Jam packed with berries this easy blueberry muffins are fluffy and delicious! They are topped with an orange pecan crumble for added oomph, texture and flavour. Such a great way to start your morning with a cup of tea or coffee!
*This recipe was originally posted in October, 2015, but has been updated.
Newfoundland Blueberries for Tasty Blueberry Muffins
These blueberry muffins with orange pecan crumble are not your average muffin, that’s for sure! They have local Newfoundland berries in ’em, which kinda makes them inherently wicked! I may be a little biased, but blueberries grown in Newfoundland are some of the best blueberries found anywhere! They are so sweet and concentrated in blueberry-ey flavour.
Around late summer/early fall, people typically go berry picking in Newfoundland. They are grown wild and you can fill buckets and buckets with these little gems. I recently got a bunch and couldn’t wait to bake with them. They are so much tinier than any mass-produced/grown ones you may find in the grocery store, but they make up for in their amazing flavour…like little candies! Of course, any blueberry would work great in this recipe, just pick up the best you can find!
Blueberry Muffins with Yogurt
The key to moist blueberry muffins? Yogurt! These muffins are super moist, particularly because of the yogurt in there…not to mention those juicy berries. Plus, the yogurt adds a little dose of protein. We go through so much Greek yogurt in our home. We eat the stuff as is and even in lieu of sour cream.
For these blueberry muffins, the pans are generously filled and they bake up beautifully with a nice little muffin top (the only muffin top that you want, am I right 😉 )?
These easy blueberry muffins are perfectly acceptable to eat in the morning with coffee or as a snack when that little 3 o’clock hunger bug strikes. They are moist and delicious all on their own, but adding the orange pecan crumble certainly kicks up the flavour a notch! Do you love to put butter on your muffins? While they are good and warm, I love to smear some butter on those babies. Hubby, on the other hand, enjoys his as is. How do you like yours?
Hope you enjoy these easy blueberry muffins as much as I do!
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Easy Blueberry Muffins with Orange Pecan Crumble
Ingredients
Blueberry Muffins
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt -fine
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup greek yogurt
- 2 eggs -I used large
- 2 cups blueberries -plus a few for the top of each muffin
- Pam Baking spray -for greasing liners
Orange Pecan Crumble
- 1/2 cup quick oats
- 1 tbsp orange zest -about 2 oranges
- 1/4 cup pecans -roughly chopped
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter -cubed and cold
- pinch salt
Instructions
Blueberry Muffins
- In a bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir to combine. Lay to one side. Preheat oven to 400F. Place muffin liners in 12 unit muffin tin and spray with Pam. Lay to one side.
- In a stand mixer combine sugar and butter. Cream about 2-3 minutes until fluffy. Add vanilla and yogurt and mix until combined.
- Add eggs, one at a time, blending about 30 seconds for each egg until just incorporated.
- Place blueberries in a small bowl and take about 2-3 tbsp. of your flour mixture and spoon over berries, stirring gently to cover.
- Add remaining flour mixture to butter mixture in blender mixing until just incorporated. Very gently stir in blueberries. You may want to stir them in by hand with a spoon or spatula so they don't break too much.
- Using a standard round ice-cream scoop, divide mixture evenly among muffin liners. Top each with a few reserved blueberries (optional). Then, top with orange pecan crumble and bake on middle rack for 18-20 minutes, carefully rotating pan half way through.
- Let muffins cool in pan about 10 minutes before removing. Enjoy!
Orange Pecan Crumble
- Stir together oats, orange zest, pecans and brown sugar. Using a pastry cutter or two knives cut the butter into the dry ingredients until there are visible clumps.
Nutrition
Wowza those berries do look yummy! We get wild blackberries here, and they are also a lot tinier than store-bought berries. (BUT SO GOOD!) I should try these muffins with my blackberries!
Mmmmm….wild blackberries sound good too! Bet they would be lovely in these muffins 😉
I see we are both channeling our inner blueberry muffin this week! Great minds think alike 🙂 I love your crunchy topping – especially with the orange. Looks delicious!
Hahaha! Most certainly 😉 Thanks Kathy!
I have plans to make blueberry muffins this weekend, you’ve read my mind! I love that these have s special crumble topping.
Thank you Maresa!
Love those muffin tops! The pecan crumble was a nice choice! And I totally agree! Newfoundland blueberries are the best!! 😉
Me too!! Thank you Leanne!
So it’s not just me who’s hungry at 3PM?? (and again at 4 and at 5 lol). These look so delicious! And that orange pecan crumble is calling my name let me tell ya. How are you?? I have been a little out of it lately. So busy with non-blog things! Such is adult life. Though I must say I am not used to it, I miss my winter hibernating lifestyle. Hope you have a lovely weekend!
