Amazingly Blueberry-ey Blueberry Muffins

Last summer, Hubby and I went blueberry picking with some friends. We came home with tons and tons of blueberries (15 pounds to be exact!). I whipped up a bunch of blueberry treats, like Cinnamon Blueberry Rolls, Blueberry Cobbler Bars, and even some Blueberry Salsa over Grilled Mahi Mahi. Even after all these yummy blueberry treats, I still frozen quite a few blueberries so we could enjoy them all year.

Hubby likes to sit down with a bag of frozen blueberries and just snack on them. But he lets me bake with some of them as well. These muffins really are Amazingly Blueberry-ey Blueberry Muffins. They’re bursting with berry deliciousness. The blueberry jam swirled into the top of the muffins add an extra burst of flavor. I love this idea and can’t wait to try it with other fruit muffins.

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Amazingly Blueberry-ey Blueberry Muffins

Swirling blueberry jam on top of these muffins before baking them really takes them to the next level.

Yield: 12 muffins

Ingredients:

For the Jam
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
1 tsp sugar

For the Muffins
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
1 1/8 cups sugar
2 1/2 cups flour
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp table salt
2 eggs
4 Tbsp butter , melted and cooled slightly
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 cup buttermilk
1 1/2 tsp vanilla

Directions:

For the Jam
Bring 1 cup of blueberries and 1 teaspoon of sugar to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook the berries, mashing with a spoon several times to break some of the berries open.

Stir frequently until mixture is thickened and reduced to about a 1/4 cup (about 6 minutes).

Transfer to small bowl and cool to room temperature, 10 to 15 minutes.

For the Muffins
Preheat oven to 425F. Spray muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray.

Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in large bowl.

Whisk 1 1/8 cups sugar and eggs together in a medium bowl until thick and texture is consistent (about 45 seconds).

Slowly whisk in butter and oil until combined. Whisk in the buttermilk and vanilla until combined.

Using a rubber spatula, fold the egg mixture and the remaining cup of blueberries into the flour mixture until just moistened (batter will be very lumpy with a few spots of dry flour; do not overmix).

Divide the batter equally among the prepared muffin cups (batter should completely fill cups and mound slightly).

Spoon a teaspoon of jam into center of each mound of batter. Use a chopstick or skewer to gently swirl the berry jam into the batter using figure-eight motion.

Bake until the muffin tops are golden and just firm, about 17 to 19 minutes rotating muffin tin from front to back halfway through baking. Cool muffins in muffin tin for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack and cool 5 minutes before serving.

Recipe from America's Test Kitchen, as seen on See Brooke Cook

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10 Responses to “Strawberry Rhubarb Pie”

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    Lauren — June 29, 2010 at 11:40 am

    Fantastic job with the lattice top! The pie looks awesome :).

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    Debbi Does Dinner Healthy — June 29, 2010 at 1:25 pm

    It does look really pretty. I’ve never had the patience to do a lattice top. It sounds delicious!

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    Sherry G — June 29, 2010 at 2:59 pm

    I’m furious with myself for still never having a rhubarb pie! This is truly a good looking pie; very rustic and pretty!

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    bcallegra — June 30, 2010 at 1:43 am

    Truly a work of art! I’m kind of intimidated by pies so I’m in awe of your pie making skills. That pie looks like it’s ready for a magazine cover! 🙂

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    nutmegnanny — June 30, 2010 at 5:40 pm

    Strawberry rhubarb pie is one of my favorites 🙂

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    Jen — July 3, 2010 at 1:21 am

    Thanks for sharing this recipe. Mine is in the oven as I type. Hopefully, it comes out half as good as yours!

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    Jenni @ Project Cookie 365 — July 3, 2010 at 3:05 pm

    I just have to thank you for this recipe!! It’s the first time I’ve made a pie that wasn’t all runny when cut. I was so happy to have pieces that stayed intact!!
    Also, I didn’t need the foil at any point – the crust didn’t overbrown, it was just perfect.
    I’ll be using this again and again!

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    Victoria — March 30, 2011 at 6:39 pm

    can i omit rhubarb and just put strawberries? will it make a difference?

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    beantownbaker — March 31, 2011 at 12:04 pm

    I haven’t tried using this recipe with just strawberries. You might want to cut back on some of the sugar. Rhubarb is very tart, so you always have to put a lot of sugar into rhubarb recipes.

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    Brian — February 6, 2018 at 7:51 am

    ahh, i can already hear the crunchy sound in my mouth!

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