25 Quick and Easy Muffin Recipes

By The editors of MidwestLiving.com
Updated June 22, 2020

Sweet or savory, muffins are a fast treat to make for breakfasts, brunches, light dinners or anytime snacks.

Start Slideshow

1 of 22

Blueberry Thunder Muffins

View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

A sprinkle of cinnamon-sugar gives a sweet crust to these berry-packed muffins.

Advertisement
Advertisement

2 of 22

Orange-Chocolate Chip Muffins

View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

Chocolate for breakfast is always a treat! Semisweet chips start the day on a sweet note, while orange zest adds brightness.

3 of 22

Sour-Cream Raspberry Muffins

View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

Whether you use fresh or frozen raspberries, these muffins are sure to be perfectly moist thanks to sour cream.

Advertisement

4 of 22

Double-Flavored Muffins

View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

Pumpkin and chocolate blend beautifully in these spiced muffins from Thorp House Inn of Fish Creek, Wisconsin. Cinnamon, mace, nutmeg and cloves flavor the batter.

5 of 22

Cranberry-Orange Wild Rice Muffins

View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

This North Woods-inspired recipe from Cheryl Francke of Arden Hills, Minnesota, was a finalist in a Best of the Midwest recipe contest.

6 of 22

Half and Half Muffins

View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

Chocolate? Or vanilla? Both! Using a sugar substitute keeps these best-of-both-worlds treats low in sugar. 

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

7 of 22

Mary Lou's Muffins

View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

This tender, moist lemon-blueberry muffin counts on garden-fresh lemon verbena for its essence of herbed citrus. Or, substitute lemon peel. The recipe comes from a community cookbook called Tasteful Garden Treasures, put together by the Taylor Garden Club in Taylor, Michigan.

8 of 22

Multigrain Apple Streusel Muffins

View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

Rise and shine! These tender gems taste so good, you'd never guess we bumped up the fiber in this fall recipe with two kinds of whole grains and traded most of the butter for applesauce and buttermilk.

9 of 22

Sunflower Pumpkin Muffins

View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

Hailing as they do from the Sunflower State, Kansas cooks have a knack for creatively including crunchy sunflower seed kernels in all sorts of treats. These tender pumpkin morsels are from the American Institute of Baking in Manhattan, Kansas. The muffins get a double dose of sunflower from both sunflower oil and the seeds.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

10 of 22

Blueberry-Almond Streusel Muffins

View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

Light ricotta cheese and whole wheat flour cut fat and add fiber to these muffins from Covered Bridge Farm in Forest Lake, Minnesota. 

11 of 22

Maple Oatmeal Muffins

View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

You can taste the maple sweetness in these oatmeal muffins from the Hoosier (Indiana) Maple Syrup Cookbook. Cinnamon and pecans pack the breakfast or snack bread with even more flavor.

12 of 22

Caramel-Banana Muffins

View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

Reimagine an all-time quick bread favorite as a moist single serving, and it's an instant classic. Caramel sauce adds a luscious accent to cinnamon and pecans.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

13 of 22

Streusel-Topped Pumpkin Muffins

View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

We took classic pumpkin bread batter, added some dried fruit, a little lemon peel and some assorted spices, and sprinkled on a crunchy sugar topping.

14 of 22

Smoked Cheddar Muffins

View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

Serve these savory muffins with a hearty soup or stew. Match the topping to complement the tastes and textures of your soup; try sunflower seeds, pine nuts, shredded cheddar cheese, poppy seeds, sesame seeds or roasted red pepper strips.

15 of 22

Sour Cream Cranberry Muffins

View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

Brown sugar, pecans and pumpkin pie spice create both a filling and topping for these muffins. Dried cranberries add a hint of tang and texture.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

16 of 22

Bavarian Honey-Bran Muffins

View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

Honey, sugar and raisins sweeten these hearty bran muffins. Serve warm with honey or butter.

17 of 22

Pumpkin-Praline Muffins

View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

Cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and pumpkin lend great fall flavor to these grab-and-go muffins.

18 of 22

Eggnog Muffins

View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

These moist holiday muffins, dressed up with a nutmeg-streusel topping, come from Washington House Inn in Cedarburg, Wisconsin.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

19 of 22

Badger State Muffins

View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

Shredded apples, chopped cranberries, shredded carrot and nuts pack this cinnamon- and coriander-spiced muffin from the M&M Cafe in Monticello, Wisconsin.

20 of 22

Best Brunch Muffins

View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

A brush of melted butter and a sprinkling of sugar cap these tender berry-filled muffins. The muffins were popular for years on the lunch menu at the former Chesaning Heritage House restaurant in Chesaning, Michigan.

21 of 22

Honey-Rhubarb Muffins

View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

Serve these sugar-topped muffins with Whipped Honey Butter (details on honey butter are at the end of the recipe instructions). Either frozen or fresh rhubarb works well in the muffin recipe.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

22 of 22

Jumbo Coffee Cake Muffins

View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

Muffins are quick-and-easy cornerstones of weekend breakfasts. Moist and cinnamony, these big muffins will become one of your family's favorites.

Replay gallery

Share the Gallery

Up Next

By The editors of MidwestLiving.com