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Honey Strawberry Muffins! Sweet, buttery, extra soft, and loaded with both strawberry jam and fresh strawberries. Made with whole wheat flour and sweetened with just honey. Bonus? They’re super easy to make! Try eating them warm, right out of the oven with a smear of butter. Promise, they won’t disappoint!
I’ve always loved berries and fruit of any kind. Pretty sure you all know this thanks to my obsessive talk about fruit. I’m also consistently finding ways to incorporate seasonal fruit into salsa, pizza, and all kinds of savory dishes. What I haven’t always loved is baking with fruit.
Now I know this sounds odd, who doesn’t love baking with fruit? Well, I grew up with a mom who only baked chocolatey things: chocolate cake, chocolate chip cookies, special K-bars (cookbook recipe), etc. Not complaining about this in the least, but it just means that I never knew about fruity baked goods as a kid. Sure, I had my fair share of blueberry muffins, but that’s really about it when it came to baked sweets with fruit.
Unless you count banana bread…loaded with semi-sweet chocolate chips – of course.
In general, I really just love fruit as is. I love taking handfuls of fresh berries, eating whole peaches, and chowing down on some pineapple chunks, my personal favorite. Within the last couple years however, I’ve really grown to love baking with fruit. In fact, as we head into summer it’s pretty much all I can think about. Expect to see fruit pies, ice cream, cakes, and all kinds of fruity things this summer.
Clearly I am just a little excited.
Question: what are you all looking forward to the most about summer? Would love to know what’s got you guys excited!
For me, it’s in-season produce, but that’s obvious. Outside of food, I’m excited for our upcoming family vacation to the Caribbean, immediately followed by a work trip to NYC, which excites me as well!
As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, all of June’s recipes feature a star summer ingredient like zucchini, corn, tomatoes, peaches, etc. Today’s ingredient is the end of spring and early summer strawberries!
For real though, have you guys had these late spring strawberries that are at the market right now (which for me means Whole Foods)?! My last batch was so, so delicious. I couldn’t stop eating them. Since I knew there was the definite possibility of eating myself sick, I decided to turn them into extra soft and buttery strawberry muffins. Of course, then I couldn’t stop eating the muffins…
Anyway, these muffins are pretty basic as far as the batter goes. I like to use a combo of melted butter, eggs, greek yogurt, and buttermilk to keep the muffins moist, soft, and fluffy. Honey is my choice of sweetener. I love it paired with sweet strawberries, it’s one of my favorite combos. You could also use real maple syrup if that’s more your thing, but I think the honey is really good here.
For my dry ingredients, I always go for a mix of whole wheat flour and white flour. You could use all white flour or all whole wheat flour, but I’ve found having a balance between the two is just what I am looking for in a muffin.
The secret to these muffins? A mix of really good strawberries and really “jamey”, strawberry jam. Using a combo of bright, fresh strawberries and sweet jam gives you the best of both worlds. The fresh berries add texture and body to the muffins, while the jam adds a layer of extra sweet, more intense strawberry flavor.
Tip: you can really use any berry you’d like in the muffins, or even a combo, so feel free to swap in blueberries, blackberries, and or raspberries. Just keep the amounts of berries and jam the same.
Be warned, these muffins are packed FULL of berry flavor.
It’s truly just the best thing ever, each bite is SO delicious!
Especially when eaten warm, with a smear of butter. DO THIS.
If you make these honey strawberry muffins, please be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! I love hearing from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every one of you. Oh, and of course, if you do make these, don’t forget to also tag me on Instagram so I can see! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
Honey Strawberry Muffins
Servings: 18 muffins
Calories Per Serving: 195 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup salted butter, melted
- 1/2 cup runny honey
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup whole milk or buttermilk
- 1/2 cup plain greek yogurt
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup fresh strawberries, diced
- 1/2 cup high quality strawberry jam
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat 18 muffin tins with nonstick spray.
