Vanilla Bean Blueberry Muffins Recipe

This is the perfect recipe that uses fresh fruit and has lots and lots of rich and floral vanilla flavor! These are special enough to make in place of cupcakes. Since they have less sugar than a normal cupcake, they are perfect for breakfast or just a snack anytime of day.

 
The secret to these cupcakes is to use over ripe blueberries. This recipe is actually a perfect use of blueberries once they are past their prime. So if you have blueberries that you didn’t get a chance to use, these are perfect. Using frozen blueberries doesn’t give it the same flavor or texture but any blueberries make a fine substitute.

These muffins also include double vanilla – both vanilla bean paste and vanilla extract. The vanilla gives these Blueberry Muffins a dessert like quality with less sugar than some of the popular recipes. I used a homemade vanilla extract which definitely gave it an extra something. If you don’t have vanilla bean paste, you can always use fresh vanilla beans and just scrape 1/2 to 1 pod!

Tips on Prepping & Baking Your Vanilla Bean Blueberry Muffins

This recipe is super simple and doesn’t require a lot of baking knowledge or preparations. The most important things are: first of all, always make sure your butter is actually softened, when a recipe calls for room temperature butter. Melting the butter in a microwave doesn’t work, because it can heat and melt the sugar and create an entirely different texture than what you want. Additionally, if you let your milk set out for 1-2 hours before making this recipe, it will be easier to mix into the batter and blend better, making a better batter.

To Line or Not to Line Your Muffins

With these muffins, or any muffins you can choose to line your cupcake pan. Or instead, grease and flour your cupcake pan. I always prefer to use liners because it makes them easier to handle, easier to gift, easier to store, and less likely to stick to the pan during cooking.

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Vanilla Bean Blueberry Muffins Recipe

Brittany Bly

These muffins have tons of vanilla bean flavor but not too much sugar!  Try this perfect breakfast recipe.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Breakfast

Servings 12 Servings

Ingredients

  

• 1 cup Sugar
• 1/2 cup Butter at room temp.
• 2 Eggs
• 2 tablespoons Vanilla Extract
• 1 tablespoon Vanilla Bean Paste
• 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 2 cups All Purpose Flour
• 1 cup Milk
• 3 cups Fresh Blueberries Very Ripe Blueberries are Best!

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Add cupcake liners to your to your pan or coat the bottom and sides with butter and then sprinkle densely with flour.
• Using a whisk or a hand mixer, beat together butter and sugar until creamy.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, and mix thoroughly. Your batter will still be lumpy and that's fine.
• Whisk in the vanilla extract and vanilla bean.  Then add the baking soda and salt and continue to mix thoroughly.
• Add small amounts of flour and milk alternating between the two and mixing thoroughly.
• Using a wooden spoon, gently and carefully, fold in your blueberries and mix evenly.
• Add cupcake liners to your cupcake pans and spoon the batter to 1/2 or 3/4 full.  Do not fill all the way.
• Spoon the batter to 1/2 or 2/3 full. Bake at 375°F for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Allow the Vanilla Bean Blueberry Muffins to cool in the pan for 10 minutes or longer to ensure the muffins don't break apart.
• Enjoy!

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Fun Twists on Vanilla Bean Blueberry Muffins Recipe

Here are extra things you can do with any muffins. If you try these, pick one but don’t try them all at once!

• Add a touch of lemon zest to the batter for a little pop of citrus.
• Before you bake, add a touch of sugar to each muffin to make a crunchy topping.
• Line your muffins with super cute cupcake liners and give them as gifts!
• Try dried cranberries in place of the blueberries for a fall festive treat!

How to Serve & Store Vanilla Bean Blueberry Muffins

To serve your blueberry muffins, leave them in the pan until they are cool enough to touch. If you take them out of the pan immediately, even if you are using cupcake liners, they are likely to break and fall apart. Instead allow them to rest after baking for at least 10 minutes or longer.

I always cut mine in half and add an ungodly amount of butter, but you could also drizzle melted butter over the top. To store, muffins hold up best at room temperature in an air tight container. How long they last can vary, but try to consume them within 3-5 days.

 
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