Mulberry Muffins
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These moist and flavorful mulberry muffins come together quickly, and only require 2 cups of mulberries. Enjoy them for breakfast, or as a tasty snack.
You can use fresh or frozen mulberries in this recipe. If you’re using frozen, thaw your mulberries in the fridge overnight. Then, pat them dry with a paper towel. This will keep extra liquid out of your muffins, and prevent the mulberries from turning your batter purple.
Mulberry stems are edible, but I prefer to leave them out of my mulberry muffins. It only takes about 10 minutes to snip them off with a pair of scissors.
Mulberry Muffins Recipe
Ingredients:
What You Do:
Preheat the oven to 400° F.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together 2 cups of the flour, with the sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
Add the milk, butter, egg and vanilla. Stir to combine.
In a separate bowl, toss the mulberries with the remaining tablespoon of flour. This will minimize bleeding, and prevent the mulberries from sinking to the bottom of the pan.
Fold the mulberries into the muffin batter.
Coat a muffin pan with cooking spray, or line the cups with cupcake liners. Then, fill the cups 2/3-full with mulberry muffin batter.
Bake for 14-16 minutes, or until muffins are golden brown, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow your muffins to cool for 5 minutes. Then, remove them from the pan.
How to Store Mulberry Muffins
Cool your muffins to room temperature; then, store in an air-tight container on the counter. Enjoy within 4 days. Storing your muffins in the refrigerator isn’t necessary, and is liable to make them soggy.
Can You Freeze Mulberry Muffins?
Yes, just place them in a freezer bag in a single layer; squeeze out any excess air; and pop them in the freezer. Frozen muffins are best used within 3 months.
Tips & Tricks
- Any neutral-flavored cooking oil will work in this mulberry muffins recipe (canola, vegetable, etc.)
- To reduce the fat, substitute some, or all, of the butter (or oil) with an equal amount of applesauce.
- Non-dairy milk (almond, soy, etc.) can be used in place of dairy milk.
- Stir the batter just until the ingredients come together. Over-stirring will make your muffins dense.
- If you don’t have enough mulberries to make 2 cups, top off your measuring cup with another type of berry (blueberry, blackberry, etc.).
Mulberry Muffins
These mulberry muffins can be made with fresh or frozen mulberries, and are perfect for breakfast or a snack.
- Total Time: 19 minutes
- Yield: 14–16 muffins 1x
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar (or brown sugar)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon table salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup milk
- 1 stick butter, melted (or 1/2 cup cooking oil)
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups (fresh or frozen) mulberries, stemmed
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400° F.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together 2 cups flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
Add the milk, butter, egg and vanilla. Stir, just until combined.
In a small bowl, toss the mulberries with the remaining tablespoon of flour.
Fold the mulberries into the muffin batter.
Spray a muffin pan, or insert a cupcake liner in each cup. Then, fill the muffin cups 2/3-full with muffin batter.
Bake 14-16 minutes, or until the muffins are golden brown, and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Notes
- Using frozen mulberries? Thaw them in the fridge overnight. Then, pat them dry with a paper towel. This will keep them from turning the batter purple, and keep extra water out of the recipe.
- Any neutral cooking oil will work well (canola, vegetable, etc.)
- For a lower-fat version of this recipe, replace some, or all, of the butter or cooking oil with applesauce.
- Over-stirring the batter will make your muffins dense. Stir just enough to mix the ingredients together.
- Use this recipe to make other fruit-flavored muffins. Just replace the mulberries called for with an equal measure of blackberries, blueberries, etc.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 14 minutes (up to 16 minutes)
- Category: Breads
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
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