How to Make Flavor-Packed Amish Blueberry Crumble Muffins (The Best Recipe You'll Ever Try!)

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• 🫐 Why These Are the Ultimate Blueberry Muffins
• 🚜 The Amish and Blueberries: A Perfect Partnership
• 📋 Step-by-Step: Perfect Amish Blueberry Crumble Muffins
• 🧁 The Complete Recipe
• 👩🍳 More Amish Muffin Recipes You'll Love
• 💡 Pro Tips for Perfect Muffins Every Time
• 🖨️ Full Recipe

🫐 Why These Are the Ultimate Blueberry Muffins

Blueberries are a year-round favorite when they are plentiful in the supermarket. And, for the Amish who grow them, they are a summer favorite. Amish homemakers are experts at putting them to use in cakes, breads, muffins, jellies, and jams.

These blueberry crumble muffins are a really popular way to enjoy blueberries. Blueberry muffin recipes are a dime a dozen, but this is about the best blueberry muffin recipe I have sampled!

What makes these special? You might think a blueberry muffin is a blueberry muffin, not much variation. But these are scratch-made bursting with blueberry beauties. When I was a kid, my exposure to blueberry muffins came through Duncan Hines and those small tins of mushy blueberries that came in the box. They probably still do. This recipe, though, will make you want to ditch the boxed kind for good.

🚜 The Amish and Blueberries: A Perfect Partnership

I know of some Amish-owned u-pick blueberry patches. And among the Amish in Maine, blueberries are a mainstay. Blueberries grow very well in Maine's temperate climate and rocky soil.

Want to pick your own? There are not a ton of Amish u-pick blueberry options out there, but one farm that does do pick-your-own-blueberries is Pleasantview Produce, 7201 Tucker Rd, Centerburg, OH 43011. This is a certified organic Amish farm that grows strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries with u-pick patches. They don't have a phone, so visit during business hours.

📋 Step-by-Step: Perfect Amish Blueberry Crumble Muffins

These are easy muffins to make, with the crumb topping being my favorite part!

The Secret to Success: The wet ingredients should be mixed together until you get a creamy batter. This blueberry muffin recipe is easy to make, the muffin batter is easy to work with, the texture being creamy and light. Make sure you use a large bowl so that you have limited splatter, especially if using an electric mixer.

🍇 Fresh vs. Frozen Blueberries

You can use fresh blueberries or frozen blueberries, either will work. We used nice, plump fresh blueberries. And while this is a blueberry muffin recipe, you can use this recipe for other berries, like raspberries or blackberries.

✨ Crumble Topping Tips

The crumble topping only has three ingredients as listed, but you could add some brown sugar or a teaspoon of cinnamon to it for nice additional flavor.

For the crumble topping, you can use butter or margarine. But either way, you get a nice buttery streusel topping. Some people like to add some lemon zest to the batter of the muffin or even to the crumble topping, but that is not my favorite.

🧁 The Complete Recipe

Muffin Ingredients:

• ½ cup margarine
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup buttermilk
• 2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries

Crumble Topping:

• ½ cup flour
• ½ cup sugar
• ¼ cup margarine

Instructions:

For the Muffins:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease muffin tins.
2. Beat margarine until fluffy.
3. Add sugar, mix well.
4. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
5. In another bowl mix dry ingredients together.
6. Add half the dry ingredients to creamed mixture.
7. Mix in half the milk.
8. Mix in the remaining dry ingredients, then the rest of the milk.
9. Fold in the blueberries. Fill each muffin cup to the top.

For the Crumble Topping:

1. Stir flour and sugar together.
2. Cut in the margarine to make a crumble.
3. Sprinkle over all the muffins.
4. Bake muffins for 20-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

👩🍳 More Amish Muffin Recipes You'll Love

From pizza muffins to more traditional takes, muffins are a popular, portable food among the Amish. Check out some of our favorites!

• Perfect Amish Lemon Blueberry Muffins - If you love these crumble muffins, try our citrusy variation!
• Homemade Banana Muffins - Perfect bursting with banana taste!
• Butter Tart Muffins - Canadian favorite!
• Biscuit Muffins - A hybrid between a biscuit and a muffin

💡 Pro Tips for Perfect Muffins Every Time

• Don't overmix - Fold ingredients just until combined for tender muffins
• Fill cups to the top - This recipe works best with generous portions
• Room temperature ingredients mix more easily and create better texture
• Fresh berries give the best flavor, but frozen work great too
• Cool completely before storing to prevent sogginess

Love experimenting? This base recipe works beautifully with other berries - try it with raspberries, blackberries, or even a mixed berry blend!

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