Rhubarb Streusel Muffins

These rhubarb streusel muffins have a tender crumb and are studded with tangy rhubarb bits. They are all topped with a sweet, crunchy, brown sugar streusel topping!

This is my first muffin recipe on this blog and I am so happy that it is this rhubarb streusel muffin! These muffins are very bakery style with high domes and a crunchy cinnamon streusel topping.

Rhubarb is in season right now and I was so happy when I found it in my grocery store. I always buy extra to freeze so I can bake with rhubarb any time of the year.

Tips for making rhubarb streusel muffins

• Do not over stir the batter as the flour will form elastic gluten strands, which will create a dense muffin.
• Fill the muffin tins/liners to the top, not ¾ full. This will help create those high domes.
• Press the streusel topping onto the top of each muffin to make sure it adheres.
• To create the high dome, start baking at a higher temperature for a few minutes and then turn the temperature down to finish baking them.

The muffins are great eaten warm straight out of the oven but will still be equally as tender a few days later. Store them in an airtight container at room temperature.

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📋 Recipe

Rhubarb Streusel Muffins

Nina

These rhubarb streusel muffins have a tender crumb and are studded with tangy rhubarb bits. They are all topped with a sweet, crunchy, brown sugar streusel topping!

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Course Snack

Cuisine North American

Servings 12 muffins

Calories 216 kcal

Ingredients

 

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Muffins

• ▢ 1 ¾ cup all purpose flour
• ▢ 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ▢ ½ teaspoon salt
• ▢ ¾ cup brown sugar packed
• ▢ 1 large egg room temperature
• ▢ ½ cup sour cream room temperature
• ▢ ¼ cup milk room temperature
• ▢ ½ cup butter melted
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ▢ 2 cups rhubarb chopped

Topping

• ▢ ¼ cup brown sugar packed
• ▢ ⅛ cup all purpose flour
• ▢ 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon salt
• ▢ 4 tablespoons unsalted butter cold

Instructions

 

• Grease or line a 12 cup muffin tin, set aside. Preheat oven to 425F.
• In a small bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• In a medium bowl whisk the sugar and egg together. Add in sour cream, milk, butter and vanilla and whisk until smooth. Add in the dry ingredients and whisk until batter has no lumps remaining. Stir in the rhubarb.
• Fill the muffin tins with the batter, completely full.
• To make the topping, stir the sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt together. Add in the butter and stir with a fork until the mixture is crumbly.
• Evenly distribute the topping over each muffin, pressing the topping down onto the batter to ensure it sticks.
• Bake for 5 minutes at 425F and then, leaving the muffins in the oven, lower the temperature to 350F. Bake for another 18-20 minutes.

Notes

Store muffins in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

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Nutrition

Serving: 12gCalories: 216kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 3gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 305mgPotassium: 147mgFiber: 1gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 244IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 89mgIron: 1mg

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