2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the melted butter, honey, vanilla, buttermilk, greek yogurt, and eggs until smooth. Add the flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, and baking soda, and mix until just combined. 3. In a small bowl, stir together the strawberries, jam, and lemon zest. Gently fold the berries into the batter, being careful not to over mix, you are going for a swirled look.4. Divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffins tins. Transfer to the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.6. Serve the muffins warm or at room temp with a smear of butter. Enjoy!
One word, YUM. Do the butter guys.
This post was originally published on June 5, 2018
I go strawberry picking every year on Canada Day (July 1) so I can’t wait to try this recipe out!!
That sounds so amazing! I hope you love this recipe Eve!
Will blueberries work in this recipe
Thanks
Hi Dana! Yes, blueberries will be great! Please let me know if you have other questions. Hope you love this recipe! Thanks! 🙂
When I was young my friends mom made delicious strawberry muffins. I can’t wait to make these!!!
I hope you love this!
What would your recommendation to bake with frozen strawberries instead Substitute in the same amounts as frozen and toss in flour? Thaw and toss in cornstarch?
Hi Sarah! I would leave the berries frozen and add when directed in the recipe. Please let me know if you have other questions. Hope you love this recipe! Thanks! 🙂
Just made these today! They are so yummy! I didn’t have buttermilk so I did a cup of whole milk with a tablespoon of white vinegar. I baked them for 25 mins but they were still gooey in the middle and collapsed when then cooled. Good thing is, they still taste amazing! haha! In the future, if i use the same substitute in the future should I add some baking soda? I’m still learning all the tricks of baking. Thank you for your help!!!
Hi Claire! I am thinking it was the buttermilk sub that affected the recipe. I would just use regular milk next time, and yes to the baking soda. Sorry for any trouble. Please let me know if you have other questions. So glad you love this recipe! Thanks! 🙂
I am going to try these. They sound and look delishous. My question is can I use a Mini Muffin Pan, and make a batch of Mini Muffins?
HI! I am sure mini muffins will be great! I would bake 15 minutes or so. Please let me know if you have other questions. Hope you love this recipe! Thanks! 🙂
I can only agree with Britanny, finally a muffin with fresh STRAWBERRIES, yay!
Thank you Jenny!
I was thinking about making muffins today, and these look perfect and yummy. I have all the needed ingredients right here. Thanks
Perfect! I hope you love these Joyce!!
I need to follow a glutin free, lactose free, low sugar (stevia is best) diet so these look amazing & was wondering if the recipe could be modified? Thks Sandy
Hi Sandra! I am sure using stevia in place of the honey will be fine. For the dairy, try using dairy free milk in place of the yogurt and buttermilk. Please let me know if you have other questions. Hope you love this recipe! Thanks! 🙂
Love these — I want to make a batch to have for breakfast all week. Love the fresh strawberries plus the jam! Sometimes fruit muffins are kind of dry, so I think that’s a great fix. Excited to try!
I hope you love these and they turn out amazing for you Carissa! Thank you!
I wish you enjoy your vacation ! In the meantime, I will enjoy these beauties 🙂
Thank you! I hope you love these muffins!
Why do blueberries always get the spotlight in muffins?! These look AMAZING 🙂 Love summer fresh strawberries!
Thank you Brittany!! So glad you like these!
These is going to be on our table this weekend! They look amazing. What is “runny honey?” We raise bee’s and will use fresh honey, but it’s pretty thick!
Hi Brenda! What I mean by that is just thinner honey.. one that can be poured easily! I hope you love this recipe!
I’m so excited to try this recipe out!! I LOVE Fresh Berries, Fruit and Greek yogurt so I’m ecstatic to give this a whirl. Also want to try so many other Fruit combos. I can see this bearing served for Breakfast, a Light Lunch or even a slice for Snack Time. Needless to say I’m super stoked to give this a try!!
I hope you love this Shaila! Let me know how it turns out for you ? Thanks!
I can’t wait to try this. I really love fresh fruit and yogurt so I’m super excited to try this!!
Thank you Shaila!