Hahaha…nope 😉 Thanks Jolina! Have a lovely weekend too!
I’m a sucker for anything with a crumble topping and these look AHHMAZING!
Thank you Marissa! Gotta love that texture on top! Have a lovely weekend 🙂
Yum! These muffins look so tasty, blueberry muffins are definitely one of my faves! I love the sound of the orange pecan crumble as I am just obsessed with citrus flavours right now!
Thanks Vanessa! I love using citrus in baked goods! Have an awesome weekend 🙂
I know what you mean by those little, tiny blueberries! When we lived in Ontario, the wild ones there were the same. My hubby calls them ‘God’s food’. So delicious! These muffins look irresistible. :).
Haha! They really are! Thanks Sharon 🙂
Girrrllll…. these muffins….. They look AMAZING! I am excited to try out this orange pecan crumble topping. It sounds brilliant. I can’t wait to eat a batch of these.
Thank you Katie!!! Hope you enjoy ’em 🙂
My stomach actually rumbled when I saw these! I need these muffins in my life!!
Haha! You really do 😉 Thanks Cathleen!
Looks like the perfect after school snack for my kiddos and me!
They sure are! Thanks Karen 🙂
I totally relate to picking wild blueberries. I used to go pick with my grandma and we would literally spend the day filling bucket with these tiny beauties. Hard work, but well worth it. Too bad commercially grown ones don’t taste the same. Compared to the wild grown ones they taste like nothing (: These muffins sound absolutely delectable. I am having coffee right now…trying to stay warm, how I wish I had at least one wild blueberry muffin!
So sweet!! Definitely well worth it! Wish I could send ya some, Milena! Have a wonderful weekend 🙂
These are my kind of muffins Dawn! Blueberry has always been my favorite flavor of muffin, and that orange pecan crumble sounds amazing. Need to bake a batch asap! Thanks for sharing and have an awesome weekend! XO
Woo hoo! Thanks Mary Ann! Have a lovely weekend too! XO
So happy you brought this beauty back! Everything about this muffin makes me happy….especially that crumble!! Wow! Have a great weekend, dear! XOXO
Yay! I’m happy to hear you say that, Annie!! Have a great weekend too! XOXO
I’m so glad you brought this one up to the top! Love these and that orange pecan crumble is so great 🙂
Thank you Jennifer!!
Love blueberry muffins (anything blueberry really) they look so delicious and that crumble on top makes me want to have one with my cup of tea right now – definitely topped with a ‘little’ bit of butter 🙂 Have a nice upcoming weekend, Dawn!
Me too! Thank you Miriam! Have a great upcoming weekend too, my friend 🙂
I love blueberry muffins and can eat them any which way. Look at all the juicy blueberries in these! And the orange pecan crumbles sounds delicious, Dawn! A little extra on top for me please! 🙂
You got it, Thao! Thank you very much 🙂
You are making me want a blueberry muffin (and blueberries) big time!!! That crumble sounds SO good!! PS – all muffins should be jumbo 🙂
Hehehe…that’s the idea 😉 Thank you Katherine!
Dawn, if I had super powers I would eat these muffins right off the screen. My muffins never look like this. Yours look moist and inviting. I would love to try this recipe. Pinning it! As much as I love my coffee in the morning, these muffins will be an added bonus
Hahaha!! Thank you so much, Mirlene!! Hope you enjoy ’em 🙂
I’m all about butter on my muffins. The more, the better–sometimes I think I should skip the muffin/bread/oatmeal entirely and just eat butter. . .but I wouldn’t be able to resist one of these gorgeous muffins! Blueberry muffins are one of my favorites :). Hope you’re having a great week, Dawn!
Hahaha….right?! Mine too! Thanks Kelsie! Have a lovely upcoming weekend 🙂
You had me at JUMBO! I actually prefer muffins to cupcakes, probably because I can eat more of them without getting a belly ache! These look perfect! What’s not to love about a blueberry muffin? But made jumbo WITH Orange Pecan Crumble AND Orange Honey Butter? Heaven! Yum!!!!
Thanks Cheyanne! I hear ya!! The full batch I made is all gone now, but wishing I had another right about now with an equally huge coffee, lol!!
Yes to jumbo muffins!!! I really like the orange crumble and orange butter and will have to make these soon. Yum, yum, yum 🙂
I agree! Nice big muffin with an equally big cup of tea or coffee! I hope you like them 🙂