Bakery Style Fresh Strawberry Muffins (Printable)

Moist, fluffy muffins loaded with fresh strawberries and vanilla, topped with crunchy sugar for that perfect bakery-style finish.

# 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)

# Steps:

01 - Preheat your 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 uniform.
04 - Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Gently fold together until just combined—batter should remain slightly lumpy. Do not overmix.
05 - Gently fold diced strawberries into batter until evenly distributed.
06 - Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each approximately ¾ full.
07 - Sprinkle coarse sugar generously over the top of each muffin.
08 - Bake for 22–25 minutes until tops are golden brown and a toothpick inserted in 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 coarse sugar on top creates that irresistible bakery crunch you usually have to pay extra for
  • These stay incredibly moist for days thanks to the oil in the batter
  • Fresh strawberries bake into little pockets of sweetness that burst when you bite into them
02 -
  • Overmixing the batter will make muffins tough so stop as soon as flour disappears
  • Fresh strawberries release moisture during baking so pat them dry if they seem especially juicy
  • The coarse sugar topping is what makes these feel like bakery muffins so do not skip it
03 -
  • Use an ice cream scoop to fill muffin cups evenly and quickly
  • Let the batter rest for 15 minutes before baking for taller muffins

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