🫐 Bakery-Style Blueberry Streusel Muffins
🌿 Description
These bakery-style blueberry streusel muffins are soft, fluffy, and bursting with juicy blueberries. The tops are crowned with a buttery cinnamon streusel that bakes into a sweet, crumbly crust—just like the muffins you’d find in a café bakery. With a moist vanilla batter and plenty of berries, they’re perfect for breakfast, brunch, or an afternoon treat with coffee or tea.
🛒 Ingredients
For the muffins
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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¾ cup granulated sugar
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2 tsp baking powder
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½ tsp salt
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½ cup unsalted butter, melted
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1 cup milk
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2 large eggs
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1½ tsp vanilla extract
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1½ cups fresh or frozen blueberries
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1 tbsp flour (to coat blueberries)
For the streusel topping
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½ cup all-purpose flour
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⅓ cup brown sugar
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¼ cup cold butter, cubed
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½ tsp cinnamon
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Preheat the oven
Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C) and line a muffin tin with paper liners.
2. Prepare the streusel
In a small bowl mix flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
Add the cold butter and rub it into the mixture with your fingers until it forms crumbly streusel. Set aside.
3. Mix dry ingredients
In a large bowl whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
4. Mix wet ingredients
In another bowl whisk melted butter, milk, eggs, and vanilla.
5. Combine the batter
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and gently mix until just combined.
6. Add blueberries
Toss blueberries with 1 tablespoon flour (prevents sinking) and fold them into the batter.
7. Fill the muffin cups
Divide the batter evenly into the muffin tin, filling each cup about ¾ full.
8. Add streusel topping
Sprinkle a generous amount of streusel over each muffin.
9. Bake
Bake for 18–22 minutes, until golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
10. Cool and serve
Let the muffins cool for about 10 minutes, then enjoy warm.
🍽️ Serving Suggestions
These muffins are delicious with:
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Coffee or tea
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Greek yogurt and fresh fruit
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Butter or cream cheese spread
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A drizzle of honey
❓ Q & A
Q: Can I use frozen blueberries?
Yes. Use them straight from the freezer and do not thaw to prevent color bleeding.
Q: How do I get tall bakery-style muffin tops?
Fill the muffin cups generously and bake at a slightly higher temperature (375°F).
Q: Can I make them healthier?
You can replace half the flour with whole wheat flour and reduce the sugar slightly.
Q: How long do they stay fresh?
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 2–3 days.
Q: Can I freeze them?
Yes. Freeze for up to 3 months and reheat before serving.
✨ Tip: Sprinkle a little powdered sugar or lemon glaze on top after baking for a bakery-perfect finish.
