These Bakery Style Blueberry Muffins are loaded with blueberries and have an irresistible cinnamon sugar topping!
Updated: This post was first published here at the BHK in December 2015. I decided it was worthy of a reshare, so I’ve tweaked the recipe a bit and updated the photos and notes to the post below. I kept the original content because it was posted just before Christmas and it’s special!
The countdown is on folks! There are only five days left until Christmas! This week I’ll be busy firming up what will be on the menu for Christmas day.
One of the highlights of Christmas morning has always been a delicious Christmas breakfast. It’s a tradition. We open some gifts around the tree and then we all enjoy a delicious breakfast together. Do you guys have any special traditions at your house? Any family favorites that are always on the menu?
At our house whatever is on the breakfast menu is always prepared the night before. Always. I like Christmas morning to be laid back and relaxing. I don’t want to be slaving in the kitchen while everyone else is having all the fun!
Why These Blueberry Muffins?
These Bakery Style Blueberry Muffins are a family favorite. They’re moist, loaded with blueberries and they have an absolutely irresistible cinnamon sugar topping that you’re going to love.
This recipe makes a dozen muffins, and you can make them the night before. So they’re ready as soon as everyone wakes up for the day.
Just take a look at all those yummy blueberries! ↓
Bakery Style Blueberry Muffin Ingredients
- all-purpose flour
- granulated sugar
- brown sugar
- baking powder, salt, cinnamon
- egg
- vegetable oil
- milk
- blueberries
- unsalted butter
If you’re still looking for some breakfast options, you need to check out my Mini Crabmeat Baked Egg Casseroles, Maple Pecan French Toast Cups and my Sausage, Red Pepper and Onion Egg Bake.
You can make them all the night before and then just bake in the oven the next morning.
Your Christmas morning could not get any easier my friends!
I wanted to take a moment to thank you all for following along here at the BHK. And I truly appreciate each and every one of you.
I plan on spending some quality time with Tom and my boys over the holidays, so I won’t be sharing anything until after Christmas.
I hope you and your families have a wonderful Christmas together. Lots of love.
A Few Cook’s Notes for Bakery Style Blueberry Muffins
I decided to tweak the initial recipe and melt the butter and let it cool a smidge before adding to the sugar/flour/cinnamon mixture instead of using cold butter and cutting it together. It’s just a little easier and I like the consistency of the topping more this way.
Once the batter is in the muffin cups, I usually add a few more blueberries to the top of each muffin before baking. It amounts to maybe an extra half cup.
I also bake the muffins at 400 degrees for 5 minutes at first and then lower the temperature to 350 degrees and continue baking for an additional 13 minutes or until tester inserted in center of muffin comes out clean. This will give your muffins that signature domed top.
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Bakery Style Blueberry Muffins
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Muffins
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ brown sugar, lightly packed
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. kosher salt
- ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup milk
- 1 cup blueberries
Crumb Topping
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 ¼ tsp. ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In medium bowl whisk together flour, sugars, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
- In large bowl add egg, oil and milk and whisk together.
- Fold the dry mixture into the wet mixture. Gently fold in the blueberries.
- Spoon into paper baking cups or lightly sprayed muffin cups.
For the crumb topping:
- Place the sugar, flour and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Whisk together.
- Add the cooled butter and mix together with a fork until crumbly. Sprinkle over each muffin before baking.
- Bake for 5 minutes at 400 degrees and then turn the oven down to 350 degrees and continue baking for 13 minutes or until a tester inserted in center of muffin comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and cool on wire rack.
Notes
- This recipe makes a dozen muffins and can be made the night before, so they're ready to be enjoyed as soon as everyone wakes up for the day.
- You can melt the butter and let it cool a smidge before adding to the sugar/flour/cinnamon mixture instead of using cold butter and cutting it together. It's just a little easier, and I like the consistency of the topping more this way.
- Once the batter is in the muffin cups, I usually add a few more blueberries to the top of each muffin before baking. It amounts to maybe an extra half cup.
- I also bake the muffins at 400 degrees for 5 minutes at first and then lower the temperature to 350 degrees and continue baking for an additional 13 minutes or until tester inserted in center of muffin comes out clean. This will give your muffins that signature domed top.
Our tradition is muffins!! Alongside some strong coffee :) These look so beautiful, where did you find those gorgeous cases?!
Thanks so much Emma! I love those cups too! I got them at my local HomeGoods. They always have such neat packaging items in their kitchen department! Thanks for commenting and have a wonderful holiday!
We are bakery style muffin twinning today, Mary Ann!! Yay to muffins! Yours look delish! Love the finishing touch of powdered sugar! Have to try yours! As far as traditions for Christmas morning, ours has always been monkey bread, and as I got older it included Cristal Champagne (my mom’s a fancy pants). Not this year, since we moved and I can’t afford that stuff! Lol. Cheers, my friend!
