Lemon Blueberry Muffins

Moist lemon blueberry muffins! This easy recipe comes together in minutes and makes delicious blueberry muffins with a hint of lemon.

Lemon blueberry muffins are soft muffins that are bursting with fresh blueberries. Adding the lemon to classic blueberry muffins really takes the muffins up a notch!

The subtle lemon flavor helps to brighten the muffins and gives them a delicious hint of citrus. And the muffins are so easy to make!

They take less than 30 minutes total to make from scratch.

Ingredient notes

• Butter: I use salted butter. If you’re using unsalted butter, increase the total salt to 3/4 teaspoon.
• Lemon zest: You’ll need 1 medium lemon for the lemon zest.
• All purpose flour: It’s important to properly measure the flour. If you have too much flour in the batter, you will end up with heavy or doughy muffins. To properly measure the flour, weigh it or sift/stir it to break it up. Lightly spoon it into a measuring cup and level.
• Buttermilk: If you don’t have buttermilk, you can use lemon juice from the lemon to make a homemade buttermilk substitute.

How to make lemon blueberry muffins

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Grease or line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners. Set aside. 

Step 2: In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened butter, lemon zest and sugar until well-combined.

Step 3: Add the egg and vanilla and mix until well-combined, scraping down the sides as needed. 

Step 4: In a separate small bowl, toss the blueberries with ¼ cup of flour until the blueberries are coated. 

Step 5: Add the remaining 1 ¾ cup flour, baking powder, and salt to the batter. Whisk in the dry ingredients just until mostly combined.

Step 6: Add the buttermilk, and stir until the batter is combined. Don’t overmix. 

Step 7: Carefully fold in the blueberries. The batter will be thick. 

Step 8: Divide the batter among the prepared muffin cups. 

Step 9: Sprinkle the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar over the batter.  

Step 10: Bake for about 12-18 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean (it may have blueberry on it, and that’s ok). 

Step 11: Let muffins cool in the muffin pan for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.

Recipe FAQs

Storage

The muffins should be stored in an airtight container at room temperature. They will keep for about 2-3 days when properly stored.

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