“Do you know the muffin man?” I have that nursery rhyme stuck in my head this morning, because blackberry lime muffins are on my mind. I recently made these muffins for Josh and he declared them a new favorite. I think you will agree, these blackberry lime muffins are a real treat.
I usually don’t bake breakfast treats on weekdays because of time and I like to eat oatmeal, but muffins are the exception. They don’t take long to make and they help brighten the morning. Sometimes it is nice to have a special treat during the week. When I made blackberry lime muffins for Josh, he left the house with a big grin on his face-and an extra muffin in his hand, he really enjoyed these muffins:)
These muffins are bursting with fresh, plump blackberries. I highly suggest you use fresh blackberries for these muffins. Summer berries are so sweet and delicious right now, and most likely on sale. I purchased a container of beautiful blackberries for 88 cents, a bargain! I had to make these muffins with a deal like that.
Blackberry and lime scream summer to me so I added in lime zest and juice to give the blackberries an extra dose of summer love. The sugar muffin tops are pretty and offer a nice crunch. These muffins are divine right out of the oven, but we also enjoyed them the next day.
I highly suggest you start your morning off with a batch of blackberry lime muffins. They are the perfect summer morning treat and will cheer up anyone’s day. And sorry if I got the “Muffin Man” song stuck in your head, I am still humming away:)
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup sugar
Zest of 2 limes
1/4 cup canola oil
1 large egg
1/3 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup blackberries
Turbinado sugar-for sprinkling on muffins before baking
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a muffin pan with 9 paper liners or spray with cooking spray. Set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking powder.
3. In a small bowl, add the sugar and lime zest. Rub sugar and zest together until fragrant. Add sugar and zest to the flour mixture. Whisk ingredients together.
4. In a glass measuring cup or small bowl, mix canola oil, egg, buttermilk, lime juice, and vanilla extract together.
5. Pour the wet ingredients over the flour mixture. Slowly stir together, the batter will be thick. Don’t over mix. Gently fold in the blackberries.
6. Fill 9 muffin cups with the batter. Sprinkle each muffin with turbinado sugar.
7. Bake muffins for 17-20 minutes, or until muffins are golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean. Let muffins cool on a cooking rack.
*Note-you can use frozen berries, but try to use fresh blackberries. They make these muffins extra special. This recipe only makes 9 muffins, feel free to double it.
Makes 9 regular size muffins
If you like these blackberry lime muffins, you might also like:
Blueberry Cream Cheese Muffins from Two Peas and Their Pod
Oatmeal Berry Muffins from Two Peas and Their Pod
Lemon Yogurt Muffins with Blueberries from Good Life Eats
Whole Wheat Orange Spice Muffins from Pinch My Salt
Kiwi and Coconut Muffins from Food Blogga
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Wonderful muffins and great flavor combo!
Cheers,
Rosa
I know another Josh that would LOVE these. I’ve been meaning to go pick some more fresh blackberries, I think this gives me a good excuse to go do so! Hope you two had a nice weekend
I had the muffin man song stuck in my head, until you mentioned summer love. Now Grease is ringing through
These muffins look delicious! I love the flavor combo!
Blackberry and lime sounds like such a delicious combo!
Lovely muffins Maria! I want to try them with raspberries which are my favorite!
Raspberry would be good too!
Raspberry and lime is one my all time favorite flavor combos, and this one’s right up there with it. So pretty!
Ok, these are gorgeous Maria! LOVE that flavor combo, YUM!
That sounds scrumptious. I love your stories – so sweet and happy. Have a wonderful day!
I just love ALL berries and blackberries are no exception – and adding the lime is terrific!!
The perfect summe muffin. Wish I was having one for breakfast right now.
YUM! My son will LOVE these – and so will I, of course. Love the addition of lime.
I bet he loved these since he’s such a fan of lime
Terrific muffins and Great use of flavors.
Blackberry and lime sound like the perfect flavor combination!
YUM! Those look amazing. If my poor boyfriend wasn’t already feeling overloaded on muffins, I’d run out to the store and buy some blackberries! I’ll bide my time and then BAM! Blackberry lime muffins.
Thank you for sharing!
I love the flavor combo of these muffins. I would’ve loved to have one for breakfast this morning!
These muffins look absolutely delightful!
I know the muffin man all too well! Sounds summery and delicious.
I really need to make some of your muffins.
I’d like to know the muffin lady a bit better after reading this.
Blackberries are coming into season. I have a place where I can pick them wild, so I’m thinking some muffins would be awesome.
Awesome muffins! I’ve never tried blackberry and lime together, but it sounds delicious. (Great photo too!)
I like the idea of lime instead of lemon with blueberries for a change. Hope to meet you this week at EVO!
What a lovely flavor combination. They look delicious
Ha! I laughed when I read the line apologizing for getting that song stuck in my head, cuz you DID!
We have blackberries on the brain you and I. I just made a fabulous blackberry breakfast square thingy that was so yummy, posting tonight I hope.
Sorry Amanda:) Can’t wait to see your blackberry treat!
Ooooh, I’ve never paired blackberries and lime together, but now that I think about it, I’m wondering why not! It sounds like a match made in heaven, especially when it’s a match-up in a moist muffin.
lime in the coconut? nah, lime in the blackberry–i like it! these muffins are really easy on the eyes, maria.
those look wonderful! i made a lemon berry muffin yesterday morning! great way to start the day!
Hi Maria:
Long-time gawker, first time commenter. Just wanted to drop a line, say hello, and let you know that I LOVE these muffins! I’ve never paird lime with blackberries, but I have both in the fridge. Hmmm…
Happy day!
[K]
Thank you for saying hello!
Lime is one of my fav flavors and this recipe looks fab and sounds so yummy. What a great pairing!
I really enjoyed your writing in this post, Maria. These muffins look as though they are bursting with flavor from the berries and the lime.
Blackberry anything makes me smile
Beautiful muffins and great idea using the lime.
oh my..I loev the shot with butter…yum…
Now you have me humming that fun little song
The muffins really do sound like a happy way to start the day. Very original.
How creative and summery! I love lime in everything these days but I haven’t tried it in muffins yet. Yum!
YUMMMMMMM. I want these for breakfast now!
These sound so awesome. I may have to forgo my blueberry muffins for these.
what wonderful muffins! the blackberries and lime sound like a great combination!
Thanks now I have that song in my head- ha ha!
Those muffins are so pretty. I want!
What a delicious combination Maria! Josh is a lucky guy
Love blackberries. They’re my fave berry so you know I think this recipe rocks.
~ingrid
I’m totally on your wavelength! I’ve been really craving this duo recently – just whipped up a batch of Key Lime & Blackberry Bites.
I just love blackberries and this combination would be a great way to start the day.
These look so fresh and delicious…YUM!
Ooh. Blackberries and limes in a muffin? That sounds so delicious. Lovely photos!
Hey, Maria. I think I’m going to make these for a family reunion. Do you think they would freeze okay with the berries in them? I assume they’d be okay (although I know they’re better fresh from the oven) Also, some of the blackberries are the biggest I’ve ever seen, like 1 1/2 inches long. I think they should probably be carefully chopped in to thirds or something. The lime addition does sound great!