Yes, we are!! Yours look totally delicious! Love that cranberry white chocolate combo! I hope you and Boy enjoy a nice relaxing holiday together! You deserve it friend! XO
Merry Christmas Mary Ann! I’m with you on easy breakfasting on the big day. I hope you enjoy he week with your family!
Thanks so much Cathy!
Wow, Mary Ann! These muffins are stunning! My family is big on the whole Christmas morning breakfast thing too. This year I’m making a Coconut Cream Raspberry Tart and SO excited about it! Unfortunately because we will be traveling close to Christmas, I will have to make it Christmas morning. OH welllll. Cheers and Merry Christmas to you sweet friend!
That sounds so delicious Lauren! I’m sure your family will love it! You have a wonderful Christmas too!
Blueberry Muffins are my family’s favourite! These look perfect and loving your pretty muffin cups :)
Thanks Jennifer! Enjoy the holiday!
Thank you Mary Ann for all of the wonderful recipes you have shared with us all year long. I will definitely be making these muffins. They’re beautiful. Have a wonderful Christmas with your family.
Aww thank you so much Becky for the sweet comment! You enjoy your holiday too!
These are SO pretty, Mary Ann! Just perfect for a holiday breakfast :)
Thanks so much Allie! Have fun with your boys!! I’m sure they are getting so excited!
What gorgeous muffins, just like my fantasy B&B would serve :)
Thanks so much Sue! Enjoy the holiday!
We’ve started a new holiday tradition just these last couple of years. We do Christmas Eve dinner at my brothers house – it’s a smaller, more intimate group and I love it. Then for Christmas we go to my Moms and that’s a great big group (which I love too!). We don’t do a big Christmas breakfast – too much prep work to be done in the kitchen – but these muffins would be a big smash. So cute and I love anything with blueberries. Happy holidays, Mary Ann, to you and your family!
Sounds like a fun holiday for you Geraldine! I love anything with blueberries too! Have a wonderful Christmas!
I love the idea of a sloooow Christmas morning too. Make ahead breakfast with snacks on the ready is a must, like these blueberry muffins. Just delicious and they’re packed with berries! Mmmm I can smell them baking! Rob and I usually celebrate Christmas Eve together, then with extended friends and family on Christmas day. We’ve also found that we like to vacation during this time of year too! So our traditions change a bit from year to year.
Y’all have a wonderful holiday, Mary Ann! Thank you for this delectable recipe my dear!
Oh, I would love to go away one Christmas with Tom and the boys! Sounds like such fun! I hope you and Rob have a wonderful Christmas Traci!
These look so perfect for Christmas morning! I agree- make ahead is the way to go!! My sisters birthday also falls on Christmas so I will be making her some sort of cake or treat, but other than that there won’t be much cooking or baking. A break will be nice. I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas!
I know! A break will be nice! I hope you enjoy your holiday too Jessica!
Make ahead is key in our house for Christmas morning! Ain’t nobody got time for slaving away in the kitchen while everyone is opening presents and having fun! I am totally adding these delicious blueberry muffins to the menu!
You got that right! Thanks Rachelle! Have a wonderful Christmas!
Oh I LOVE these muffins! I am all about big, bold, bakery style muffins and you have done it! Blueberry muffins were always my dads fav. Pinned!
Thanks Jess. I hope you enjoy them! Happy Holidays!
Your muffins look delicious, have a wonderful holiday and enjoy your family.
Thanks so much Gerlinde! I’ll be busy the next day or two, but then it will be smooth sailing! Have a great holiday!
Mary Ann! These look like the most perfect blueberry muffins! Crunchy tops and cinnamon – just love. :) Merry Christmas to you!
Thanks so much Emily! Best holiday wishes!
I hope you had a lovely Christmas! These muffins are gorgeous and look so utterly delicious.
I did Nicole! Hope you did too! Thanks so much!
These blueberry muffins look adorable!! I want those muffin cups!!
Thanks so much Linda! Those were a HomeGoods find! Also check out simplybaked.us!
First off. . .Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Mary Ann. These muffins look absolutely scrumptious and I bet they were the perfect way to take a break and re-charge for all Christmas morning festivities. Of course, I am a cinnamon fanatic so this cinnamon sugar topping immediately caught my attention.
As for Christmas traditions, the Mr. and I like to travel this time of year (often to Hawaii or an international location). . .but with our sick kitty we stayed home this year to celebrate with our furry family.
Thanks so much Lynn! The topping is quite delicious! Hope your furry little friend is doing better! Here’s to a happy and healthy 2016 for all!
I would name these ‘better than bakery style blueberry muffins,’ Mary Ann. They look entirely mouthwatering! Love that crumb topping.
Thanks so much Marissa!
I like to make a big batch of muffins to enjoy throughout the week. These are perfect!
We LOVE these Helena! Perfect for all the summer berries.
These are amazing! Thank you for this recipe. Honestly, I’m pretty sure I messed up the crumble but they still tasted SO GOOD. Like, I love all of these recipes. Yes yes yes!
So happy you enjoyed them Toni! Thanks so much for following! Happy Weekend!