Our 10 Best Muffin Recipes
Muffins make a fantastic breakfast! They are quick and easy to make, easily portable, freeze like a dream, and the flavors are endless. From classics like banana and blueberry to savory options and hearty morning glory, there is a muffin here for everyone!
Muffins are one of my favorite breakfast (and snack, and lunch) options. They are filling, fast to get on a plate, and there are flavors to please everyone (kids especially love them)!
The list below features the ten recipes that have been visited over and over again, garnering thousands of five-star reviews from readers, and are time-tested favorites. They include classic recipes like banana and blueberry, but also other creative and unique flavors that you are going to LOVE!
Before we get to the list, I've also rounded up all of my favorite equipment for making muffins so you can arm yourself with the best tools.
Favorite Muffin Tools
Part of making fabulous muffins is having the right tools for the job! Luckily most muffin recipes are quite simple in terms of preparation, but below are my recommendations for the best equipment for making delicious, beautiful muffins:
- Regular Muffin Pan: USA 12-Well Muffin Pan
- Mini Muffin Pan: USA 24-Well Mini Cupcake and Muffin Pan
- Liners: I usually stick to classic white paper liners.
- All-Purpose Whisk: An 11-inch balloon whisk is perfect for any job.
- The Best Spatula: 11-inch silicone spatula
- Mixing Bowls: I love a classic mixing bowl set for various sizes.
- Carrier: Store or transport muffins in a sturdy carrier. This collapsible carrier can hold 24 muffins or up to a 10-inch round cake.
Now, let's get on to this list! I've been sharing muffin recipes since 2007, and these are the ten that have risen as the best of the best and most beloved among readers. Enjoy!
Our 10 Best Muffin Recipes
10. Oatmeal Muffins with Dates, Cranberries & Pecans
A hearty breakfast muffin studded with chopped dates for sweetness, dried cranberries for a little bit of tartness, and chopped pecans for a wonderful crunch.
These savory corn muffins are loaded with corn flavor and are the perfect accompaniment to chili or your favorite stew.
One of my freezer staples – a super simple, sweet breakfast treat!
These have been a favorite of mine for nearly 20 years. It’s one of the first recipes I started baking over and over again. They’re sweet and delicious – breakfast or dessert!
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These remind me of the fabulous honey muffins thrown into the bread basket at one of my favorite restaurants. I love them slathered with sweetened butter.
Healthy and indulgent all at once, these fabulously hearty muffins are full of carrots, pineapple, apple, raisins, walnuts, and flavored with ground toasted coconut. Breakfast dressed up like carrot cake is something I can get behind!
These chocolate muffins have cocoa powder and dark chocolate in the batter, with chocolate chips added to the batter.
3. Apple Muffins with Cinnamon-Sugar Topping
These apple-cinnamon muffins have a huge flavor thanks to apple cider and chopped apples, with a fabulous cinnamon-sugar crunch on top.
These easy blueberry muffins mix together quickly for a perfect morning treat. Soft and tender from sour cream and bursting with blueberries (use fresh or frozen!), these muffins have been a long-time family favorite.
One of my oldest and most-loved nostalgic recipes! Raisin bran cereal (use any brand you want!) is mixed right into muffin batter and baked up into absolutely delicious muffins. I hope you’ll make a batch soon!
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They all look amazing! I think I’ll host a muffin breakfast with fresh fruit!!
FIFTH STREET PEACHES AND CREAM MUFFINS
I love foods that appear complicated and labor-intensive that are actually easy to prepare and delicious. This recipe is that and more. If you are a peaches & cream fan, this one has your name on it.
Makes 6 large muffins
Baking Time: 30 minutes
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs, slightly beaten
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted-do not use margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped peaches, frozen preferred
nonstick cooking spray
Cream filling:
1/3 cup sour cream
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
You’ll need:
3 small mixing bowls
2 medium mixing bowls
1 large (6 cup) muffin tin
Preparation of cream filling: Mix sour cream, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Refrigerate.
Combine dry ingredients in medium mixing bowl and set aside.
Melt butter in small bowl in microwave and set aside to cool until just warm or it will cook the eggs when added.
In a small bowl, beat eggs slightly and add vanilla; set aside.
After butter has cooled, add egg mixture and combine. Set aside.
Chop frozen peaches into 1/2 inch cubes and return to freezer.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare creme filling as listed above.
Mix dry ingredients with butter/egg mixture and combine only until moistened. Do not over mix. Fold in frozen peaches.
Spray large muffin tins with nonstick cooking spray and fill each cup 1/3 full. Make a small indentation in the center of the batter in each cup and spoon 1 teaspoon of creme filling into each indentation. Top each cup with remaining batter until 2/3 full.
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until top is golden brown. An inserted toothpick will NOT come out clean, so test by touching top with finger to see if it springs back a bit. Let stand for 5 minutes before removing from tin. Best served hot; there is no need to serve with butter.
Source: Sunrise Inn Missouri cookbook by the Bed and Breakfast Inns of Missouri
Bran muffins and lemon poppyseed
Can you share a great recipe for bran muffins?
I’ve made several of these muffin recipes in the past and they’ve all been delicious! I wonder if you’ve ever tried any lower calorie, protein muffins before? I’m trying to incorporate protein powder into lower calorie recipes lately. ☀️☀️☀️
This may be an older post, but I don’t mind! I love it and my printer is very busy copying almost every recipe since several look better than what I already have. 😉
I am now set for each season. Thank you!
You are welcome!! I updated an older post, so it now includes different muffin recipes! Enjoy!
soooo cool
Simple and delicious!
pls state the difference between loaf, rolls and muffins.
Can’t wait to try
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Thank you for the ideas! It’s an awesome list of muffins!
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I think I’ll go with Honey Muffins because I am a fan of honey lately. I read how honey is a better and sweeter alternative to processed sugar, so I’m basically on a honey overdose. I have made honey muffins before and I have succeeded, so maybe that’s why I choose that one. I tried making choco chip muffins once but somehow the chips got all liquidish and not semisolid. I baked them for a little longer, I guess. Anyways, I vote for honey muffins.
What make muffins to have holes at the Center
Can you please please send all the recipe to my Gmail
I made the banana muffins – you are right! They are the best I have ever had! Thank you for the recipes. I will be trying more of them, guaranteed! It’s hard to make a nice moist muffin . . .and this was perfect!
Who doesn’t love muffins? they’re perfectly portioned packages of goodness. I love a good cranberry orange muffin, but now I want the allspice crumb muffin commenters are speaking of and don’t see it on the list! I’m going searching for it right now on BEB!
I made the Pumpkin Cream Cheese Streusel Muffins and they were unbelievably good! That cream cheese center perfectly complements the gently spiced muffin surrounding it. The crunch and sweetness of the streusel sends it off the charts! Good thing you called it a muffin, because I wouldn’t have made it for brunch if it had been a cupcake . . . Muffin beauty! It’s just this side of a dessert! FABULOUS!
I have an older recipe for a Chocolate Pumpkin Muffin s that I love. They have dark chocolate in them . Yum! Love corn muffins!
Thank you for easy and tasty muffins recipe! Yesterday I baked your muffins for Birthday Party and got millions compliments :) My muffins have sophisticated look without any decorations only I used brown tulip baking liners