Bakery Style Fresh Strawberry Muffins (Printable View)
Moist muffins loaded with fresh strawberries and vanilla, finished with a crunchy sugar topping.
# Ingredient List:
→ Dry Ingredients
01 - 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
02 - 1 tablespoon baking powder
03 - ½ teaspoon baking soda
04 - ½ teaspoon 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 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
→ Fruit
10 - 2 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and diced
→ Topping
11 - 2 tablespoons coarse sugar (turbinado or demerara)
# How to Prepare:
01 - Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a standard 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—do not overmix to ensure tender muffins.
05 - Fold in diced strawberries carefully, ensuring even distribution throughout the batter.
06 - Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each approximately 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 Suggestions:
01 -
- These muffins stay incredibly moist for days thanks to the oil in the batter
- The coarse sugar topping creates that bakery crunch everyone fights over
- Fresh strawberries bake into jammy pockets instead of sinking to the bottom
02 -
- Overmixing the batter will make these tough and dense, so stop as soon as the flour disappears
- Fresh strawberries release more moisture than frozen ones, so stick with fresh for the best texture
- The high oven temperature at the start creates that beautiful dome, so do not be tempted to lower it
03 -
- Room temperature ingredients prevent the batter from separating and create a more tender crumb
- Dice strawberries into pieces no larger than a half inch so they distribute evenly throughout each muffin