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Blueberry Muffins are bakery-style perfection, with a tender, buttery crumb, juicy bursts of fresh blueberries, and a sweet cream cheese center tucked inside every one. The crackly coarse-sugar top gives them that irresistible bakery look. If you love a moist muffin, they are right up there with our lemon blueberry muffins and chocolate banana muffins.
Loaded with fresh blueberries and a hidden cream cheese filling, these are the most moist, tender blueberry muffins you will ever bake at home, even better than our banana nut muffins.
Blueberry Muffins Quick Look
- 🕒 Prep Time: 20 minutes
- 🌡️ Cook Time: 20 minutes
- ⏳ Total Time: 40 minutes
- 🍽️ Serving: 12 muffins
- ⚡ Calories: About 290 per muffin
- 🌶️ Flavor Profile: Sweet, buttery, fruity, and tangy
- ✋ Difficulty: Easy
Quick Answer
These blueberry muffins stay incredibly moist thanks to two secrets: cream cheese in the batter and a sweet cream cheese filling piped into the center. A quick blast of high heat at the start gives them tall, bakery-style domes. The same cream cheese trick keeps our pumpkin cream cheese muffins soft for days.
Jump to:
- Blueberry Muffins Quick Look
- Quick Answer
- Why This Recipe Works
- Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Key Ingredients
- Variations and Substitutions
- How to Make Blueberry Muffins
- Recipe Tips & Tricks
- Serving Ideas and Suggestions
- Blueberry Muffins FAQs
- Other Recommended Easy Muffin Recipes
- Blueberry Muffins (Cream Cheese Filled)
Why This Recipe Works
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- Cream cheese in the batter. Beating cream cheese into the batter adds richness and keeps the crumb soft and moist far longer than a standard muffin.
- A hidden filling. A sweet cream cheese center piped into each muffin gives a bakery-style surprise in every bite.
- High heat, then low. Starting at 425 degrees F sets a tall dome, then dropping to 375 degrees F bakes the muffins through without burning.
- Fresh blueberries throughout. Folding the berries in last keeps them whole and juicy so they burst with flavor as you bite in.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Tender, bakery-style muffins you can make right at home.
- A sweet cream cheese filling hides inside every single muffin.
- Made with fresh blueberries and simple pantry staples.
- The crackly coarse-sugar top adds the perfect bakery finish.
- Just as easy as our chocolate chip muffins and double chocolate muffins.
- Stays moist for days, like our banana cream cheese muffins.
Key Ingredients
Here is everything you need to make these blueberry muffins. The exact measurements are listed in the recipe card below.
- Fresh blueberries: the star of the show, adding juicy bursts of berry flavor.
- Cream cheese: used in both the batter and the filling for richness and moisture.
- All-purpose flour: the structure of the muffins.
- Granulated sugar: sweetens the batter and helps create a tender crumb.
- Unsalted butter: melted and cooled for a rich, buttery flavor.
- Eggs and milk: bind the batter and keep the muffins moist.
- Baking powder and baking soda: give the muffins their tall, fluffy rise.
- Vanilla, cinnamon, and salt: round out the flavor.
- Coarse sugar: sprinkled on top for that signature bakery crunch.
See recipe card for exact quantities.
Variations and Substitutions
One of the best things about these blueberry muffins is how easy they are to customize.
- Use frozen blueberries: toss them in a little flour first and do not thaw them to prevent streaking.
- Swap the fruit: use raspberries for our white chocolate raspberry muffins vibe, or peaches like our peach muffins.
- Brighten them up: add a teaspoon of lemon zest to the batter for a lemon-blueberry twist.
- Add a citrus glaze: drizzle with a simple lemon icing, like our orange cranberry muffins.
- Skip the filling: leave out the cream cheese center for a more classic muffin.
How to Make Blueberry Muffins
- Make the cream cheese filling by beating the cream cheese until smooth, then mixing in the vanilla, flour, and milk. Set aside.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a large bowl.
- Beat the cream cheese until smooth, then mix in the melted butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and milk to make the batter.
- Fold the wet mixture into the dry ingredients until just combined, then gently fold in the fresh blueberries.
- Divide the batter between 12 lined muffin cups and sprinkle generously with coarse sugar.
- Pipe the cream cheese filling into the center of each muffin, then bake at 425 degrees F for 5 minutes, lower to 375 degrees F, and bake 14 to 15 minutes more until golden.
