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!
Blackberries
We have a wild blackberry patch near our house. The past couple of weeks we have been picking gallons of blackberries.
We freeze most of the berries to use throughout of 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 are 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 for a snack.
Step by step directions
- 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 time.
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
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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Alexia says
I hate being negative but I believe that baking always could use some constructive criticism. Considering that most berries are very sour, this recipe does not produce enough sweetness to counteract that. The sour cream’s quantity is far too high and the sugar’s is far too low. This recipe could be greatly improved with more sugar or maybe sweetener substitute. And less sour cream, maybe that can be replaced with butter. I know that doesn’t sound the most healthy but muffins typically aren’t. Did not like this recipe.
Kathy says
I'm sorry you didn't care for these muffins. Thank you for your feedback.
Sarah-Jane says
I used low-fat yogurt instead of sour cream and my god they were delicious! They’re soft, crumbly, sweet (but not overwhelming) and it took all I had in me to not eat the whole tray!
Kathy says
They are hard to resist! Thanks for your tip about using the yogurt! 🙂
cheri says
May be a silly question - when making a blackberry jam, do you measure out the amount of blackberries when whole, say three cups - or do you measure out three cups juice after strained?
Kathy says
Hi Cheri,
I have a recipe for blackberry jam. For my method, you strain the juice and then measure the liquid.
My directions state - Mash and strain seeds from blackberries using a chinois. Measure out 8 cups of strained fruit for jam.
Hope that helps,
Kathy 🙂
D P says
With each bite these easy peasy to make muffins burst with blackberry goodness. I used what I had on hand, Greek yogurt and vanilla soy milk. I add a sugar and cinnamon crunch topping. They baked to a lovely brown at 16 min.. 400 degree oven (oven therm gauge). Now Im debating whether to make a 2nd batch to use up my blackberries!! lol Thanks for the recipe!!
Kathy says
Thanks! I love that you used what you have on hand...that's being resourceful and not letting things go to waste! Now about that second batch...go for it!!! Or throw those black berries in the freezer until next week!
Thank you,
Kathy 🙂
DP says
And I did just that, Kathy! I repeated the recipe using the blackberries I had from the last time which I froze..The muffins still came out great! I poured the last of the batter into a buttered ramekin. Waste not want not! ☺️
Kathy says
Nice job!!! 🙂
Wendi says
Kathy, I will keep this recipe! I picked it to try based on how quick as it was and the fact that it didn't have a lot of added sugar. Recipe was easy to follow and turned out moist and delicious! I look forward to trying your other muffin recipes!
Thank you! 🙂
Kathy says
Thank you!!! 🙂
Cindy says
Besides delicious, I LOVE the set up of your recipe! Having the instructions next to the ingredients is brilliant and very user friendly.
Kathy says
Thank you! 🙂
Marilyn Corbett says
I like that too.
Kathy says
Thank you! 🙂
Toni Breeden says
I agree with everything in this comment!! I loved not having to constantly moving back and forth between the instructions and the ingredient list to get amounts!! It just made the recipe flow so much easily!!
Kathy says
Thank you!!! 🙂
Anusha Chhagan says
My muffins didn’t brown on top. They were in for 20 minutes and are fully cooked. What did I do wrong?
Kathy says
Hi Anusha,
Have you ever used a thermometer to double check the accuracy of your oven temperature? Sometimes they can be off a bit. However, since they are fully cooked, I'm not entirely certain. They may have needed 1-2 minutes additional minutes in the oven.
Kathy
Sue Stark says
I love that I can make this recipe in a small amount. I made a batch of six and added some pecans and my husband inhaled them! I will definitely be making these again! It's been a challenge to bake with just the two of us retired oldies but this recipe worked perfect!
Kathy says
Yay!!! Thanks so much for your wonderful comment!!! 🙂
Suzank says
I had enough batter to make 4 more muffins. What did I do wrong? They were filled full. Delicious though.
Kathy says
Hi Suzan,
It could possibly be your muffin tin...maybe it's a bit smaller. I'm not certain though. There's nothing wrong with a few extra muffins though 😉
Thanks, and glad you enjoyed!!!!
Melissa Drier says
I was sceptical, but these muffins are terrific. And as we are drowning in blackberries, a very welcome discovery. Many thanks. They will be made again and again, I am sure.
Kathy says
Lots of blackberries is a great problem to have! Glad these muffins worked for you! Thanks for your comment 🙂