I fondly remember the first thing I ever baked was a blueberry cake.
We have a little yellow stool that belonged to my great-grand mom, and when I was younger, I would move it into the corner of the kitchen to cook with my mom. One night, I decided to bake a blueberry cake. The base of it was Bisquick, and from what I remember, it was really quite good. Pity I don't remember how I made it.
My love for these beautiful berries developed early. Even today, it makes me giddy to just think about baking something with blueberries. It's always a treat for me since they are only on sale for a few weeks out of the entire year. We've stocked up on them plenty this season, so I'm looking forward to blueberry muffins in the winter.
On a side note, as you can tell Living the Gourmet is still not quite on it's feet yet. I know many of you have inquired about getting updates, and even requested that I write up a post in the near future about our journey from Blogger to WordPress. I would be happy to do so. There are quite a few questions I still have myself, so I think we could all really benefit from it. I will be planning a series of posts here on LTG that will focus entirely on becoming a website. For the time being however, if you are still experiencing problems receiving our updates on your Blog Reader, may I suggest signing up via email. It's really simple to do. The subscription box is right on the sidebar. 🙂
In the meantime, I hope you enjoy these Brown Sugar Blueberry Muffins. They are a fabulous treat in the morning with coffee. The crumble and drizzle are optional, but are totally worth the extra bit of time.
PrintBrown Sugar Blueberry Muffins
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 6 muffins 1x
Ingredients
For Blueberry Muffins:
- 4 tablespoons oil
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1-2 cups fresh blueberries
Brown Sugar Crumble:
- 1-2 tablespoons butter, cubed
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons flour
Simple Icing Drizzle:
- 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-2 teaspoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, whisk oil, sugar, egg, milk and sour cream until smooth.
- In a separate, sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add alternatively to the wet ingredients with the milk. Beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
- In small bowl, combine all ingredients for crumble. Mix until a crumbly mixture forms.
- Divide blueberry batter evenly between a greased muffin pan. Top each muffin with brown sugar crumble.
- Bake for 20 - 25 minutes or until cake tester come clean. Leave the muffins to cool completely in the pan.
- For the icing, whisk above ingredients and drizzle each muffin generously. Allow a few minutes for icing to set before serving.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
xo
-Tammy<3
**First image taken by M. Pappas; recipe developed by Catherine; post written by Tammy.
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Dottie Sauchelli Balin says
Dear, Tammy, Catherine, and Michael,
Yummy!!! That is what needs to be said...I love these muffins...Tammy such a heart warming story...that is what it is all about, memories, family, and of course foods. All of these things gives us the comfort of home and these muffins give me that feeling of home. I wish we could just put our hand through the PC screen and you can share with us. I think out of all the muffins I love the blueberry ones the best. Great job Catherine. Yes, I have been having problems not getting your updates. I have been just looking in your blog everyday and that is how I am seeing your new posts. I did what you suggested, by signing up on the side bar..see if that happens. Thanks for sharing have a blessed day..Dottie 🙂
Silvia Brisi says
Wow!! Blueberry muffins are my favourite ones!! Delicious!
Kisses!
Baby June says
That looks awesome! Can't go wrong with a classic muffin. 🙂 Pinned!
Comedy Plus says
I'll take a couple of these. Yummy. My favorite muffin of all the muffins.
Have a fabulous day honey. Big hugs. ♥♥♥
Chiara says
my favorite muffin, have a great day, blessings my dear, xoxo
Deb @ Frugal Little Bungalow says
I wonder if my grands will have fond memories of baking here too! My little grandson had so much fun with christmas cookies this year and home made biscuits and other things...I had to smile reading about your memories 🙂
I answered you on my blog about this update issue that I am having...bottom line in research I see WP helping people to check things then they send them on to Blogger. Blogger told me to hit the road, and sent me on to Feedburner. I did enter a query there but who knows if anyone will answer.
LOL now if i JUST a blueberry muffin to comfort myself with right now ...:)
Living the Gourmet says
Hi Deb! Thank you so much for coming by and visiting...so nice to hear from you.
My fondest memories with family were made in the kitchen...it's such a wonderful place to spend time with loved ones...needless to say, I know your grand kids will always have those memories with them 🙂
In regards to the update issues, I left a comment on your site. I think I found the solution for you. Let me know if I explained it right. Hopefully it works out!
-Tammy<3
Louise says
I think we all had one of those stools, Tammy...Ours was red. It's a funny thing about blueberries, I didn't like them for the longest time unless they were cooked in something such as cake or muffins. Now, I LOVE them and have stcoked up for Winter like you:) One day I hope to plant some bushes but until then...Your Brown Sugar Blueberry Muffins are quite special and defintiely worth the extra steps. Thank you so much for sharing...
I think it's wonderful that you are going to share your changeover experience. I'm sure it was no easy task. I'm actually trying to get out of WP because I still can't figure out how to use it and just can't seem to find the time to learn. The reader thing doesn't seems to be working so I'll sign up via email:) Also, when you are using the black background, the white font color is not showing up in the comments section. Thank you so much for sharing, Tammy...Hugs to Mom:)
Living the Gourmet says
Louise, you're a sweetheart! ...a blueberry bush would be lovely to have. I just suggested to my mom that we plant a cherry tree. Oh those are so beautiful.
