• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • About
  • Recipes
  • Subscribe
  • Portfolio
  • Contact

This Jess

menu icon
go to homepage
  • About
  • Recipes
  • Subscribe
  • Portfolio
  • Contact
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • TikTok
  • search icon
    Homepage link
    • About
    • Recipes
    • Subscribe
    • Portfolio
    • Contact
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • TikTok
  • ×

    Home » Breakfast and Brunch Recipes

    July 8, 2022 Breakfast and Brunch Recipes

    Strawberry Rhubarb Muffins

    Jump to Recipe

    I'm always ready for brunch, and these Strawberry Rhubarb Muffins combine some of the best summer ingredients for the perfect brunch recipe. They're slightly tangy from the rhubarb, and sweet from the strawberries, and wonderful served warm with a little melty butter!

    As always, I do include a few affiliate links in this post for products I truly use and love. This just means that if you make a purchase after clicking one of those links, I'll earn a little money (at no cost to you) to keep the kitchen up and running, which I promise to use to create more fun content like this! One of those affiliates is with Amazon, which requires a very clear disclosure: as an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. If you have any questions about affiliates, please reach out!

    A closeup of Strawberry Rhubarb Muffins on a wooden tray.

    Looking for some more brunch inspiration? Check out these Dairy-Free Sweet Potato Waffles for something savory and these Baked Cinnamon Sugar Donuts for something sweet!

    Ingredients

    These muffins are great in the summer while the strawberries and rhubarb are fresh, but they also work well with frozen ingredients! Just make sure to thaw the frozen fruit before adding them to the mixture.

    Ingredients for Strawberry Rhubarb Muffins in small bowls.
    • Dairy-free yogurt: I love to use plain, dairy-free yogurt (or sour cream) while baking. If you don't have any on hand, you can use a dairy-free milk instead, but keep in mind you may need to allow the muffins to bake a little longer.
    • Vegetable oil: this helps keep the muffins light and fluffy.
    • Honey: the honey adds sweetness as well as moisture to the muffins.
    • Orange zest: fresh orange zest adds a nice flavor to round out the sweetness of the strawberries and the tartness of the rhubarb.
    • Vanilla extract: always! You can also make your own vanilla extract.
    • Strawberries: fresh is best, but you can also use frozen. Just make sure to thaw them before adding to the batter, and discard any excess juices / liquid that separate from the berries. A small dice is best for the berries to mix into the batter.
    • Rhubarb: again, fresh is best but frozen also works! Discard any excess juices / liquid that separates from the fruit. Make sure these are cut into small, ½ inch pieces (or smaller, if you prefer), so they mix into the muffin well.
    • Turbinado sugar: this gives a nice crunch to the top of the muffin, and I always recommend doing this! I like to use Sugar in the Raw, but you might have another type already in your pantry!
    • A few pantry staples including eggs, granulated sugar, butter, all-purpose flour, baking powder and salt.

    See full recipe below for detailed instructions.

    Instructions

    These muffins come together in just a few easy steps, so you're well on your way to a delicious brunch!

    We ingredents in a bowl with a whisk, ready to mix.

    Combine granulated sugar and liquid ingredients in a large bowl. Whisk to combine.

    Dry ingredients whisked together in a bowl.

    Whisk together dry ingredients in a medium bowl.

    Strawberries and rhubarb added to the batter for mixing.

    Gently fold in strawberries and rhubarb. You want to avoid streaking or crushing the fruit, if possible.

    Batter in the parchment paper lined muffin cups, ready to bake.

    Fill lined muffin cups ¾ full with batter and sprinkle with turbinado sugar.

    Once your muffin cups are full, they're ready to bake! These muffins are best served warm, right from the oven with a little melty butter or fresh jam.

    Hint: If you have too much muffin batter, it's better to make one or two extra muffins in another pan than to overfill the muffins. If they're overly full, they may spill over the actual muffin cup and start to get seriously messy.

