Food Breakfast Quick and Easy Muffin Recipes By Midwest Living editors Midwest Living editors Midwest Living's experienced editors create best-in-class travel, lifestyle, food, home and garden content you won't find anywhere else. We're loudly, proudly Midwestern, and we're passionate about helping our audience explore and create through award-winning storytelling. Midwest Living's Editorial Guidelines Updated on November 30, 2022 Trending Videos Photo: Carson Downing Sweet or savory, muffins are a fast treat to make for breakfasts, brunches, dinners or anytime snacks. 01 of 15 Blueberry Thunder Muffins A sprinkle of cinnamon-sugar gives a sweet crust to these berry-packed muffins. View Recipe 02 of 15 Pick-a-Flavor Honey Wheat Muffins These weekday-friendly muffins are healthier than many, thanks to whole wheat flour and limited oil. The batter keeps well in the fridge, so if you like, bake just a couple of muffins at a time, for always-oven-fresh treats. Our variations include Banana-Walnut, Chocolate-Dried Cherry, Blueberry-Orange, Veggie-Confetti and Cranberry-Lemon. Try Our Pick-a-Flavor Scones View Recipe 03 of 15 Sage Corn Muffins with Ham and Spicy Jelly Carson Downing Slather these quick muffins with softened butter, purchased apple jelly with jalapeño and sage, then top with ham. The result? A satisfying and creative dish that's sure to please your crowd. Sweet Quick Bread Loaves You'll Love View Recipe 04 of 15 Sour-Cream Raspberry Muffins Whether you use fresh or frozen raspberries, these muffins are sure to be perfectly moist thanks to sour cream. Sweet Raspberry Recipes View Recipe 05 of 15 Cranberry-Orange Wild Rice Muffins This North Woods-inspired recipe from Cheryl Francke of Arden Hills, Minnesota, was a finalist in a Best of the Midwest recipe contest. Midwest Living Prizewinning Reader Recipes View Recipe 06 of 15 Maple Oatmeal Muffins You can taste the maple sweetness in these oatmeal muffins from the Hoosier (Indiana) Maple Syrup Cookbook. Cinnamon and pecans pack the breakfast or snack bread with even more flavor. Hearty Midwest Maple Syrup Recipes View Recipe 07 of 15 Multigrain Apple Streusel Muffins Rise and shine! These tender gems taste so good, you'd never guess we bumped up the fiber in this recipe with two kinds of whole grains and traded most of the butter for applesauce and buttermilk. View Recipe 08 of 15 Sunflower Pumpkin Muffins Hailing as they do from the Sunflower State, Kansas cooks have a knack for creatively including crunchy sunflower seed kernels in all sorts of treats. These tender pumpkin morsels are from the American Institute of Baking in Manhattan, Kansas. The muffins get a double dose of sunflower from both sunflower oil and the seeds. Favorite Midwest Hometown Recipes View Recipe 09 of 15 Blueberry-Almond Streusel Muffins Light ricotta cheese and whole wheat flour cut fat and add fiber to these muffins from Covered Bridge Farm in Forest Lake, Minnesota. View Recipe 10 of 15 Caramel-Banana Muffins Reimagine an all-time quick bread favorite as a moist single serving, and it's an instant classic. Caramel sauce adds a luscious accent to cinnamon and pecans. Rise and Shine Breakfast Breads View Recipe 11 of 15 Sour Cream Cranberry Muffins Brown sugar, pecans and pumpkin pie spice create both a filling and topping for these muffins. Dried cranberries add a hint of tang and texture. Cranberry Recipes to Try This Season View Recipe 12 of 15 Pumpkin-Praline Muffins Cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and pumpkin lend great flavor to these grab-and-go muffins. Pumpkin Recipes We Absolutely Love View Recipe 13 of 15 Badger State Muffins Shredded apples, chopped cranberries, shredded carrot and nuts pack this cinnamon- and coriander-spiced muffin from a Wisconsin cafe. View Recipe 14 of 15 Honey-Rhubarb Muffins Serve these sugar-topped muffins with Whipped Honey Butter. Either frozen or fresh rhubarb works well in the muffin recipe. Rhubarb Recipes We Love 15 of 15 Double-Flavored Muffins Pumpkin and chocolate blend beautifully in these spiced muffins from Thorp House Inn of Fish Creek, Wisconsin. Cinnamon, mace, nutmeg and cloves flavor the batter. One of our editors likes to make these in mini-muffin tins for bite-size treats; just adjust cooking time accordingly. View Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit