30 Muffin Recipes to Enjoy at Breakfast, Brunch, or Snack Time (2024)

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 (but do taste the best the day of). 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 to make at home in our collection.

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Rhubarb-Blueberry Corn Muffins

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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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Double-Chocolate Muffins

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They look and taste decadent, but these muffins are actually a better-for-you treat. They're made with avocado; it 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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Breakfast Egg-and-Cheese Muffins

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Muffins are the original grab-and-go breakfast, and this one cleverly packs enough protein and flavor to keep you sated through lunch. Inspired by the Rebel Within at San Francisco bakery Craftsman and Wolves, this muffin can be prepped the night before: Fry up the sausage, grate the cheese, and boil the eggs until the whites are firm (the yolks will finish cooking inside the muffins). The next day, combine and divide everything into tins and put them in a preheated oven 30 minutes before you need to head out the door.

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Blueberry Muffins

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

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Cinnamon-Sugar Ragamuffins

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Not your usual muffin, these cute pastries are made with biscuit dough that's rolled out and dusted with cinnamon and sugar. Then the dough is rolled up and cut into pieces; the pieces are placed in a muffin tin. A brush with buttermilk and a sprinkling of sanding sugar, and they're ready to bake until flaky and golden.

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Orange-and-Date-Crumble Muffins

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Consider these muffins coffee cake in mini form. They're sweet with dates and aromatic orange zest—and altogether irresistible.

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Sweet-Potato and Chocolate-Chunk Muffins

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Olive oil and roasted sweet potatoes make these muffins extra-moist and delicious. You can swap the sweet potatoes for banana if you like (just reduce the sugar to 1/2 a cup if you do).

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Morning Glory Muffins

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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, and coconut, golden raisins, and—in place of more traditional walnuts—pepitas.

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Maple Bran Muffins

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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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Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

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

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Lemon Poppy-Seed Muffins

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

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Banana Nut Muffins

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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

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

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Zucchini Cornbread Muffins

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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

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

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Raspberry Muffins

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The crunchy coating of sugar on top of these buttermilk muffins provides the perfect counterpoint to tangy raspberries.

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Pumpkin Doughnut Muffins

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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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Strawberry Muffins

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Made with buttermilk and loads of fresh berries, these lightened-up muffins are delicate and moist.

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Gluten-Free Banana-Walnut Muffins

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With fiber-filled rice flour, potassium-rich bananas, and cholesterol-fighting walnuts, these gluten-free muffins trump breakfast bars.

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Maple Muffins with Oat Streusel

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A crumbly oat topping takes these moist maple muffins to the next level. They make a sensational fall breakfast.

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Quinoa Muffins

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

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Better-than-Basic Muffins

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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? You can prepare any (or all) of these options with this recipe.

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Sugar-Free Muffins

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Buckwheat muffins get their sweetness from banana, honey, and diced apple.

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Blackberry-Oat Bran Muffins

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Moist buttermilk muffins studded with blackberries and oat bran ensure you start your day with a healthy (and delicious!) dose of fiber.

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Peach Muffins

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Yes, you can show off summer's best fruit in a batch of moist muffins.

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Pecan Pie Muffins

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

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