    Equipment

    Muffins are one of the easist recipes you can make. You'll need some mixing bowls (I like to use this set of bowls from Magnolia), a whisk, spatulas, and a 12-cup muffin tin. I like to make my own muffin liners (cut from 5x5 inch squares of parchment paper), but you can also use regular muffin cup liners.

    Storage

    Store muffins in an unsealed ziplock bag or a paper bag at room temperature for up to 3 days. They will start to get harder as they sit longer, but you can always put them in the microwave for a few seconds to soften them again.

    Muffins also freeze very well. Once fully cooled, transfer the muffins to a freezer-safe ziplock bag and freeze. To reheat, just pop them in the microwave for 30-60 seconds and they'll be warm and soft again.

    Top tip

    Cutting your fruit to the right size is key for this recipe. Keep in mind that you want your muffins to hold together, and in one bit of muffin, you want to get a bit of the batter, a bit of strawberry, a bit of rhubarb. If your fruit pieces are too big, your muffins will fall apart easily, and you won't be able to get all the flavors together in one bite.

    Cut your strawberries to a small dice and your rhubarb to ½ inch pieces.

    A pile of Strawberry Rhubarb Muffins on a tray.

    Strawberry Rhubarb Muffins

    A delicious way to use your summer strawberries and rhubarb for breakfast or brunch!
    5 from 1 vote
    Print Recipe Pin Recipe
    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 30 mins
    Total Time 45 mins
    Course Breakfast
    Cuisine American
    Servings 12 muffins

    Ingredients
      

    • ¾ cup granulated sugar
    • 2 eggs
    • ½ cup dairy-free plain yogurt
    • 3 Tablespoons vegetable oil
    • 3 Tablespoons honey
    • 1 Tablespoon orange zest
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
    • 3 Tablespoons butter melted
    • 1 cup fresh strawberries small diced
    • 1 cup fresh rhubarb cut into ½ inch pieces
    • 2 Tablespoons turbinado sugar

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with liners and set aside.
    • In a large bowl, combine granulated sugar, eggs, yogurt, vegetable oil, honey, orange zest and vanilla extract. Whisk until combined and smooth. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Whisk to combien.
    • Add flour mixture to the liquid mixture, alternating with the melted butter and stir until just combined. Gently fold in the strawberries and rhubarb. If using frozen fruit, make sure to thaw it first and discard any excess juices or liquid that separate from the fruit.
    • Fill the prepared muffin cups ¾ full with batter and sprinkle with turbinado sugar. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the muffin comes out clean.
    • Let cool in the muffin tin for 10 minutes, then transfer to a plate for serving, or a cooling rack to cool fully.
    Keyword breakfast, brunch, muffins, rhubarb, strawberry
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

    Related

    More Breakfast and Brunch Recipes

    • Blueberry Sourdough Discard Muffins
    • Cinnamon Raisin Sourdough Discard Bagels
    • Sourdough Discard Cinnamon Rolls
    • Sourdough Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls

    Reader Interactions

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    Primary Sidebar

    Hi, I'm Jess! I'm a food photographer, videographer and recipe developer based in Chicago. I focus on keeping the kitchen real, simple, and dairy-free.

    More about Jess →

    Trending Recipes

    • Focaccia with Rosemary and Shallots
    • Sourdough Discard Bagels
    • Blackberry Old Fashioned
    • Blood Orange Old Fashioned

    Holiday Recipes

    • Dessert Charcuterie Board
    • Biscoff Butter Cookies
    • The Annual Holiday Cookie Box
    • Peanut Kisses

    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    About

    • Privacy Policy
    • Opt-Out Preferences
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Resources

    Let's Connect

    • Newsletter
    • Work with me

    Contact

    • Contact Page

    At no cost to you, I may earn from qualified purchases made through affiliate links on my website.

    Copyright © 2023 This Jess LLC

    Manage Cookie Consent
    To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
    Functional Always active
    The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
    Preferences
    The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
    Statistics
    The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
    Marketing
    The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
    Manage options Manage services Manage vendors Read more about these purposes
    View preferences
    {title} {title} {title}