A few summers ago, I had the pleasure of helping throw a wedding brunch for my husband’s sweet uncle and his sassy, red-headed new bride. Their love affair started at dance lessons, where she needed a partner and he kindly agreed to join, and within the next 6 months they were walking down the aisle, at almost 70 years old, madly in love. It was seriously the cutest, sweetest thing I’ve ever seen.
So for this wedding brunch celebration, I spent weeks testing out all kinds of muffin recipes… lemon raspberry, triple chocolate, and delicious blueberry. These blueberry muffins were not just good… they were amazing. All the brunch guests agreed, with mouths full of fluffy buttermilk muffins. They are hands-down the best blueberry muffins I’ve ever eaten!
I posted the recipe on my blog WAY back in the beginning, before I knew how to really use a camera, and even with the sub-par photos, everyone loved this recipe as much as I did. And then a few months ago, due to some technology errors I won’t even try to pretend that I understand, I lost some of the earlier posts on my blog, including this blueberry muffin recipe. I didn’t think much about it, at first. That post was so old, that surely no one will remember it or will realize it’s gone. Then I started getting these emails…
Dear Awesome Woman That Made Our Weekend Mornings Muffin Heaven,
Where’d the recipe go?! I used it twice and these were the best muffins EVER! My 4 year old son loved making them with me! Can you please put it back on your site?Sincerely,Kia, mother of muffin addicts
Hi! I went to make the “to die for” blueberry muffins this morning, but the link was not working. Ok not a big deal at first, I just decided to try a different recipe… It was a fail, awful, awful, fail. I am really hoping the link gets fixed because it is the BEST recipe for blueberry muffins I’ve ever found. Please fix it! Thank you so much, Jessica
You guys, these emails make my day! I read every comment, every email, every tweet, and everything else in between, and these sweet words from special readers are what make all the long hours I put in worth it. I’m pretty sure every blogger around can say the same thing! If you love a recipe, send that blogger a note and tell them. I promise you it will mean the world to them!
Okay, so back to the muffins! After reading those sweet emails from my readers, I knew I had to get the recipe right back up on my site. I made a couple batches, re-photographed the muffins, and am here today to share this recipe with you once again. The photos may be just a smidge better than the first go around. Boy, what a couple years behind the lens of a camera can teach you! 😉
So what makes these muffins so good? The first key ingredient is buttermilk! I find that buttermilk in muffins makes them super tender and moist, which is exactly how I want my muffins to be. Fluffy, light, cake-like, and not the slightest bit dry. Buttermilk is a must! The second key to these amazing muffins is the cinnamon crumble topping. Oh man, is it good. I’m all about having a variety of textures in my food, and this cinnamon crumble adds the perfect crunch to the soft, tender muffins.
I hope you’ll try these muffins so you can love them as much as we do!
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- Muffins:
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour + 1 teaspoon
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ⅓ cup canola oil
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
Topping:- ½ cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup cold butter, cut into small cubes
- 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- For the Muffins: Preheat oven to 350ºF and line 12 muffin cups with paper liners. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl, add the buttermilk, oil, and egg and mix until well combined. Add the buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture and stir until just combined. In a small bowl, toss the blueberries with the remaining 1 teaspoon flour and gently fold into the muffin batter. Fill the muffin cups about ¾ full and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of the topping. (see topping instructions below) Bake at 350ºF for 20-25 minutes. Allow muffins to cool before serving.
- For the Topping: Mix together the brown sugar, flour, butter, and cinnamon until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Using a pastry cutter is easiest to cut in the butter, but 2 forks will work also!
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Those are beautiful looking muffins, definitely wouldn’t mind snacking on one of these with a big cup of coffee 🙂
Happy Blogging!
Happy Valley Chow
They are definitely the perfect companion to a big cup of coffee! That combination sounds pretty delicious right about now! 🙂 Thanks so much for stopping by!
Yum! There is nothing better than a good blueberry muffin in the morning. But a to-die-for blueberry muffin? Um, yes. Can’t wait to try!
I totally agree, Ashley! There’s nothing better than warm muffins fresh out of the oven! Hope you enjoy the recipe!
These muffins do look amazing — I can see why people were leaving you e-mails! And your photos make them look even more delicious!
That recipe was one of my earliest posts, so I was totally surprised at all the emails I received! I’m thrilled to finally have some updated photos for this recipe too! The first ones were… charming? Lol!
My kids would love these! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
You’re so welcome, Karly! My kids and I are usually fighting over the last one of these muffins!
Thanks a lot for the forum.Thanks Again. Great.