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Lemon Blueberry Muffins

These homemade Lemon Blueberry Muffins make a great breakfast or snack. A tasty, simple recipe that any blueberry and lemon lover will enjoy!
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Lemon Blueberry Muffin Recipe, Lemon Blueberry Muffins
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 18
Calories 180kcal
Author Brandie @ The Country Cook

Ingredients

  • zest from 2 lemons, divided use
  • 1 cup + ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup salted butter, melted
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • ½ cup milk
  • 5.3 ounces lemon greek yogurt
  • ¼ cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 ¼ cup + 1 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 ½ cups fresh blueberries

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400F degrees. Line a 12 cup muffin tin with cupcake liners or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Zest lemons and reserve 2 tablespoons for topping muffins before baking. Add ¼ sugar to reserved lemon zest and set aside.
  • In a separate medium bowl, stir the remaining zest into 1 cup sugar.
  • Whisk in melted butter for 1 minute. Then whisk in eggs, lemon juice, milk, yogurt, and almond extract.
  • In another bowl, mix together 2 ¼ cup flour and baking powder.
  • Stir flour mixture into the yogurt/sugar mixture until blended.
  • Toss blueberries with 1 tablespoon flour then fold them into the batter.
  • Fill muffin tins about ¾ full with batter
  • Sprinkle each muffin cup with the lemon-sugar mixture that you set aside earlier. (Don’t skip this. It really makes them pop with flavor.)
  • Bake at 400F degrees for 15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the center clean.
  • Let cool in muffin tin for 5 minutes before removing to a cooling rack. Allow to cool completely before serving.
  • Note: This recipe makes about 18 muffins so if you only have one muffin pan, you'll want to start on your last batch.

Notes

  • These can be frozen, see above on how to do that.
  • You can use vanilla greek yogurt instead of lemon.
  • You can use frozen blueberries instead of fresh.

Nutrition

Calories: 180kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 87mg | Potassium: 104mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 198IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 1mg