Brown Sugar Blueberry Muffins

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From scratch brown sugar blueberry muffins kept extra moist with brown sugar. Perfectly light and fluffy with a deep, sweet flavor.

From scratch blueberry muffins kept extra moist with brown sugar. Perfectly light and fluffy with a deep, sweet flavor.

Brown Sugar Blueberry Muffins

Let’s talk muffins today.

Simple, classic, homemade blueberry muffins.

If there’s one thing that catches my eye when I pass by a bakery, it’s tall, hearty muffins with sugar crystals dotting the top. Bakery-style muffins have such character. I’ll be honest when I say that more than once I’ve been so disappointed with a muffin that looked picture perfect. See, I’m picky about my muffins. I’m not wasting time or calories on a dry, crumbly muffin. It has to be moist. And if you feel the same way as me, have I got a muffin recipe for you!
From scratch blueberry muffins kept extra moist with brown sugar. Perfectly light and fluffy with a deep, sweet flavor.Introducing the brown sugar blueberry muffin.

As the name indicates, brown sugar takes center stage in this recipe, keeping the muffins ultra moist. Brown sugar is one of my favorite ingredients to add to baked goods. Not only does it add more moisture than white sugar, but it adds a depth of flavor that will guarantee true love at first bite.

And if brown sugar wasn’t enough, sour cream adds another level of richness and moisture to this recipe. I can hear the questions already. Can you substitute reduced fat sour cream? Probably, although I haven’t tried it. Can you substitute Greek yogurt for the sour cream? Most likely, but again, I haven’t tested that yet in this recipe. Let me know if you try it and how it turns out!
From scratch blueberry muffins kept extra moist with brown sugar. Perfectly light and fluffy with a deep, sweet flavor.There’s one other ingredient in this recipe that I don’t want you to leave out: turbinado sugar sprinkled on top. What is turbinado sugar? It’s a brown cane sugar that is less processed and has large crystals. You can find it in your grocery store in the baking aisle or buy it here. I generously sprinkle those raw sugar crystals on top of each muffin before I bake them. It gives them a bit of a sugary crunch on top. You’ll love it.

Trust me.

From scratch blueberry muffins kept extra moist with brown sugar. Perfectly light and fluffy with a deep, sweet flavor.

Because I developed this recipe to be super moist, the muffins are not going to bake up very tall.  They will dome slightly on top, but not a lot. I’ll take taste and texture over domed tops any day, thank you.

As for the blueberries, I use frozen berries only because I buy loads of blueberries when they are on sale and pop them into the freezer. Since the blueberries are frozen, I toss them with a tablespoon or two of flour. This keeps the muffins from getting soggy and helps the blueberries not to sink to the bottom. Which this next picture is a terrible example of. 😛
From scratch blueberry muffins kept extra moist with brown sugar. Perfectly light and fluffy with a deep, sweet flavor.

This happened to be the last muffin I scooped and the remaining plain batter got dolloped on top.  But you can see from the other photos the blueberries do actually get spread all over and not just sit on the bottom. I’m showing you that picture to be real here. 🙂

And if those pretty little blueberries are what brought you over, definitely visit this blueberry blackberry pie, refrigerator jam and drizzled blueberry coconut bars. You’ll fall head over heels!

blueberry muffins with brown sugar
blueberry muffins with brown sugar

Brown Sugar Blueberry Muffins

4.66 from 20 votes
From scratch brown sugar blueberry muffins kept extra moist with brown sugar. Perfectly light and fluffy with a deep, sweet flavor.
Servings 12
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

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Ingredients
 

Instructions
 

  • In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
  • In another bowl, mix together the brown sugar and white sugar. Add the oil and butter. Stir to mix well. Mix in the egg, then add in the sour cream and mix until combined.
  • Gently fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, folding together gently just until mixed. Do not overmix.
  • In a small bowl, toss the frozen blueberries with the two tablespoons of flour until the blueberries are coated. Add the blueberries to the muffin batter, discarding the extra flour. Gently fold the blueberries into the muffin batter.
  • Spray a muffin pan with cooking spray. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan, dividing the batter between 12 cups.
  • Sprinkle the turbinado sugar on top of each muffin.
  • Bake at 425 for 5 minutes, then without opening the oven, lower the temperature to 350 and bake for 14-16 minutes.
  • Allow the muffins to cool for 10 minutes, then remove them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

*You can use paper muffin liners if you'd like

Nutrition

Calories: 244kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 103mg | Potassium: 131mg | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 150IU | Vitamin C: 1.9mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 1.1mg
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Calories 244

 

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About Julie Clark

I'm Julie Clark, CEO and recipe developer of Tastes of Lizzy T. With my B.A. in Education and over 30 years of cooking and baking, I want to teach YOU the best of our family recipes.

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Liza
1 month ago

5 stars
Thanks for this awesome recipe ,i just made it a few hours ago and we can not stop eating it!!

Jay L
3 years ago

5 stars
These are great! I baked for my mother who requested that I find a recipe which included brown sugar. These were a hit! This is my 4th time making them. Definitely a keeper.

Jen P
4 years ago

I have made this recipe 3 times by now. It never fails and is super good! One thing I do to cut down on time is I use a few tablespoons of the prepared flour mixture to toss the blueberries in before I chuck them into the batter. It works really well! I don’t have turbinado sugar, but regular sugar works incredibly well. My favorite part of this muffin recipe is, when my oven isn’t acting up, the muffin tops are like a cookie and the bottom part is like a cupcake. Taste of Lizzy T has once again won… Read more »

Dave
7 years ago

Can you use a loaf pan instead of a muffin pan and bake at 350 for 45-55 mins?

Angeline P
8 years ago

I am right with you with being attracted to those tall muffins at the bakeries! And I absolutely LOVE turbinado sugar!! 😀 Thank you so much for sharing!

Aida@TheCraftingFoodie
8 years ago

Julie, I completely agree – If I’m going to spend precious calories on a muffin, it better be moist and delicious 😉 These ones look like perfection, and I’m loving that brown sugar topping!

heather @french press
8 years ago

these muffins are picture perfect, and I cannot wait to try them!

Mykidsguide
8 years ago

5 stars
That is exactly how I want my muffin, moist! This looks absolutely yummy. Bookmarking this for later.