Incredible Lemon Blueberry Muffins Recipe

Whenever I make blueberry muffins I almost always add some sort of lemon to them. I think that lemon helps to bring out the flavor of the blueberries.

If there were any two fruits that pair perfectly together. Those two fruits have got to be blueberries and lemons.

My favorite breakfast food has always been muffins. This lemon blueberry muffin recipes is unlike any other. These muffins come out moist and fluffy every single time you bake them.

Homemade Lemon Blueberry Muffins using Fresh Blueberries

This recipe uses a few ingredients that you might not necessarily have on hand but can easily be found at your local grocery store.

• Lemon Extract – this adds a nice lemon flavor to the muffin batter, because it is concentrated you definitely won’t be missing the lemon flavor when using a lemon extract.
• Pure Vanilla Extract – whenever you are baking, always use pure vanilla extract whenever a recipe calls for it. Imitation vanilla just doesn’t taste the same.
• Zest of 1 Lemon – wash and dry a lemon. To get the zest take a lemon zester and carefully zest the yellow color off of the lemon. You’re lemon should look white in color after zesting your lemon.
• Fresh Blueberries – this is the perfect recipe to use fresh blueberries. Rinse and dry them completely before folding them into your muffin batter. No need to toss in flour as the batter is slightly thick so it will keep the blueberries from sinking to the bottom of your muffins.

Other ingredients needed will be your typical pantry staples like: flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, vegetable oil, butter, milk, and eggs.

What Substitute Ingredients can I use in this Lemon Blueberry Muffins Recipe?

• Lemon Juice instead of Lemon Extract – If you don’t have lemon extract on hand you can substitute with 1 tbsp of fresh lemon juice just know that your lemon blueberry muffins will have a bit more tang with fresh lemon juice than with lemon extract.
• Imitation Vanilla instead of Pure Vanilla Extract – pure vanilla extract can be a bit pricey and with today’s economy I can completely understand cutting corners wherever you can. While I do prefer and recommend using pure vanilla extract in any baked good, imitation vanilla can also be used in a pinch if necessary.
• Any type of Milk instead of Whole Milk – prefer a different kind of milk instead of whole milk? No problem. Substitute your favorite type of milk instead of whole milk in this recipe and it shouldn’t make a difference.
• Frozen blueberries instead of Fresh Blueberries – keeping fresh fruit on hand and finding time to use it before going bad can be a bit challenging. If you don’t have fresh blueberries on hand, you can substitute frozen blueberries. Do not thaw them, just fold them into just like you would fresh blueberries. The only difference with using frozen blueberries over fresh is that your batter will have a bit of a blue tint to it but it doesn’t change the overall taste of the lemon blueberry muffins at all.

How to Make Moist, Fluffy Lemon Blueberry Muffins

When it comes to making homemade lemon blueberry muffins, it really is as simple as 1-2-3. Just mix your ingredients, fill your muffin tin, and bake in the oven.

• Mix – start by adding all of your dry ingredients to a mixing bowl, then add in all of your wet ingredients, mix until batter is smooth. To avoid crushing the blueberries, gently fold them into the finished batter with a flexible silicone spatula.
  • if you don’t have a stand mixer, you can also mix using an electric hand mixer or by using a wire whisk or spoon by hand

• Fill – this recipe uses a regular muffin tin. To prevent sticking it is recommended to either spray the muffin tin with a nonstick baking spray or line with paper cupcake liners. If you don’t have a muffin tin, you can use reusable silicone baking cups on a baking sheet. The silicone baking cups stand on their own, so you can bake muffins directly on a baking sheet without the use of a muffin tin.

• Bake – use a toothpick or a single piece of dry spaghetti to check the center of your muffins to make sure they are done. Insert into the center of one of the muffins, if it comes out clean then the muffins are done. If there is still some batter left on the toothpick then bake for a few minutes longer until the toothpick is clean when you test it.

Equipment Recommendations for the Best Homemade Muffins

• Stainless Steel Muffin Tins – when it comes to baking or anything in the kitchen for that matter, stainless steel is always the way to go. Its a bit of an investment upfront but stainless steel pots and pans will last you a lifetime!
• Silicone Spatula – a flexible silicone spatula is a must when getting every last bit of batter from the bowl
• Stainless Steel, Dishwasher Safe Kitchenaid Tilt-Head Mixer Paddle – I recently switched out the attachments that came with my Kitchenaid Stand Mixer to these stainless steel, dishwasher safe ones and couldn’t be any happier. I love that I can put them in the dishwasher and that they will never chip!
• Reusable Silicone Baking Cups – don’t have a muffin tin? or want to cook a lot of muffins at once? reusable silicone baking cups are the way to go. I love that I can cram all of my silicone baking cups onto one single baking sheet and cook all of my muffins at once. Cleanup is also a breeze, all I do is put them in the top rack of my dishwasher and they get clean in no time.

How to store Lemon Blueberry Muffins

Not that these Lemon Blueberry Muffins will last very long, but to store them I recommend something like this cupcake storage container with a lid. It has individual slots to hold 24 cupcakes/ muffins, a sealable lid, and a carrying handle for easy transportation.

These lemon blueberry muffins are best eaten the day they are made but can be stored in an air-tight container like the one mentioned above and consumed within 3 days of being baked.

Can I Half this Recipe to Make Fewer Muffins?

If 20 muffins are too much for you to make at one time, you can easily half this recipe. Simply half all of the ingredients in this recipe. Then mix, fill, and bake according to the directions.

Helpful tip! Half of 1/4 of a cup is 2 tablespoons. And half of 1/2 cup is 4 tablespoons.

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