Bakery Style Fresh Strawberry Muffins (Printable)

Moist, fluffy muffins with juicy strawberries and vanilla, finished with a crunchy sugar topping in 40 minutes.

# What You Need:

→ Dry Ingredients

01 - 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
02 - 1 tbsp baking powder
03 - ½ tsp baking soda
04 - ½ tsp salt

→ Wet Ingredients

05 - ½ 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 tsp pure vanilla extract

→ Fruit

10 - 2 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and diced

→ Topping

11 - 2 tbsp coarse sugar (turbinado or demerara)

# Steps:

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 evenly distributed.
03 - In a separate bowl, whisk oil (or melted butter), sugar, eggs, milk, and vanilla extract until completely smooth and well combined.
04 - Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Gently fold together until just combined—do not overmix as this will result in dense muffins.
05 - Gently fold diced strawberries into batter, ensuring even distribution throughout.
06 - Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each about ¾ full.
07 - Sprinkle tops generously with coarse sugar for a crunchy bakery-style finish.
08 - Bake for 22–25 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and tops are golden brown.
09 - Let muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

# Expert Hints:

01 -
  • The muffins stay incredibly moist thanks to the oil base and juicy strawberries
  • That crunchy sugar topping makes them feel like something from a fancy bakery case
  • They come together in under 15 minutes of active prep time
02 -
  • Overmixing will make these tough and dense so stop as soon as the flour disappears
  • Fresh strawberries work much better than frozen here because frozen release too much water
  • That high oven temperature creates a nice dome so do not be tempted to lower it
03 -
  • Toss strawberries in a tablespoon of flour before folding them in to keep them from sinking
  • Make the night before and store covered at room temperature for easy morning breakfast

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