Bakery Style Fresh Strawberry Muffins (Printable Version)
Fluffy vanilla muffins loaded with fresh strawberries and finished with a golden sugar crust.
# What You Need:
→ Dry Ingredients
01 - 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
02 - 1 tablespoon baking powder
03 - 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
04 - 1/2 teaspoon salt
→ Wet Ingredients
05 - 1/2 cup vegetable oil or melted unsalted butter
06 - 1 cup granulated sugar
07 - 2 large eggs, room temperature
08 - 1 cup whole milk, room temperature
09 - 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
→ Fruit
10 - 2 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and diced
→ Topping
11 - 2 tablespoons coarse sugar (turbinado or demerara)
# How to Make It:
01 - Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or grease thoroughly.
02 - In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until well combined.
03 - In a separate bowl, whisk oil or melted butter, sugar, eggs, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth and fully incorporated.
04 - Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Gently fold together until just combined—batter should remain slightly lumpy. Avoid overmixing to prevent tough muffins.
05 - Gently fold diced strawberries into batter until evenly distributed.
06 - Divide batter evenly among prepared muffin cups, filling each about three-quarters full.
07 - Sprinkle coarse sugar generously over the top of each muffin.
08 - Bake for 22 to 25 minutes until tops are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
09 - Let muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- The bakery style crunch on top comes from turbinado sugar which creates this incredible texture contrast you cannot get from regular sugar
- These stay moist for days thanks to the oil in the batter and the juicy strawberries releasing moisture as they bake
02 -
- Overmixing the batter is the number one mistake people make that turns tender muffins into tough hockey pucks
- Room temperature ingredients actually make a measurable difference in how high your muffins rise
03 -
- Toss your diced strawberries in a tablespoon of flour before folding them in which prevents them from sinking to the bottom
- The coarse sugar topping is what makes these feel bakery quality so do not skip it even if you think it seems unnecessary