So, any baker and chef will know to an extent how far you can take cupcake and muffin recipes in the kitchen. Essentially the main differences between them are the ingredients used, the making process, and the differences in texture and size.

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Muffins tend to use a lower sugar content compared to cupcakes, they use oat flour instead of the standard all-purpose, and the batter is mixed much less smooth than a cupcake mix making use of dried nuts and fruit, resulting in a harder and denser batter.

Muffins have this denser texture when you bite into them that reminds you significantly of bread and they were designed to be a savory food rather than what the sweetness of cupcakes provides.

Anyhow, get stuck into our 15 stunning streusel muffin recipes so you can experience the delightful tastes and textures involved in these recipes.

1. Apple Streusel Muffins Recipe

This apple streusel muffin recipe is a contest winner and when you test out the recipe for yourself you’ll understand why!

The drizzle over the raised muffins makes for a more than a pretty dessert that is delightful enough in appearance for company, let alone the taste and scrumptious texture!

They’re the type of muffin that you can imagine the flavors before you’ve tried it because the name combination of apple and fluffy muffins, sounds utterly stupendous.

They take a total of 35 minutes, 20 in preparation, and 15 in the oven to bake. Making them a time-saving and stunning streusel muffin recipe.

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2. Cream Cheese Streusel Muffins

The beauty in making streusel muffins is that they have added sugar, flour, and butter that is baked on the top to create a more crumbly topped muffin. And when crumbly baked goods come into the picture, so do cream cheese enhanced flavors!

It’s a bit like how cheesecakes work, the crumbly bottom layer complements the cream cheese layer and it’s exactly the same with these muffins! The cream cheese is sweet enough, but not overpowering when matched with the crumbly layer of the muffin.

Also as muffins were meant to be a more savory take on a sweet dish, the cream cheese enhances this overall.

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3. Blueberry Streusel Muffins

Most blueberry-infused baked goods can have a soggy bottom effect, yet these streusel muffins have stumped this issue and more because they have been baked to perfection, with a crumbly, sugary top and a light dense texture.

They are not dry either, so you can enjoy a perfect balance between a moist muffin texture that is dense enough but as light as air in between the fluffy breaded particles! And the blueberries add extra sweetness to the muffins that are stunning.

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4. Blueberry Streusel Muffins with Homemade Crumb Topping

Muffins can be an extremely diverse type of food that can be enjoyed as a dessert, or as an early morning start to the day at breakfast. They are commonly provided at continental breakfasts and as dessert and lunchtime snacks in cafes.

There is not a time of day that a muffin cannot handle and blueberry streusel muffins are just that little bit extra special because of the way they’ve been baked.

The crumbly topping is made by adding butter, sugar, and flour-baked toppings and it compliments the blueberries in the muffin.

Just looking at them is almost irresistible because of how stunning the sugared top looks with the purple splotches of blueberries on the sides of the muffin.

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5. Pumpkin Streusel Muffins Recipe

Muffins are the type of dessert that can be perfected when an adequate amount of effort is put into them, the ingredients list and baking method are never that complicated, so they can be achieved easily.

However, they’re not easy from the beginning to get right, so they are a delightful challenge that makes stunning muffins as a result over time!

These pumpkin streusel muffins are the type of recipe you want to tackle at some point so even if you’re not planning to bake them today or tomorrow, you will want to save the recipe for a future opportunity! Also, they are fantastic during the fall months.

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6. Raspberry Streusel Muffins

As we’ve talked about before, muffins are the type of dessert that differs from cupcakes because of the fresh fruit that can be baked into them!

Cupcakes cannot withstand the texture of fruit in their bake, whereas streusel muffins act like bread and can take the added moisture from fresh berries.

So, why not try this raspberry streusel muffins recipe with the fresh raspberries we know you have in your fridge at this very moment in time.

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7. Cinnamon Streusel Muffin Recipe (Coffee Cake)

If there’s a food combination that was made for the gods above it’s this one. This cinnamon streusel muffin recipe has a topping crumble consisting of brown sugar and more cinnamon to really sweeten up how delightful these muffins are.

Cinnamon is a sweet spice that when added to muffins, can create stunning flavors and aromas alone. And who doesn’t enjoy the sweet aromas of cinnamon in their kitchen when baking?

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8. Apple Streusel Muffins

There are so many different variations of fruits and nuts that can be incorporated into streusel muffin recipes, and apples are a fantastic way to enjoy a savory and sweet muffin, whilst using up some of the fruit stored in the back of your fridge!

Apples have a sweetness to them that goes well with crumbly and breaded textures, hence why apple pies are so successfully baked and sold. In muffins they are delightful so why not try out this apple streusel muffin recipe for yourself and find out?