Recipe Tips & Tricks
- Do not overmix. Fold the batter just until combined to keep the muffins light and tender.
- Room-temperature ingredients. Soft cream cheese, room-temp eggs, and cooled butter blend into a smoother batter.
- Start hot. The initial 425 degree F blast is what gives these muffins their tall, bakery-style domes.
- Fill generously. Fill the liners nearly to the top for big, rounded muffins, like our cottage cheese blueberry muffins.
- Cool before filling more. Let the muffins cool 10 minutes in the pan before moving them to a rack.
Serving Ideas and Suggestions
These blueberry muffins are wonderful any time of day, from breakfast to an afternoon snack.
Serve them warm with a pat of butter and a drizzle of blueberry syrup for an extra-berry breakfast. They are perfect with coffee, tea, or a tall glass of cold milk, and they fit right into a brunch spread with strawberry scones and homemade brioche bread.
For more blueberry desserts, try our lemon blueberry coffee cake, lemon blueberry poke cake, or a layered lemon blueberry trifle. They also pair beautifully with mini cheesecakes on a dessert table.
Blueberry Muffins FAQs
Yes. Use them straight from the freezer without thawing and toss them in a teaspoon of flour first. This keeps the berries from sinking and prevents purple streaks in the batter.
Starting at 425 degrees F sets a quick, tall dome, then lowering to 375 degrees F lets the muffins finish baking through without over-browning. This is the secret to bakery-style muffin tops.
No. The filling is a delicious bonus, but you can leave it out for a more classic muffin. For a no-filling option, our lemon blueberry muffins are a great choice.
Store cooled muffins in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days because of the cream cheese. Let them come to room temperature, or warm briefly, before serving.
Yes. Freeze cooled muffins in a freezer-safe bag for up to 2 months. Thaw at room temperature or warm gently in the microwave before enjoying, just like our banana nut muffins.
Absolutely. Divide the batter among mini muffin cups and reduce the second bake time to about 8 to 10 minutes, watching closely so they do not dry out.
Once you taste that tender crumb and creamy center, these blueberry muffins will become your go-to recipe for breakfasts, brunches, and cozy mornings with mini cinnamon rolls.
Blueberry Muffins (Cream Cheese Filled)
Ingredients
For the filling
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons milk
Muffin Mix
- 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted and cooled
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs room temp
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
- coarse sugar for garnish, optional
Instructions
For the filling
- Make the filling first by placing the cream cheese in a medium-sized bowl. Using an electric hand mixer, mix until smooth. Add in the remaining ingredients and mix until smooth, set aside.4 ounces cream cheese, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons milk
Blueberry Muffins
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a muffin tin with 12 liners, set aside.
- In a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- In a medium-sized bowl add the cream cheese and whip with an electric hand mixer until smooth. Slowly add in the melted butter and mix to combine. Add the sugar and mix until combined. Add the eggs one at a time and mix until combined. Add in vanilla and milk, carefully mix until combined.4 ounces cream cheese, 1/2 cup unsalted butter, 1 cup granulated sugar, 2 large eggs, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, 1/2 cup milk
- Pour the wet mixture into the dry and fold it in until there are no lumps. Fold in the blueberries. Divide mixture between the 12 liners. Sprinkle generously with coarse sugar.1 1/2 cup fresh blueberries, coarse sugar for garnish, optional
- Place the cream cheese filling into a piping bag or a ziplock baggie. Snip the end of the bag so there is about 1/4 inch opening. Insert tip into the middle of each muffin and fill, disperse filling evenly among the 12 muffins.
- Bake at 425 degrees for 5 minutes. Lower the oven to 375 degrees and bake an additional 14-15 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the bread part of the muffin comes out mostly clean. Let cool in the muffin tin for 10 minutes, transfer muffins directly to a wired rack to cool completely.
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Notes
- This recipe can easily be doubled to make more or save for later.
- These can be frozen, see my tips above.
- You can omit the milk and use your favorite coffee creamer instead.
- The cream cheese filling is optional, but highly recommended.
- We love to top our muffins with coarse sugar for a more sweet bakery effect.
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Loved them! I’ll be making these again and also will try triple berry mix and maybe a bit of lemon zest on the cream cheese mix. Thanks for the recipe!!!
My husband voted this as the best muffin he has ever eaten. I have to agree.
why have cinnamon