Easy Blueberry Muffins

Name: Easy Blueberry Muffins
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: about 2 dozen
Ingredients: 4 cups all-purpose flour; 4 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup butter, softened; 2 cups sugar; 4 large eggs, room temperature; 1 cup 2% milk; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 cups frozen unsweetened blueberries; TOPPING:; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Total Time Prep: 15 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling

Yield about 2 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

It will take you all of 15 minutes to prepare these easy blueberry muffins, which use frozen fruit and bake up in less than half an hour.

Ingredients

4 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs, room temperature
1 cup 2% milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups frozen unsweetened blueberries
TOPPING:
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, milk and vanilla; mix well. Stir in dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in frozen blueberries.
Fill 24 greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Combine sugar and nutmeg; sprinkle over muffins. Bake at 375° until a toothpick comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 238 calories, 9g fat (5g saturated fat), 57mg cholesterol, 209mg sodium, 36g carbohydrate (19g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.

Ardyce Piehl of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin relates, "These moist muffins are chock-full of blueberries. I keep frozen berries on hand-it's so convenient to be able to fold them frozen into the muffin batter."

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