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Homemade Blackberry Muffins made with fresh or frozen blackberries are perfect for breakfast or a midday snack. These muffins are moist and bursting with berries.
Whip up a batch and they'll be out of the oven in under 30 minutes!
Excellent texture and flavor! Definitely a repeat ~ Sarah
Wild blackberries
We have a wild blackberry patch near our house. For the past couple of weeks, we have been picking gallons of blackberries.
We freeze most of the berries to use throughout the rest of the year, and I've been baking with a few too. These Homemade Blackberry Muffins are so yummy!
Have you ever picked wild blackberries? The berries themselves vary in size. The ones in the above picture are on the small size, but do you see those thorns?
One thing about wild blackberries is the thorns! They are horrible. I often feel like I'm going to get stuck in the "briar patch" like in the Uncle Remus stories.
The only part without a thorn is the berry itself. If you touch anything else, you're stuck. And let me just tell you, They Hurt!!!
Rod has been a bit obsessed with picking this year. We have been freezing them and follow the same method we use for freezing raspberries. I'm sure we will be using these in smoothies all winter long!
We've also used these blackberries in blackberry jam, blackberry bars, and French Toast Casserole.
Blackberries are yummy but so, so messy! They are super juicy, and that juice stains just about everything.
The berries tend to fall apart the moment you add them to the batter. Just stir gently to incorporate them, and don't worry about the berries not holding their shape.
That yummy taste gets spread throughout the muffin.
These blackberry muffins are perfect for breakfast, brunch, or a snack.
Making blackberry muffins
- In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
- In a different bowl, combine egg, sour cream, oil, milk and vanilla.
- Add egg mixture to flour mixture. Stir just until combined.
- Gently fold in blackberries.
- Place mixture into muffin tins lined with paper or sprayed lightly with a nonstick spray.
- Bake in a preheated 400° oven for 18-20 minutes.
- Let cool slightly on a baking rack. Remove from muffin tin and continue cooling.
Muffin baking tips
- Use fresh baking powder - baking powder can lose its effectiveness, and if old, your muffins might not rise properly.
- Fully preheat your oven - I use a separate oven thermometer in my oven to make certain my oven has reached the proper temperature. My preheat light often turns off before the oven has reached full temperature, so I always give it extra time.
- Do not overmix batter. Just stir until everything is mixed in. Over-stirring can cause tough muffins.
- Use an ice cream scoop for evenly sized muffins. Plus, it makes putting the batter in the tins easy peasy!
Recipe Faqs
To freeze allow muffins to fully cool. Place in a freezer-safe bag or container and place in freezer. Muffins are best if used within one month of freezing.
I have used both fresh and frozen blackberries when making these muffins. If you use frozen blackberries, do not thaw the berries first. Add the berries to the batter while they are still frozen. Increase baking time by 5 minutes.
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Blackberry Muffins
Equipment
- Measuring Cups
- Measuring Spoons
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 egg (lightly beaten)
- 1 cup sour cream
- ½ cup oil (I use canola oil)
- ½ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups blackberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°
- In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.2 cups flour, ½ cup sugar, 1 Tablespoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon salt
- In a different bowl, combine egg, sour cream, oil, milk and vanilla.1 egg, 1 cup sour cream, ½ cup oil, ½ cup milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Add egg mixture to flour mixture. Stir just until combined.
- Gently fold in blackberries.2 cups blackberries
- Place mixture into muffin tins lined with paper or sprayed lightly with a nonstick spray.
- Bake in a preheated 400° oven for 18-20 minutes.
- Let cool slightly on a baking rack. Remove from muffin tin and continue cooling.
Notes
- Use fresh baking powder - baking powder can lose its effectiveness and if old, your muffins might not rise properly.
- Fully preheat your oven - I use a separate oven thermometer in my oven to make certain my oven has reached the proper temperature. My preheat light often turns off before the oven has reached full temperature so I always give it extra time.
- Do not overmix batter. Just stir until everything is mixed in. Over-stirring can cause tough muffins.
- Use an ice cream scoop for evenly sized muffins. Plus it makes putting the batter in the tins easy peasy!
Nutritional Disclaimer:
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Wendy says
These were just okay. There’s not enough sugar so the large amount of baking powder is too prominent. They baked up very pale although the texture is very good. I’ll tweak it if I use it again.
Kathy says
Hi Wendy,
Thank you for your comment. These aren't a very sweet muffin at all, which many people prefer. You could try increasing the amount of sugar by ¼ cup. This may affect the texture slightly. Also you could try sprinkling the top of the unbaked muffins with sugar before baking for an extra touch of sweetness.
Kathy
Tammy Bonds says
Once cool drizzle a lemon glaze on top of each muffin. It sweetens it up slightly and has a great contrast flavor from the lemon.
Kathy says
Sounds like a delicious touch. Thanks for the suggestion. 🙂
Nichole Huntoon says
Quick and easy recipe! I had extra large blackberries so I cut them up and included some raspberries. Very moist muffins. The recipe indicates for 12 muffins - for a regular muffin pan you will fill to the top of the paper or tin. I think next time I make these I may use plain Greek yogurt to add some extra protein. Also a next time suggestion would be to toss the berries in some brown sugar or add a brown sugar crumble to the top. The muffin recipe is mildly sweet as is and very flavorful with the cinnamon mixed in. Love these!!
Kathy says
Thanks so much and thanks for your tips!