Strawberry Muffins Recipe
Our strawberry muffins recipe combines the sweetness of strawberries with the spice of cinnamon & nutmeg for a delightful flavor experience. Try it today!
Prep Time:
20 minutes
Cook Time:
30 minutes
Serves:
12 standard or 6 jumbo muffins
Perfect for:
Mothers Day
Fathers Day
Birthday Parties
Ingredients
- 1 Cup granulated sugar, divided
- 1/2 Tsp. ground cinnamon, divided
- 1/4 Tsp. freshly grated nutmeg, divided
- 2 1/2 Cups all-purpose flour, divided
- 2 Teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 Teaspoons salt
- 1/2 Cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
- 1 Cup buttermilk
- 1 Tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 Package (16 ounces) Driscoll's Strawberries
- 2 large eggs
Directions
- PREHEAT oven to 400°F.
- BUTTER or coat a muffin pan with cooking spray.
- PLACE 1/4 cup sugar into a small bowl.
- ADD 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon.
- ADD 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg.
- STIR sugar mixture to combine ingredients.
- SET ASIDE sugar mixture.
- PLACE 2 ¼ cups flour into a large bowl.
- ADD 2 teaspoons baking powder.
- ADD 1 ½ teaspoons salt and 3/4 cup sugar.
- ADD 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon.
- ADD 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg.
- STIR flour mixture to combine ingredients.
- ADD 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter (chilled and cut into small pieces).
- CUT butter into flour mixture using a pastry blender or two knives until butter pieces are pea-sized and smaller.
- SET ASIDE flour mixture.
- PLACE 1 cup buttermilk into a medium bowl.
- ADD 2 eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
- WHISK buttermilk mixture thoroughly.
- ADD buttermilk mixture to flour mixture.
- STIR batter just until combined. Do not over mix.
- SET ASIDE batter.
- HULL 1 package (16 ounces) Driscoll's Strawberries.
- DICE strawberries.
- MEASURE out 1 ½ cups of diced strawberries (save any remaining strawberries for other uses such as a smoothies or yogurt topping).
- PLACE strawberries into a medium bowl.
- ADD ¼ cup flour.
- TOSS strawberry mixture until strawberries are coated with flour.
- FOLD coated strawberries into batter.
- DIVIDE batter between muffin cups.
- SPRINKLE muffins generously with sugar mixture.
- BAKE 15 minutes.
- ROTATE muffin pan.
- BAKE 10 to 15 minutes longer or until a cake tester inserted into center comes out clean (jumbo muffins will take approximately 5 minutes longer).
- ALLOW muffins to cool 5 minutes in pan.
- SERVE warm or at room temperature.
