Best 20 Easy Muffins Recipes

EASY BREAKFAST EGG MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin.
• Place green onions and bell peppers into a large mixing bowl. Add eggs, bacon, milk, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Sprinkle Cheddar cheese into the bowl and whisk ingredients together until incorporated.
• Pour mixture equally into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving.

EASY MOIST BANANA BLUEBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Mash bananas in a large mixing bowl.
• Add sugar and egg.
• Add butter and blueberries.
• Combine dry ingredients and gently stir into banana mixture.
• Pour into 12 well-greased muffin cups.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.

EASY OATMEAL MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
• In a small bowl, combine milk and oats; let soak for 15 minutes.
• In a separate bowl, beat together egg and oil; stir in oatmeal mixture. In a third bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Stir flour mixture into wet ingredients, just until combined. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups until cups are 2/3 full.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.

EASY APPLE CINNAMON MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease six muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
• Stir together 1 1/2 cup flour, 3/4 cup sugar, salt, baking powder and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Mix in oil, egg and milk. Fold in apples. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling to the top of the cup.
• In a small bowl, stir together 1/2 cup sugar, 1/3 cup flour, butter and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon. Mix together with fork and sprinkle over unbaked muffins.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean.

QUICK AND EASY OATMEAL MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Grease 12 muffin cups.
• Whisk eggs, brown sugar, vegetable oil, and milk together in a bowl until smooth.
• Stir flour, oatmeal, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into wet ingredients to form a batter. Fill the prepared muffin cups with batter.
• Bake in preheated oven until tops are golden brown and an inserted toothpick comes out clean, about 20 minutes.

EASY APPLESAUCE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Spray muffin tins with nonstick spray.
• Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a bowl.
• Mix in beaten eggs, applesauce and melted butter. (by hand, do not need mixer).
• Evenly scoop mixture into muffin pans.
• Sprinkle crystal sugar sprinkles on tops of muffins.
• Bake for 18 to 20 minutes. Test to see if toothpick comes out clean.

EASY PEPPERONI PIZZA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Spray 10 muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Press biscuits, one at a time, between hands to flatten. Place each flattened biscuit in a muffin cup; press into bottom and up sides of muffin cup. Set aside for biscuit to settle and slightly rise, about 5 minutes. Lightly press biscuits into cups as needed.
• Spoon 1 tablespoon pizza sauce into each biscuit; top each with 1 slice pepperoni and 1 tablespoon mozzarella cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until biscuit is lightly browned and cheese is melted, about 10 minutes. Remove each pizza from tin and place on a cooling rack, about 5 minutes.

EASY MINI MEATLOAF MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray.
• Place ground beef, egg, milk, salt, and pepper in a large bowl; mix with your hands until well combined. Mix in cornmeal, brown sugar, onion, and ketchup until incorporated. Press mixture firmly into the prepared muffin cups, filling each cup 3/4 full.
• Bake in the oven until no longer pink in the center, about 50 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes before popping out of the muffin tin.

QUICK AND EASY APPLE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
• Stir together flour, baking powder, sugar, cinnamon and salt. In a separate bowl, stir together milk, egg and butter. Stir egg mixture into flour mixture just until combined. Fold in chopped apples. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean.

EASY RHUBARB MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a bowl, combine first five ingredients; mix well. Stir in flour, salt, rhubarb, baking soda, baking powder and nuts. Pour into greased or paper-lined muffin cups. Mix topping ingredients; sprinkle over muffins and press lightly into batter. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out with moist crumbs, 15-18 minutes.

