25 Quick and Easy Muffin Recipes

By The editors of MidwestLiving.com
June 01, 2012
Sweet or savory, muffins are a fast treat to make for breakfasts, brunches, light dinners or anytime snacks.
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Blueberry Thunder Muffins

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

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Orange-Chocolate Chip Muffins

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

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Sour-Cream Raspberry Muffins

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

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Double-Flavored Muffins

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.Double-Flavored Muffins

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Cranberry-Orange Wild Rice Muffins

This North Woods-inspired recipe from Cheryl Francke of Arden Hills, Minnesota, was a finalist in our Best of the Midwest® recipe contest. Cranberry-Orange Wild Rice Muffins

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Half and Half Muffins

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

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Mary Lou's Muffins

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.Mary Lou's Muffins

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Multigrain Apple Streusel Muffins

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.Multigrain Apple Streusel Muffins

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Sunflower Pumpkin Muffins

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.Sunflower Pumpkin Muffins

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Blueberry-Almond Streusel Muffins

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

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Maple Oatmeal Muffins

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.Maple Oatmeal Muffins

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Caramel-Banana Muffins

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. Caramel-Banana Muffins

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Unforgettable muffins

Some muffins were meant to be savored along with a steaming cup of coffee. Here are two created in the Midwest Living® Test Kitchen. A swirl of both cheesecake and brownies is delectable in Fudge Brownie Cheesecake Muffins, and a dab of lemon curd gives a burst of citrus flavor to Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins.Fudge Brownie Cheesecake MuffinsLemon Poppy Seed Muffins

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Orange-Nut Muffins

Orange juice flavors these walnut-filled muffins, topped with a glaze of powdered sugar, orange peel and more juice. The recipe comes from Quivey's Grove in Madison, Wisconsin, where diners enjoy a basket of muffins with each meal.Another orange option: Anytime Orange-Date Muffins, flavored with finely shredded orange peel, orange juice and snipped pitted dates. The orange-date muffins come from Ravenwood Castle in New Plymouth, Ohio.Orange-Nut MuffinsAnytime Orange-Date Muffins

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Streusel-Topped Pumpkin Muffins

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.Streusel-Topped Pumpkin Muffins

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Smoked Cheddar Muffins

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.Smoked Cheddar Muffins

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Sour Cream Cranberry Muffins

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.Sour Cream Cranberry Muffins

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Bavarian Honey-Bran Muffins

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

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Pumpkin-Praline Muffins

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

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Eggnog Muffins

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

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Badger State Muffins

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

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Best Brunch Muffins

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.Best Brunch Muffins

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Honey-Rhubarb Muffins

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.Honey-Rhubarb Muffins

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Jumbo Coffee Cake Muffins

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

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