If you are looking for a special occasion/breakfast in bed recipe…These bakery style blackberry muffins are for YOU!
I don’t bake nearly as much as I used to and mostly because we are quite health-conscious in this house. I never want to have loads of baked goods laying around that are just so dang tempting!
But once in a while is okay and that ‘once in a while’ happened yesterday.
I’ve written many posts about our love for wild blackberry foraging and this past summer we were especially industrious, the evidence for which you’d see as soon as you open our freezer and on this blog.
1/3 of our freezer is filled with bags of frozen blackberries. Great, you would think and I would agree but on the other hand, it’s really cutting down on our freezer storage capacity!
In other words, I knew I needed to start baking with blackberries to save the freezer space! You see my dilemma, right?
Another reason to make these delicious blackberry muffins is because my daughter has never been a breakfast eater.
I never pushed her because I was the same as a child but now that she is in secondary school and starts her day at 6 am and keeps going until 4 pm, she needs her calories!
She doesn’t like to eat breakfast but she will eat these muffins because they are special. They are MAGICAL.
Soft and buttery crumb studded with plump blackberries, that turn into jammy pools of sweetness with a hint of summer, then topped with brown sugar streusel. Are you tempted yet?
Better yet, the recipe for these blackberry muffins with a streusel topping is full proof. It’s a recipe that I’ve used for years and today I am sharing it with you!
Ingredients
- 2½ cups/300 g all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup/165 g light brown sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup/125 gr butter
- 1 cup/250 ml yogurt
- 2 eggs large
- ¾ cup/190 ml milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup blackberries fresh or frozen
For the streusel topping
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1/4 cup/30g flour
- 2 tbsp light brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F/180C.
- In a large bowl mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt and cut butter in with a pastry blender.
- In a small bowl mix lightly beaten eggs, yogurt, vanilla and milk.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ones.
- Add blackberries. Stir gently in order not to crush blueberries.
- Make the streusel topping by mixing all the ingredients with a fork.
- Scoop into greased or paper lined muffin tin, sprinkle with a pinch of the streusel topping and bake at 350F/180C for 20-25 minutes.
Love these muffins!!!
I made 3 different kinds and they all turned out amazing.
I added blueberries to the blackberries, such a great combo. I also did chocolate chip and banana nut.
I used vanilla yogurt and just used less of the vanilla.
Thank you for sharing this recipe I can’t wait to try other fruits like cranberry and cherry!!!
So happy you enjoyed them, Maggie!
I made them yesterday and they turned out really well. I used both blueberry yogurt and Greek yogurt, nice texture. My partner was very impressed. I am making them again to bring to a Senior’s Center and to my neighbour. This time I will use vanilla yogurt.
I used vanilla Greek yogurt because I didn’t have any vanilla in the house. They turned out fabulously with both blackberries and blueberries.
I am thrilled to hear that, Anne. This is our family’s favourite muffin recipe and it works with any fruit.
I made these today and was rewarded with a batch of super delicious muffins! I did double the amount of berries (couldn’t help myself) and added a teaspoon of cinnamon but otherwise followed the recipe as written. Definitely a keeper. Thanks for sharing!!
I can only approve of more berries! This is by far my favouite muffin recipe. It works with any fruit. 🙂
Today I will be making this recipe at work for a “High Children’s Tea” at work for 65 children and their parents. I normally never make something for an event without testing it but I’m counting on the feed back from the comments above and a prayer. I will be making cranberry walnut(with a fresh cranberry sauce I made the other day scented with orange zest) wild blueberry muffins and a Apple spice muffins. I will take pics and comment later on.
Wishing you a very successful High Tea, Ebony!