Description
Barefoot Contessa tri-berry muffins deliver a delightful breakfast experience with mixed berries nestled in a tender, buttery crumb. Fresh raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries create a luscious medley that will make mornings feel like a sweet celebration.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 300 grams sugar
- 375 grams all-purpose flour
- 225 grams unsalted butter, melted
- 300 milliliters milk
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
Fruits:
- 150 grams fresh blueberries
- 75 grams fresh raspberries
- 75 grams diced fresh strawberries
Spices and Leavening Agents:
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 ½ tablespoons ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Carefully prepare the baking environment by heating the oven to 375°F (190°C) and arranging paper liners inside a standard 12-cup muffin tin.
- Create a dry ingredient foundation by sifting flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and ground cinnamon into a spacious mixing bowl, ensuring thorough integration through gentle hand mixing.
- Craft a liquid blend by whisking whole milk, fresh eggs, and completely melted unsalted butter in a separate vessel until smoothly combined.
- Generate the preliminary batter by forming a central well within the dry ingredients, then pouring the liquid mixture, stirring with delicate movements until just incorporated; maintaining a slightly lumpy texture is crucial.
- Enhance the muffin mixture by tenderly folding fresh blueberries, ripe raspberries, vibrant strawberries, and granulated sugar throughout the batter, distributing ingredients evenly without crushing the delicate fruits.
- Transfer the prepared batter into muffin cups, filling each liner approximately two-thirds full, then position the tin in the preheated oven for 22-25 minutes until the tops achieve a golden-brown complexion and a inserted testing skewer emerges clean.
- Allow the freshly baked muffins to rest within the tin for 5 minutes, promoting gentle cooling, then carefully transfer to a wire cooling rack to complete the final temperature stabilization before serving.
Notes
- Preserving muffin texture depends on minimizing batter mixing, keeping it slightly lumpy for a tender crumb.
- Frozen berries work perfectly when lightly coated with flour, preventing them from sinking during baking.
- Customizing sweetness allows flexibility by reducing sugar to 1¼ cups for a less intense flavor profile.
- Strategic muffin cup filling at ¾ capacity prevents messy overflow and ensures consistent baking.
- Elevating taste becomes simple by adding vanilla extract or citrusy orange zest for unexpected depth.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 60mg