Blueberry Lemon Muffins are absolutely light and DELICIOUS, easy to make, bursting with the flavors of fresh blueberries and lemon zest, and topped with a lemon glaze. You’re gonna LOVE these muffins!
Do you love blueberries! We sure do! In the past I’ve used blueberries to make scones, crumble muffins, ice cream, smoothies, french toast, jam, bagels and galettes, to name a few recipes that feature this versatile little berry! And wow, do I ever LOVE these yummy blueberry lemon muffins!
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Picking Fresh Blueberries Is One Of My Summer Traditions
I love to go pick fresh blueberries at Rowell Brothers Farm every summer (a local U-Pick farm that’s been farming the land there since 1853). They consistently produce a wide variety of delicious berries on their HUGE farm (marionberries, blackberries, boysenberries, raspberries, blueberries, etc.). They sell them at very reasonable prices (and you can nibble on the berries for free while you pick!).
Earlier this summer I picked raspberries and boysenberries there, but this time, once they were ripe, I went for BLUEBERRIES! I went there last week and picked 9 pounds of juicy blueberries in an hour, then brought them home. Some were destined for our freezer, where I can use them all year round. BUT… some of the fresh blueberries were used to make these incredible tasting blueberry lemon muffins!
How Do I Make These Delicious Blueberry Lemon Muffins?
I’m so glad you asked! Here’s how: Before you begin making the muffin batter, preheat your oven to 400° F. Place cupcake liners into a standard sized (12 cup) muffin tin. Set aside.
Beat eggs and granulated sugar together in a mixing bowl. Beat on HIGH speed for 5 minutes (yes… 5 minutes!). When done, the mixture will have thickened slightly. Add sour cream, oil, vanilla and salt to the egg mixture. Beat on LOW speed only until ingredients are combined.
In a separate small bowl, whisk together flour and baking powder until combined. Add flour, 1/3 cup at a time to the egg mixture, and whisk (by hand) only until flour is incorporated into batter. Continue adding flour 1/3 cup at a time until all flour is incorporated.
Be careful to NOT OVERMIX the batter (overmixing can cause the muffins to end up being too dense in texture).
Add lemon zest and lemon juice to the muffin batter; whisk only until barely combined. Fold in the blueberries gently, just until incorporated into batter.
Fill The Muffin Tins And Bake!
Fill the 12 muffin cup liners with the batter, dividing evenly. Use all the batter (mine were filled almost to the top). Bake muffins at 400° F. for 20-22 minutes. When done, you should be able to stick a toothpick into the middle of the muffin and it will come out clean. The tops of the muffins will be light golden brown in color.
When done baking, remove pan from oven. The muffins should be slightly golden in color.
Transfer muffins out of muffin tin and onto a wire rack to cool. I place a piece of aluminum foil (or parchment paper) UNDER the rack to catch any icing drips when glazing the muffins later.
Let the muffins cool to room temperature. By the way… LOOK at those muffins with those juicy blueberries!
Make The Lemon Glaze
While the muffins are cooling, whip up a quick lemon glaze (trust me… you WANT the lemon glaze on these muffins… it is the perfect finishing touch! To make the glaze, simply combine powdered sugar, lemon juice and lemon zest in a small bowl until fully blended.
You want the glaze to have a good consistency to drizzle over the top of each muffin, but not be too thin where it runs all over. If you want it thicker, add a bit more powdered sugar. If you want it a bit thinner, add a bit more lemon juice (or water). Stir until all lumps are gone.
Glaze The Blueberry Lemon Muffins
When muffins are at room temperature, drizzle lemon glaze over top of each one. The foil you placed under the wire rack should catch any wayward drips, which will make your cleanup so much easier!
Let the glaze firm up for several minutes, then these delicious blueberry lemon muffins are ready to eat! Don’t they look GOOD? (picture me drooling here!)
Pour yourself a good cup of coffee or tea, grab a muffin… and ENJOY the absolutely yummy taste of these delicious treats! You can see in the photo below what the blueberry lemon muffins look like on the inside. They’re bursting with blueberries!
We LOVED these blueberry lemon muffins, and I am confident you will, too! We enjoyed them so much I froze several of them so that we could take them with us on an upcoming road trip! That’s right… these delicious muffins are going on vacation with us! HA HA!
Hope you will give these delicious muffins a try. Your family and/or friends will thank you! Thanks for stopping by today, and hope you will come back soon for more yummy recipes.
Looking For More MUFFIN Recipes?
You can find all of my recipes in the Recipe Index, which is located at the top of the page. I have LOTS of delicious muffin recipes you’re gong to love, including:
- Carrot Cake Muffins
- Rum Raisin Muffins
- Chocolate Chip Banana Nut Muffins
- Cranberry Orange Muffins
- Fresh Strawberry Muffins
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Recipe Adapted from: Natasha, at https://natashaskitchen.com/blueberry-muffins-with-lemon-glaze/
- 2 eggs (large) (at room temperature)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil (or LIGHT olive oil)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1½ cups fresh blueberries
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1½ Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Preheat your oven to 400° F. Place cupcake liners into a standard sized (12 cup) muffin tin. Set aside.
- Beat eggs and granulated sugar together in a mixing bowl. Beat on HIGH speed for 5 minutes (yes... 5 minutes!). When done, the mixture will have thickened slightly. Add sour cream, oil, vanilla and salt to the egg mixture. Beat on LOW speed only until ingredients are combined.
- In a separate small bowl, whisk together flour and baking powder until combined. Add flour, 1/3 cup at a time to the egg mixture, and whisk (by hand) only until flour is incorporated into batter. Continue adding flour 1/3 cup at a time until all flour is incorporated. Be careful to NOT OVERMIX the batter (overmixing can cause the muffins to end up being too dense in texture).
- Add lemon zest and lemon juice to the muffin batter; whisk only until barely combined. Fold in the blueberries gently, just until incorporated into batter.
Fill the 12 muffin cup liners with the batter, dividing evenly. Use all the batter (mine were filled almost to top). Bake muffins at 400° F. for 20-22 minutes . When done, you should be able to stick a toothpick into the middle of the muffin and it will come out clean. The tops of the muffins will be light golden brown in color. Transfer muffins out of muffin tin and onto a wire rack to cool. I place a piece of aluminum foil (or parchment paper) UNDER the rack to catch any icing drips when glazing the muffins later. Let the muffins cool to room temperature. While muffins cool, prepare lemon glaze.
Stir powdered sugar, lemon juice and lemon zest in a small bowl until fully blended, and lumps are gone. You want a good consistency to drizzle over the top of each muffin, but not too thin where it runs all over. If you want glaze thicker, add a bit more powdered sugar. If you want glaze thinner, add a tiny bit more lemon juice (or water). Once muffins are at room temperature, drizzle lemon glaze on top of each one (the foil under the rack will catch wayward drips, which makes cleanup easy). Let the glaze firm up for several minutes, then muffins are ready to eat! ENJOY!
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