Best Lemon Blueberry Muffins Recipe

Lemon Blueberry Muffins: These homemade muffins are packed with juicy blueberries and fresh lemon zest, making them one of my favorite muffin recipes.

Course Baked Good, Breakfast

Cuisine American

Keyword Lemon Blueberry Muffins

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 30

Servings servings

Calories 251kcal

Author Dana DeVolk

Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup oil
1 egg
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups blueberries divided

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 12 hole muffin pan with paper muffin liners and set aside.
Add the all purpose flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, grated lemon rind and salt to a large mixing bowl. Whisk until well combined, set aside.
2 cups all purpose flour, 1 cup granulated sugar, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 2 teaspoons lemon zest, 1/2 teaspoon salt
Add to a medium sized mixing bowl the buttermilk, oil, egg, lemon juice and vanilla extract.
1 cup buttermilk, 1/2 cup oil, 1 egg, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Whisk until well combined.
Pour the buttermilk mixture into the bowl with the flour mixture. Use a silicone spatula to mix until just combined. Gently fold in 1 cup of the blueberries.
1 1/4 cups blueberries
Divide the batter between the paper muffin liners.
Top with the remaining blueberries.
Bake the muffins for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Allow to cool in the muffin pan for 5 minutes, before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Notes

Don’t overmix the muffin batter—just stir until you don’t see any dry spots in the flour mixture.
Use a cookie scoop to evenly fill each muffin cup for tall muffins that bake evenly.
Gently press a few blueberries into the top of each muffin before baking for a pretty look.
Let the batter rest for 5–10 minutes before baking to get bakery-style muffin tops.
Always preheat your oven to the right oven temperature so the muffins rise properly.
Line your muffin pan with muffin liners to make cleanup easy and help muffins keep their shape.

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