One bowl, no fuss, endlessly customizable — the perfect no-fail recipe for when you need warm, homemade muffins FAST!
🥣 Base Recipe: Perfect Every Time
(Makes 12 standard muffins)
Ingredients:
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2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour
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½ cup (100g) sugar (white, brown, or coconut)
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1 tbsp baking powder
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½ tsp salt
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1 cup (240ml) milk (any kind)
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⅓ cup (80ml) vegetable oil or melted butter
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1 large egg
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1 tsp vanilla extract
🚀 Instructions
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Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Line a muffin tin with papers or grease well.
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Mix Dry: In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
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Add Wet: Pour in milk, oil, egg, and vanilla.
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Combine: Stir with a spatula just until mixed (batter will be lumpy—do not overmix!).
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Bake: Divide batter into muffin cups. Bake 18–22 minutes until tops spring back when touched.
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Cool 5 minutes in pan, then transfer to a rack.
🎉 Flavor Boosters (Add-Ins)
*Pick 1-2!*
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Blueberry Lemon: 1 cup fresh/frozen blueberries + zest of 1 lemon
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Chocolate Chip: ¾ cup chocolate chips + pinch of cinnamon
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Apple Cinnamon: 1 cup finely chopped apple + 1 tsp cinnamon
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Banana Nut: 1 mashed ripe banana + ½ cup chopped walnuts
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Funfetti: ½ cup rainbow sprinkles (fold in at the end)
👩🍳 Success Secrets
✅ Lumpy batter = tender muffins (overmixing makes them tough)
✅ Fill cups ¾ full for perfect domed tops
✅ No muffin liners? Grease the tin well or use squares of parchment paper
🌡️ Storage & Freezing
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Room temp: 2 days in an airtight container
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Freeze: Up to 3 months—thaw and warm before serving
“So easy you can make them with your eyes closed — and so good you’ll make them weekly!”