Best Ever Recipe for Raspberry Muffins
I have plenty of blueberry muffin recipes and other muffin recipes, but I’ve never made raspberry muffins – not sure how that is possible but true until now. Since raspberries are in season now, I figured it was the perfect time. With over a cup of Greek yogurt in the batter, as well as the natural juices from the raspberries, these are some seriously moist muffins. I adapted my Blueberry Muffins recipe and simply swapped raspberries for blueberries, and Greek yogurt for sour cream because that’s what I had on hand. Both work equally well. The raspberry muffins from scratch have a buttery soft crumb and are dense enough without being heavy, nor are they airy. A great balance of density and lightness. With all those raspberries in every bite, these babies are hard to resist. Because raspberries are naturally more tart (generally) than blueberries, and the particular raspberries I used were on the more tart side as raspberries go, these muffins had a distinct tartness. My daughter summed them up best when she said the muffin part itself is sweet — but not too sweet — and the berries are tart, and that it’s a perfect contrast. A muffin you don’t have to feel one ounce of guilt over eating for breakfast because they aren’t sugar bombs by any stretch. If you’re the type of person who finds most desserts too sweet, you will love these.
Ingredients for Raspberry Muffins
To make this healthier raspberry muffin recipe, you’ll need:
All-purpose flourBaking powderPinch of saltEggGranulated sugarUnsalted butterVanilla extractGreek yogurt or sour creamFresh raspberries
How to Make Raspberry Muffins From Scratch
These moist raspberry muffins couldn’t be simpler to whip together! Here are the basic recipe steps:
Tips for the Best Raspberry Muffins
Here are a few final tips for making these homemade muffins with raspberries and yogurt.
Bake Time
With over 1 cup of Greek yogurt and a very moderate 350F oven, the homemade raspberry muffins cook for 30 to 35 minutes, much longer than typical muffins. Watch your muffins and not the clock because baking times will vary based on the berries, the exact moisture content of the Greek yogurt or sour used, pan size, climate, and oven variances.
Domed vs Flat Muffin Tops
I added a raspberry to the center of each muffin. This looks pretty I think, but in doing so, it weighs down the muffin tops so they don’t have a very domed appearance and are flatter. If you want a more domed top to your muffins, don’t add raspberries to the centers of each muffin like I did.
Greek Yogurt
I recommend using a Greek yogurt (or sour cream if you’re substituting) with some fat in it. The 0% or fat-free varieties may work in theory but your muffins will not be as tender or moist without a little fat in the Greek yogurt.
Sugar Topping
If you’re the type of person with a mouthful of sweet teeth, definitely go heavy-handed when you sprinkle the sugar on top before baking and test your berries first before you bake with them and make sure they’re sweet enough for your liking. I made the mistake of purchasing two 6-ounce containers of raspberries for this recipe and had a few berries out of one container, but not the other, and they were radically different in their sweetness level, go figure.
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