Café-style moist and fluffy Lemon Raspberry Muffins with candy bursts of juicy raspberries mixed with zesty lemon make the right candy deal with.
Prepped, baked and able to eat in simply half-hour… no fancy tools required!


A batch of Lemon Raspberry Muffins makes a superb morning tea ‘decide me up’, or snack for hungry children after college. Freeze any extras for ‘seize n go’ lunch field fillers – they’re going to be able to eat by morning tea!
The wonderful thing about muffins is the countless selection – there’s all the time one thing readily available to make a batch with! Add some chocolate chips for Double Chocolate Chip Muffins or Raspberry and White Chocolate Muffins, expend over-ripe banana’s to make Banana Muffins or Banana Nutella Muffins, or make my wholesome ABCD Muffins – excellent to incorporate at school lunches!
I am taking advantage of our late berry season, so these café model Lemon Raspberry Muffins and fluffy Blueberry Muffins are at the moment on excessive rotation, however frozen berries work simply as effectively, so you’ll be able to get pleasure from these muffins all yr spherical!
Why You are Going To Love This Recipe
A refined lemon tang with pops of candy raspberries make a flavour combo that is troublesome to withstand!
- Fast and simple – lemon raspberry muffins are made in a single bowl and actually take solely half-hour to prep and bake!
- Freezer pleasant – by wrapping muffins individually, you’ve got an incredible ‘seize n go’ lunch field filler, or get pleasure from a muffin break with a cuppa at anytime.
- Use contemporary or frozen raspberries – when it is not berry season, simply throw in some frozen berries – you do not even need to defrost them!
- Standard and Thermomix – each easy strategies are included within the recipe card beneath.


What You Want
Raspberry and lemon muffins are constituted of fundamental baking substances, and even when you do not have buttermilk readily available, I’ve included a easy technique to make your individual buttermilk in 5 minutes!
Be aware: Scroll to the recipe card on the backside for the substances portions and full detailed technique.


- Vegetable oil – is used as an alternative of butter to maintain the muffins tender and moist. Select a light, unflavoured vegetable oil. Impartial oils can embrace canola oil, grapeseed oil, sunflower oil, and corn oil as effectively.
- Caster sugar – additionally known as superfine sugar within the UK and US.
- Eggs – use giant eggs (approx 60g dimension). Make certain your eggs are at room temperature as this helps the eggs to combine higher, leading to a lighter texture.
- Lemon zest – use solely the yellow pores and skin, not the white pith underneath the pores and skin.
- Buttermilk – if you do not have buttermilk, you can also make your individual by including ½ tablespoon of white vinegar or lemon juice to ½ cup (125ml) of milk. Stir and put aside for five minutes earlier than utilizing.
- Lemon juice – ideally contemporary lemon juice if potential, in any other case use retailer purchased.
- Plain flour – additionally known as all function flour.
- Salt – only a pinch, it brings out the flavours!
- Baking powder – verify the expiry in your baking powder and ensure that it’s in-date. If it is previous its finest, it will not be as efficient as a elevating agent in your baking.
- Bicarbonate of soda – in Australia, we regularly consult with this as bicarb soda, whereas abroad it’s typically generally known as baking soda.
- Raspberries – I’ve used contemporary raspberries in these muffins, however out of season I take advantage of a handful of frozen raspberries as an alternative!
- Uncooked sugar – for sprinkling on high (optionally available).
Tools Required
It is value investing in a very good high quality non-stick muffin tray, I assure you will get loads of use out of it!
- 12 gap muffin tray.
- Paper muffin circumstances – use fairly colored muffin circumstances, or plain white circumstances for a café model look.
- Bowl, whisk and mixing spoon.
- Oven – in case your oven is typical (not fan-forced), then improve the temperature by 10 – 20 levels celsius.


Step By Step Directions
I LOVE a easy one bowl, whisk and bake recipe. These scrumptious lemon raspberry muffins take solely minutes to prep and there is hardly any washing up!
Be aware: Scroll to the recipe card on the backside for the substances portions and full detailed technique.
Step 1 – Whisk Oil, Sugar, Eggs And Zest
Preheat the oven to 190 levels celsius, and place muffin circumstances within the muffin tray.
Place the oil, caster sugar, eggs and lemon zest in a big bowl.


Whisk substances collectively to mix.


Step 2 – Add The Buttermilk And Lemon Juice
Add the buttermilk and lemon juice. Combine once more to mix all moist substances.
Be aware: If you do not have buttermilk, add ½ tablespoon of white vinegar or lemon juice to ½ cup (125ml) of milk, and stir this. Put aside for five minutes earlier than utilizing.


Step 3 – Add The Dry Elements
Gently fold by way of the sifted flour, salt, baking powder and bicarb soda till simply combined. Watch out to not overmix, some lumpy bits are okay!


