertop.
Nutrition Information
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- Per serving (12 servings)
- Serving size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 246
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated fat: 5g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Sugar: 21g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Sodium: 224mg
- Cholesterol: 52mg
This website is written and produced for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and the nutritional data on this site has not been evaluated or approved by a nutritionist or the Food and Drug Administration. Nutritional information is offered as a courtesy and should not be construed as a guarantee. The data is calculated through an online nutritional calculator, Edamam.com. Although I do my best to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures should be considered estimates only. Varying factors such as product types or brands purchased, natural fluctuations in fresh produce, and the way ingredients are processed change the effective nutritional information in any given recipe. Furthermore, different online calculators provide different results depending on their own nutrition fact sources and algorithms. To obtain the most accurate nutritional information in a given recipe, you should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe, using your preferred nutrition calculator.
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Excellent muffins. Made 16 large muffins. Made one without a liner, difficult to remove in one piece. Has anyone tried other fruit (not blueberries)?
Yesterday, I bought the first Nova Scotia strawberries of the season. When I sampled them, thank goodness they were sweet and tasty. I have never made these muffins before so, we made these strawberry muffins today. We used brown sugar instead of white and I didn’t have any almond flavouring so just added a little extra vanilla. We ate one, after they had cooled down, and I couldn’t believe the flavour! I think these strawberry muffins are the greatest! I love the strawberry more than banana or blueberry. Maybe it’s the extra water in the berries that made them so moist. If you have a chance to buy locally grown berries, you have to try this recipe. Another winner, Jen! Thanks!
Mary Nell
so good! first time ever having these as well as making muffins from scratch so i guess no more $3 ones from dunks anymore, these are way better! really good with some yogurt and coffee <3
My grandson has been begging me to make strawberry muffins with him. Your recipe was absolutely fabulous!! A hit with the entire family, we ended up eating them all in one day!!
Hi, I’ve been planning on making this recipe but my family can’t consume dairy or gluten products. Do you think I can replace the all purpose flour with almond flour? And use a lactose free milk instead? What are your suggestions
Hi Pamela, I wouldn’t recommend almond flour but you could use an all-purpose gluten-free flour and lactose-free milk would be fine. Hope you enjoy!
I would like to try these with fresh peaches. Would I need to make any changes?
Hi Virginia, I haven’t tried these muffins with peaches, but another reader commented that she did successfully. I don’t think you’d need to make any modifications. Please LMK how they turn out if you try it!
Best muffins ever, Made one change, instead of 1/2 cup whole milk, I changed to half full sour cream and half milk and they were so moist. Only problem I had was I couldn’t stop eating them 😋
Incredible! Been looking for such a recipe… I’m a beginner baker (male…late 60s…). Just my wife at home and I don’t think these lasted as long as the plum orange muffins that I’ve added to my repetoire.
One question ….. when making this recipe with frozen berries, should the berries be frozen or thawed?
Omer
So glad you like them! You can use the strawberries straight from the freezer.
I absolutely loved this recipe! I didn’t have any milk so I used a little more than a 1/4 cup of evaporated milk and topped off the remaining 1/2 cup with water. I also added in a dollop of sour cream. The muffins were perfect, not dry and full of fruit.
Thanks for sharing!
Made these this morning! Awesome! I did add chocolate chips though and my husband and I were both impressed.