EASY CRANBERRY-ORANGE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 5 cups of a muffin tin or line with paper liners.
• Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl until evenly blended. Pour vegetable oil in a 1-cup measuring cup. Add egg and enough milk to fill the cup; stir to combine. Pour oil mixture into flour mixture and mix to combine. Stir in orange juice and orange zest. Fold in cranberries until batter is just combined. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each about half way.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

EASY MAC AND CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray. In a small bowl, stir together the bread crumbs, olive oil and salt; set aside.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni and cook for about 8 minutes, it should still be a little bit firm. Remove from the heat, drain and return to the pan; stir in the butter and egg until pasta is evenly coated. Reserve 1/2 cup of sharp Cheddar cheese and stir the remaining Cheddar cheese, milk and mozzarella cheese into the pasta. Spoon into the prepared muffin tin. Sprinkle the reserved cheese and the bread crumb mixture over the tops.
• Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the topping is nicely browned. Allow the muffins to cool for a few minutes before removing from the pan. This will allow the cheese to set and they will hold their muffin shape.

EASY BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine cereal and water; let stand 10 minutes. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Fold in cereal mixture. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes.

EASY HONEY CORNBREAD MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray or lightly grease a 12-cup muffin pan.
• Mix milk and cornmeal in a bowl and let sit for 10 minutes, stirring halfway through. Mix in flour, oil, white sugar, brown sugar, honey, egg, baking powder, and salt until well combined. Pour batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each cup 2/3 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Mix butter, cinnamon, and honey together in a bowl. Serve honey butter with muffins.

EASY BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray 16 muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Sift all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl.
• Mix bananas, white sugar, canola oil, brown sugar, and egg together in a separate large bowl; fold banana mixture into flour mixture until just incorporated. Scoop batter into prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until muffins spring back when lightly tapped in the middle, 14 to 16 minutes.

EASY ENGLISH MUFFINS

Steps:

• Place 1/4 cup flour, yeast, and 1/2 cup water in a mixing bowl. Whisk together and set aside for about 10 minutes to see if thin layer of foam develops to ensure yeast is active. Drizzle in vegetable oil; add salt, egg white, remaining 1 3/4 cup flour, and remaining 1/4 cup warm water. Mix together until dough is very wet and sticky. Cover. Set in a warm spot and let rise until doubled, about 2 hours.
• Pull dough gently from sides of bowl, stirring slightly, and turn out onto a well-floured rolling surface. Work in just enough flour until dough is easily handled and can be cut into 6 pieces, about 1 minute. Cut dough into 6 equal portions. Form a seamless ball of dough, adding a pinch of flour to keep it from sticking. Flatten to make thick disks. Transfer dough onto a lined baking sheet sprinkled generously with cornmeal. Let rise until doubled, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Add clarified butter to skillet over medium heat. Carefully transfer muffin disks to skillet. Cook in batches to avoid overcrowding. Brown on one side, 5 or 6 minutes. Turn, and brown the other side, 5 or 6 minutes. Continue turning to get muffins evenly browned and cooked through, 7 or 8 minutes total per side. Transfer to a cooking rack and cool completely (this is key as you can't split the muffins unless they are cooled).
• Split cooled muffins with a fork, inserting tines all the way around edges so the 2 sides can be pulled apart. Toast and serve with jam.

EASY PUMPKIN SPICE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 18 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Mix spice cake mix, pumpkin puree, and cinnamon chips together in a bowl until cake mix is completely moistened; add nuts and stir. Spoon the batter into prepared muffin cups to about 2/3-full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

EASY BLUEBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour and sugar. In another bowl, combine the buttermilk, oil and eggs. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Stir in blueberries., Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 400° for 14-18 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm.

EGG SAUSAGE MUFFINS LOW CARB EASY BUDGET

Steps:

• Brown and drain meat. Beat eggs in bowl. Add meat, cheese, salt, pepper, and optional ingredients. Mix. Pour into greased full size muffin pan 2/3 full. Bake 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Use toothpick to check for doneness.

EASY JAM MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Grease bottoms only of 12 muffin cups or line with baking cups.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; mix well. In a small bowl, combine milk, oil and egg; blend well. Add dry ingredients all at once; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened (batter will be lumpy.)
• Fill cups 2/3 full. Place 1/2 teaspoon any flavor jam on each muffin before baking; press into batter. If desired, sprinkle with finely chopped nuts.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 1 minute before removing from pan. Serve warm.