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9. Rhubarb Streusel Muffins

Rhubarb has that unidentifiable feature that we just love in baked goods for some reason, but not on its own. Maybe it’s the sweetness and tartness of the fruit that makes for a fluffy pull-apart muffin with soft fruit textures inside.

We don’t know, but that doesn’t matter when you can enjoy a fruity treat inside your muffin recipes.

Also for the bakers out there who happen to have a stray piece of rhubarb in their fridge, this recipe enables you to use it up whilst practicing some back to basics skills.

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10. Lemon Streusel Blueberry Muffins

We didn’t think streusel muffins could be any more divine until we discovered blueberry streusel muffins, and now we have a lemon and blueberry streusel muffin that is just off the scale in quality!

Blueberries and lemons are not usually enjoyed together as separate fruits, however, for some reason, they are stunning when combined in recipes because of how sweet blueberries are and how sour the lemon zest and flavors can be drizzled on top!

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11. Apple Pecan Streusel Muffins

Fruits and nuts inside of muffins have been used since the beginning of the muffin lifetime! Organic kinds of ingredients just seem to enhance the flavors inside muffins and this recipe is a no-brainer when baking streusel muffins!

The apple and pecans complement each other so well because of the sour and sweet flavors in the apples, and the nutty textures of the pecans. And inside our streusel muffin recipes, we love them even more.

The crumble on the top of these muffins is also baked to perfection when apples and pecans are sprinkled on them.

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12. Gluten-Free Pumpkin Streusel Muffins

The great thing about living in such a diverse society is that we invest and take time to create desserts and puddings surrounding certain dietary requirements.

A baker bakes for their customers and if some of those customers cannot consume ingredients like gluten, then this needs to be considered in the baking process to make muffins inclusive for everyone.

This gluten-free pumpkin streusel recipe uses gluten-free oats to make them instead of all-purpose or oat flours so you can enjoy a sweet and stunning dessert without the panic of what’s inside it that you cannot eat.

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13. Lime Muffins with Coconut Streusel Recipe

We all know specific flavor combinations that make for stunning and delightful recipes. Lime and coconuts are famous for their alternating flavors and aromas in other famous desserts like lime in coconut pies.

Well, imagine this dessert made into smaller streusel muffins and you’re halfway to creating your own lime muffins with coconut streusel. The lime is infused into the muffin texture and the coconut is beautifully crumbled on the top of the streusel.

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14. Perfect Pumpkin Streusel Muffins

These may be the best-looking pumpkin streusel muffins we’ve ever laid eyes on and you must try them for yourself to find out just how splendid they are to eat at any time of the day!

They look the part as well as taste the part and you’ll be missing out greatly if you don’t save this recipe for a rainy day!

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15. Banana Blueberry Streusel Muffins

Another fruit combo that we all love in baked goods, is blueberries, and bananas! They just work so well together in anything and banana bread is often baked with blueberries infused into the main body of the recipe, so why not muffins too?

They both have a different kind of sweetness to them individually that makes for beautifully baked streusel muffins for the whole family to enjoy and dig into.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Streusel and How Do You Use It?

Basic streusel toppings can be used to top pies, muffins, and other crumbly baked goods. Streusel creates added texture to elevate simple recipes and push the boundaries of what can be included in recipes.

Flour, butter, and sugar are used to make streusel topping and chopped nuts can be added too if desired.

How Do You Make Streusel Muffins in the Oven?

First, you’ll want to preheat your oven as it will bake better when an oven has been preheated to roughly 180 degrees. Then you can go ahead and line your muffin tin with 12 grease-proof liners or cake cases whilst you wait for the oven to preheat.

Get your streusel topping ingredients mixed in a bowl and set this aside whilst you mix everything you need or the muffins themselves. And the rest is history!

Final Thoughts

We hope that from reading through this article, you have stumbled upon your new favorite streusel muffin recipe to bake, or even a brand new family favorite recipe in general for future generations to enjoy as well as your family today!

Our personal favorites were the apple-infused streusel muffin recipes as one of our team members just adores apples in desserts! Which is your personal favorite?

15 Stunning Streusel Muffin Recipes

Streusel muffins are a great way to further your baking skills during the holidays, so why not look into our 15 most stunning streusel muffin recipes.

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Jess Smith

Hi, my name is Jess Smith, and I love cooking in my spare time. Around three years ago, I decided to give up my day job as a teacher to pursue my passion for food. While I have enjoyed sharing tips and tricks on Social Media, I have decided to expand my horizons through this blog.

Through this blog I hope to help others learn the basics and more intricate details of cooking. I know from personal experience how frustrating it can be to cook a meal, only to realize you are missing one ingredient from your list. This is why I love to write articles chatting readers through some great substitutes that can be used in an emergency.

I hope you will find this blog useful, and that it will help you to develop your culinary skills, to help you cook up a storm!