In regards to the comment box, I checked the backlog and everything seems to be fine. The site is loading white on black for me. However, my mom's computer was experiencing the exact same issue that you are having - white text on a white background. I had to empty her internet cache and once I refreshed the site, everything loaded correctly. I know that sounds very techy but basically, it's just cleaning out your browsing history. I'm not sure which search engine you are using, but if you know what I'm talking about, let me know! 🙂
xo
-Tammy<3
Louise says
Hi Tammy,
I can see the lettering now. I'm so sorry to be such a pain. I just wans't sure if you knew or not. Lookin good! I'm going to empty my cache anyway for other reasons so I'll see if it helps with the reader. I've been delaying in doing it because I detest having to enter everything back in, lol...Thanks Tammy. Hi to Mom. A Cherry tree would be nice but they say in order to have a bounty of cherries you really need many trees. However, for blueberries, three bushes will work out fine and you can get early, later and even later varieties. New Jersey Blueberries grow quite well on Long Island:)
Living the Gourmet says
Yay! 😀 So glad it's all fixed. I know what you mean...when I emptied my mom's cache she panicked and thought everything was lost forever 😉 but you're so right, it's good to clean it out every month or so.
When we go shopping around for a fig tree, we'll look into the blueberry bushes as well. We used to have a huge berry tree when I was younger...it may have been a mulberry tree, I don't really remember, but it would be nice to have some sort fruit growing in the yard again 🙂
xo
tedeternura.com says
EXCELENTES y DELICIOSOS, además de SANOS!!!
Buen miércoles CATHERINE :))))
Thalia @ butter and brioche says
you can never go wrong with a good home baked blueberry muffin.. i am so craving one right now!
Tanya Walton says
How wonderful...Blueberry muffins are one of my favourites...now if my blueberries would just hurry up and ripen!!
Big Daddy Dave says
Tammy, Blueberry muffins are one of my very favorites and this twist on them with brown sugar sounds really great! FYI, for some reason, I received 10 postings from Living the Gourmet all at one time... Nice looking blogsite! Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
Zainab @ Blahnik Baker says
Ohhhhh I love me a blueberry muffin!! The brown sugar addition here sounds amazing!!
PS: I read the thread above and even after clearing my cache the site is still loading as black background and white text. Just thought I should let you know 😉
Living the Gourmet says
Hmmm...you mean even after clearing the cache, the comment section is white on white??? The whole site is intended to be white on black. Thanks for the heads up, Zainab! 🙂
Nee says
Hello Tammy , Catherine and Michael , I so hope I will get through this time , I know the kinks has to be worked out m I am really happy to be able to keep in touch .
Grow your cherry tree , the blooms smell deliciously good . Pinn the recipe . Thanks for sharing ,
Living the Gourmet says
Thank you so much, Nee!
I'm so happy everything is working again...there are still a few kinks still to resolve, but for the most part everything seems to be good...for now that is, I'm sure by this evening there will be something new to fix 😉
I always loved cherry trees..they are so attractive. I think it would look picturesque in the front yard.
Have a lovely day.
xo,
Tammy
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef says
I LOVE blueberry muffins! I can't wait to give this a try. I really like your site's new dress. 🙂
Roz says
Blueberry muffins are so perfect for summer and I've just been blessed to go blueberry picking at a friend's farm! Thank you for the recipe.
Blessings,
Roz
Choc Chip Uru says
These muffins look so delicious, the brown sugar probably makes them even more rich 😀
Love your new site by the way!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Deb @ Frugal Little Bungalow says
I tried something new this morning after seeing something on WP Forums. I posted, then completely deactivated W3 Cache plugin, went and pinged Feedburner, and it looks as if the feed is working again on the blogrolls. Whether that was it, who knows…I have seen this issue on so many forums about the feed not updating then suddenly working again and it seems to occur over the years to people. ANother reader said she deleted me from her RSS reader then added me back and that worked for her. If you have that cache plugin try this for your next post...
I think I should turn the cache back on afterwards but am going to wait a bit! 🙂
Mary Frances says
Muffins do bring back such wonderful memories. We made cinnamon swirl ones for lunch every week and they were fun to make and fun to eat! Brown sugar and blueberries sound beyond amazing. A simple twist on the classic to make an incredible recipe!
Pure Grace Farms says
Oh goodness, these look delicious! Thanks for sharing. Stopping in from Thank Goodness it's Thursday. Have a great week.
Blessings,
Shari
gloria says
I love bluberries a these muffins look amazing dears:)))
Liz says
The blueberries have been so fabulous this summer! I must bake up a batch of your gorgeous muffins!
Amy @ Ms. Toody Goo Shoes says
I feel the same way you do about blueberries! These look wonderful! What's not to love!
Grandma Kc says
Yummmmm! My friend Deb from Frugal Little Bungalow sent me over as she knows I am always looking for fun things to bake with my Granddaughter. She is spending the night tomorrow and there are blueberries in the fridge. I think she and I may need to make these for Grampy on Sunday morning!
Chaya says
How did you know that my hubby asked me to make him blueberry muffins today? The brown sugar topping looks yummy and I want to make this version for him.
Michelle says
Blueberries (and blackberries) are my favorite fruit. I also like a brown sugar topping on muffins, but for some reason have never put it on blueberry muffins.
Thank you for sharing with See Ya in the Gumbo this week. My husband likes these muffins so much that he picked them to feature when this week's party goes up tonight.
Annette Browning says
I haven't made Blueberry Muffins in forever! Great recipe. thank you. And thanks for sharing it at Merry Monday
Swathi says
Catherine, delicious healthy muffins, Love blueberry in muffins, thanks for sharing with Hearth and Soul blog hop. pinning.