Raspberry Lemon Muffins
Start your morning with these bright & flavorful raspberry lemon muffins! The perfect Valentine's Day breakfast to share with your sweetheart, these muffins are soft, moist, and filled with fruity flavor!
Servings: 6 large muffins
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter room temp
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup raspberries
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 teaspoon lemon zest optional
- 2 teaspoon coarse sugar optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF and prepare a large muffin tin with paper liners or butter/cooking spray.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar together until fluffy.
- Add in the eggs, oil, and vanilla, mixing thoroughly until combined.
- In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, and salt together.
- Alternate adding the dry ingredients and the milk to the wet ingredients, mixing to incorporate after each addition until fully combined.
- Fold in the raspberries, lemon juice, and optional lemon zest until just combined.
- Using a cookie scoop for even measuring, divide the muffin batter between each muffin tin. If desired, sprinkle some coarse sugar on top before baking.
- Bake muffins for about 35 minutes, until golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean.
- Serve warm with butter or jam!
Notes
- Utilize mise en place! Make sure you have all of your ingredients prepped and ready before you begin making this recipe - it will help save you time and keep you organized.
- Adding a layer of coarse sugar to these muffins before baking can give them a sweet, crunchy texture on top that's delicious when served warm, especially with some butter added!
- Control your berry count. If you want to be even more precise with your raspberries, add a certain amount to each muffin tin after scooping in the batter, then gently swirl them around to incorporate.
- Play with citrus. Lemon is a classic pairing with raspberry, but if you want a unique twist, blood orange (or regular orange) juice is another great option!
- Add some extra berries. Add some strawberries to keep on brand with Valentine's Day, or turn these into mixed berry muffins for extra color and flavor!