Step 4 – Fold Via The Raspberries And Bake
Gently fold by way of the raspberries, taking care to not break them up.
Be aware: If you’re utilizing frozen raspberries, there isn’t any must defrost them previous to including.


Rigorously spoon the combination into the paper muffin circumstances, filling to two thirds full, and sprinkle with slightly uncooked sugar (optionally available).


Bake for 15-20 minutes, or till they spring again when frivolously touched on high.
Enable lemon raspberry muffins to cool within the tray for five minutes earlier than transferring to a wire rack to chill utterly.


Knowledgeable Suggestions
This is a number of suggestions to ensure your lemon raspberry muffins are the easiest!
- Use room temperature substances – eggs, buttermilk and lemon juice. Room temperature substances combine collectively simpler, and permit the baking course of to start out instantly as soon as the muffins are put within the oven.
- For lemon zest, you solely need the yellow a part of the lemon pores and skin, the white bit beneath is called the pith and tastes bitter so keep away from this.
- Buttermilk – if you do not have buttermilk, you can also make your individual by including ½ tablespoon of white vinegar or lemon juice to ½ cup (125ml) of milk. Stir and put aside for five minutes earlier than utilizing.
- Lemon juice – ideally use freshly squeezed juice, nevertheless you’ll be able to substitute with retailer purchased juice.
- Raspberries – contemporary or frozen raspberries can be utilized. If utilizing frozen raspberries, do NOT defrost them earlier than utilizing as they break down an excessive amount of when thawed.
- Watch out to not over combine your batter – gently fold the dry substances into the moist substances, stopping as quickly because it simply comes collectively. A number of pockets of flour within the batter is okay. Over mixing might end in harder, extra dense muffins.
- For fluffy and moist lemon raspberry muffins – keep away from overcooking your muffins! Muffins are cooked once they spring again when pressed gently on the highest of them.
- Storing – retailer muffins in an hermetic container at room temperature for 3-4 days.
- Freezing – lemon raspberry muffins will be frozen for as much as 3 months, by wrapping individually in cling wrap, after which inserting into an hermetic container.


FAQs
Completely! And be sure to go away them frozen as that means they do not break down when combined by way of the muffin batter.
I like the flavour of those raspberry muffins infused with their refined citrusy tang, however definitely there are countless kinds of berry muffins. Take a look at my fundamental muffin recipe with suggestions and ideas for a lot of totally different variations on candy muffins.
To keep away from the bottom of your paper muffin circumstances changing into greasy, place a small quantity of raw rice grains underneath the paper case within the backside of every muffin gap of the tray. The grains of rice will soak up extra oil.


Use my fundamental muffin recipe to make a batch utilizing no matter you’ve got readily available. You will see that muffins actually are so versatile!
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Lemon Raspberry Muffins
Cafe-style zesty and moist lemon raspberry muffins with pops of contemporary raspberries all through! Able to eat in lower than half-hour!
Servings: 12 serves
Energy: 151kcal
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Notes
INGREDIENTS:
- Buttermilk – if you do not have buttermilk, you can also make your individual by including ½ tablespoon of white vinegar or lemon juice to ½ cup (125ml) of milk. Stir and put aside for five minutes earlier than utilizing.
- For lemon zest, you solely need the yellow a part of the lemon pores and skin, the white bit beneath generally known as the pith, tastes bitter so that you need to keep away from including this to your muffins.
- Lemon juice – use both freshly squeezed or retailer purchased juice.
- Raspberries – contemporary or frozen raspberries can be utilized. If utilizing frozen raspberries, do NOT defrost them earlier than utilizing.
OTHER BAKING TIPS:
- Oven temperature – I specify fan-forced oven temperatures in my recipes, so when you have a traditional oven, improve the temperature by between 10 and 20 levels Celsius.
- Use room temperature substances for one of the best outcome.
- Watch out to not over combine your batter – gently fold the dry substances into the moist substances, stopping as quickly because it simply comes collectively. A number of pockets of flour within the batter is okay. Over mixing might end in harder, extra dense muffins
- For fluffy and moist lemon raspberry muffins – attempt to not overcook the muffins. The muffins are cooked once they spring again while you press gently on the highest of them.
- To keep away from the bottom of your paper muffin circumstances changing into greasy, place a small quantity of raw rice grains underneath the paper case within the backside of every muffin gap of the tray. The grains of rice will soak up any extra oil.
- Storing – retailer the muffins in an hermetic container for 3-4 days.
- Freezing – muffins will be frozen for as much as 3 months, by wrapping individually in cling wrap after which inserting into an hermetic container.
Diet
Energy: 151kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 4g | Fats: 1g | Saturated Fats: 0.5g | Polyunsaturated Fats: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fats: 0.4g | Trans Fats: 0.003g | Ldl cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 68mg | Potassium: 135mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 61IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 1mg