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With this collection of easy muffin recipes, you can skip the searching and dive right into the simple joy of whipping up a batch. There’s something so pleasant about baking a batch of muffins, whether it’s part of a coordinated weekly meal prep or just for a small afternoon treat. Choose your favorite and get excited; they are all freezer-friendly, too!
I’ve always enjoyed a delicious muffin—who doesn’t!?—and can specifically remember eating far too many of the gigantic, sparkling sugar-topped varieties to fuel data entry in my college work study days.
Sadly, that kind of muffin would probably send me straight into a sugar coma now, but as a Mom, I love to find and create muffins that taste as good and are a little more likely to make you feel good, as well.
Freeze for Later
All of these muffins are excellent to freeze for 2-3 months, then defrost for grab-and-go breakfasts or snacks. This is a wonderful way to stock the freezer ahead of a new baby, surgery, or any busy season.
Bake the muffins as directed and cool all the way to room temperature. Stash in a freezer-safe zip-top bag—regular Ziplocks work great but a large Stasher can be used again and again—and press out excess air. Freeze until needed, then defrost overnight on the counter or quickly in the microwave using 15-second bursts on full power. Muffins on demand!
Although this website focuses mainly on easy weeknight dinners, muffins feature prominently among the breakfast recipes my kids and husband request time and again. Browse for your favorite and enjoy!
Banana Muffins
Ripe banana makes a terrific base for all sorts of baked goods, including muffins. It’s got natural moisture, flavor, and sweetness all in one convenient package.
- Banana Zucchini Muffins – a reader favorite, with or without walnuts!
- Banana Blueberry Muffins – juicy and absolutely gorgeous
- Strawberry Banana Muffins – classic combo!
- Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins – most likely to entice a skeptical kiddo
- Best Banana Bran Muffins – a request of my husband’s from time to time 🙂
Most of these recipes call for just a couple ripe bananas. If you have the good luck to possess five overripe bananas at once, please do yourself a favor and make my five banana banana bread right away. Reader after reader says they almost didn’t believe the recipe, then found it the best banana bread they’ve ever had!
Pumpkin Muffins
Pumpkin muffins are such a fall classic! It pays to have a few different versions to choose from depending on your priorities.
- Pumpkin Zucchini Muffins – dreamy for that transition from summer to fall
- Pumpkin Pecan Crunch Muffins – my husband’s all-time indulgent favorite
- Feel-Good Pumpkin Muffins – a little lighter and wonderful for sharing
- Mini Pumpkin Muffins with Cinnamon Sugar – the classic scaled to fit mini muffin tins and topped with irresistible sparkling cinnamon-sugar. *If freezing these, defrost on the counter or in very short microwave bursts of 5-7 seconds.
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Zucchini, soda bread, poppy seed, blueberry, and more.
- Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins – made in just one bowl and with no need to squeeze out excess water. So easy!
- Caraway Irish Soda Bread Muffins – a St. Patrick’s Day tradition here
- Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins – can’t beat a classic
- Lemon Olive Oil Zucchini Muffins – olive oil is amazing in muffins!
- One-Bowl Blueberry Almond Muffins – the absolutely delicious result of my long-time effort to recreate an old personal Starbucks favorite!
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