22 Muffin Recipes You'll Be Baking All the Time, From Classic to Creative

Enjoy them for breakfast, brunch, or a snack.

Maple Bran Muffins recipe — Credit: Chris Simpson

Muffins are the quickest of quick breads. Select one of our muffin recipes and whip up a batch in the oven while sipping your coffee, and they'll be ready by your second cup. You can also make them ahead—they'll stay fresh in an airtight container for a few days. To get a jump-start, mix the wet and dry ingredients the night before, then toss everything together and bake them in the morning.

Whether you usually reach for blueberry, bran, banana, or chocolate chip—or you want to try a savory muffin, a better-for-you treat, or a gluten-free option—you'll find plenty of delicious muffin recipes below.

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Raisin Bran Muffins

Raisin Bran Muffins — Jason Donnelly

These raisin bran muffins are lightly sweetened and full of fiber to keep you full all morning. Each bite of bran-flake-studded batter is bursting with juicy raisins and a touch of brown sugar. Whole-wheat flour rounds it all out with some nuttiness.

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Rhubarb-Blueberry Corn Muffins

blue-barb corn muffins — Johnny Miller

Forget strawberry and rhubarb—try blueberry with rhubarb in these easy muffins. They come together in one bowl, so there's less to clean up.

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Vegan Blueberry Muffins

Plates with vegan blueberry muffins on a light table setting — Brie Goldman

There’s no butter, dairy milk, or eggs in these delicate blueberry muffins. We use coconut oil, almond milk, and mashed bananas instead.

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Lemon Poppy-Seed Muffins

Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins — Jake Sternquist

Fragrant, lemony muffins get a pleasing crunch from poppy seeds.

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Double-Chocolate Muffins

Double-Chocolate Muffins — Chris Simpson

They look and taste decadent, but these muffins are actually a better-for-you treat. They're made with avocado—though you'd never guess it. The avocado replaces some of the oil in the recipe and adds healthy fat. Using whole-wheat flour means extra fiber and makes the muffins more filling.

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Morning Glory Muffins

morning glory muffins — Yuki Sugiura

We've all met muffins that are actually cupcakes disguised as breakfast. These are not that kind of muffin. This is an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink recipe in the best possible way: The hearty, generously sized muffins burst with grated apples, carrot, coconut, golden raisins, and—in place of more traditional walnuts—pepitas.

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Gluten-Free Banana Almond-Butter Muffins

Lennart Weibull

These muffins are not only gluten-free but also flourless. Almond butter, mashed banana, and eggs give them body and a delicious sweet and nutty flavor.

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Maple Bran Muffins

Maple Bran Muffins recipe — Chris Simpson

You've never had a bran muffin like this before. We've revamped the breakfast underdog with maple syrup for delicate sweetness, plain yogurt for moisture, and two forms of bran (cereal and wheat) for structure and fluffiness.

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Blueberry Muffins

Our Favorite Blueberry Muffins

These picture-perfect muffins are studded with fresh blueberries and capped with crunchy sugar and crumb toppings.

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Breakfast Egg-and-Cheese Muffins

Lennart Weibull

Muffins are the original grab-and-go breakfast, and this one cleverly packs enough protein and flavor to keep you sated through lunch. There is sausage and cheese in the batter and a whole egg in each muffin.

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Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Mike Krautter

Chocolate chips make these banana muffins an extra-special breakfast or anytime treat.

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Rhubarb Muffins

These light and sweet muffins are studded with eye-catching chunks of tart rhubarb. Buttermilk in the batter makes them moist and tender.

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Banana Nut Muffins

Mike Krautter

The best banana nut bread is even quicker to make when you bake it in muffin-size portions.

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Apple-Oatmeal Muffins

Mike Krautter

Apples, cinnamon, and a crunchy oat topping make these muffins hard to resist.

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Zucchini Cornbread Muffins

Aaron Dyer

Adding shredded zucchini elevates these cornbread muffins. They're moist and delightful for breakfast, at lunch, or as a mid-afternoon snack.

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Lemon Blueberry Muffins

Mike Krautter

Sweet, juicy blueberries balanced with the tang of lemon zest add sunshine to your morning.

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Pumpkin Doughnut Muffins

With a cake-like interior and sugar-coated exterior, these treats capture the essence of doughnuts without the mess of deep-frying. Buttermilk and pumpkin purée make them melt-in-your-mouth moist.

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Quinoa Muffins

The oat-bran muffin gets a makeover with chewy, fiber-rich quinoa.

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Better-Than-Basic Muffins

One basic batter lets you choose your own breakfast adventure. Are you in the mood for blueberry, chocolate chip, bran-raisin, cherry-pecan, or corn muffins? This recipe allows you to prepare any (or all) of these options.

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Pecan Pie Muffins

Mike Krautter

Pie for breakfast? Make the dream a reality with these little beauties, whose blend of pecans, brown sugar, and vanilla makes them taste just like pecan pie.

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Lemon Muffins

Mike Krautter

At once sweet and tart, these lemony muffins will put a spring in your step.

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Blueberry-Oatmeal Muffins

Mike Krautter

Chewy, fiber-packed oats turn blueberry muffins into a stick-to-your-ribs breakfast.

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