Jordan Marsh Blueberry Muffins Recipe - Life's Little Sweets (2024)

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This Jordan Marsh Blueberry Muffins recipe is a classic, blueberry muffins recipe with a crispy sugar top! This recipe is our interpretation of the famous and nostalgic Jordan Marsh blueberry muffins from the Jordan Marsh department store! (tutorial video included, makes 12 muffins)

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Jordan Marsh Blueberry Muffins Recipe

Hi Everyone, in New England, we grew up with these amazing muffins from the now closed, famed Jordan Marsh department store.

Every family gathering and holiday, we would go get a box of them to bring.

This recipe is my take on re-creating the iconic muffins, these are moist, generously filled with ripe blueberries, and of course, they have that crisp sugar top.

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Ingredients

There are links to the ingredients for this recipe in the recipe card at the end of the post in the recipe card.

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup granulated white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup milk (we use whole milk)
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 1/2 cups of fresh blueberries, washed and dry
  • 2 tablespoons Demerara or turbinado sugar (we use “sugar in the raw” brand)
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Kitchen Tools

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  • stand mixer with the paddle attachment
  • large mixing bowl
  • measuring spoons and cups
  • 2-cup wet measure
  • large whisk
  • large 1/4 cup or 3 tablespoons size) cookie scoop
  • 12-cup muffin tin
  • 12 cupcake/muffin papers to line the muffin tin

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Yield: 12 muffins

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

This Jordan Marsh Blueberry Muffins recipe is a classic, blueberry muffins recipe with a crispy sugar top! This recipe is our interpretation of the famous and nostalgic Jordan Marsh blueberry muffins from the Jordan Marsh department store! (tutorial video included, makes 12 muffins)

Ingredients

Instructions

    1. Mix the dry ingredients: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt.Jordan Marsh Blueberry Muffins Recipe - Life's Little Sweets (21)
    2. Make the batter, wet ingredients: In a stand mixer, cream together the 1 cup granulated white sugar and 1/2 cup unsalted butter, until creamy and smooth. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, incorporating after each addition. Add the pure vanilla extract. Gradually, add the flour mixture into the batter, 3/4 cup at a time, adding the milk in between until fully incorporated.Jordan Marsh Blueberry Muffins Recipe - Life's Little Sweets (22)
    3. Add the blueberries: In a small bowl, mash 1/2 cup of blueberries, and fold them into the batter. Fold in the remaining whole blueberries, reserving some for topping the muffin batter before baking.Jordan Marsh Blueberry Muffins Recipe - Life's Little Sweets (23)
    4. Make the muffins: Line a 12-cup muffin tin with cupcake liners, add 1/4 cup muffin batter to each muffin cup and distribute any remaining batter evenly. Top each muffin batter cup with a few blueberries (5-6 each). Top the batter with 2 tablespoons of demerara (or turbinado) sugar.Jordan Marsh Blueberry Muffins Recipe - Life's Little Sweets (24)
    5. Bake: Bake the muffin batter in a 375-degree F (190 degrees Celsius) oven for 30 minutes. When they are done baking, allow them to cool for 5-10 minutes to set up (they will be hot inside!), and enjoy as is or with some butter.Jordan Marsh Blueberry Muffins Recipe - Life's Little Sweets (25)

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 12Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 253Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 52mgSodium: 188mgCarbohydrates: 40gFiber: 1gSugar: 23gProtein: 4g

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  • This recipe was photographed on 4/5/2022 and published on 4/7/2022
  • Update & republished on 5/29/2023
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  1. Jordan Marsh Blueberry Muffins Recipe - Life's Little Sweets (40)Cheryl says

    I picked blueberries this morning and made this recipe as soon as I got home. Shared them with neighbors as soon as they were cool enough to handle. They were a huge hit!!

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    • Jordan Marsh Blueberry Muffins Recipe - Life's Little Sweets (41)Sara Maniez says

      Wonderful to hear, thank you for coming back to comment and letting us know how it worked out!

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  2. Jordan Marsh Blueberry Muffins Recipe - Life's Little Sweets (42)Cecilia says

    This recipe is my favorite to use when I am in the mood to make blueberry muffins. Always a hit!

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    • Jordan Marsh Blueberry Muffins Recipe - Life's Little Sweets (43)Sara Maniez says

      Hello Cecilia, Thank you for your comment and I am so glad that you like the recipe!

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Jordan Marsh Blueberry Muffins Recipe - Life's Little Sweets (2024)

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What is the secret to making moist muffins? ›

How to Make Homemade Muffins Moist: Our Top Tips
  1. Tips to Make Homemade Muffins Moist.
  2. Keep Wet and Dry Ingredients Separately.
  3. Add All Flavorings Last.
  4. Consider Paper Liners.
  5. Don't Overfill the Muffin Cups.
  6. Check the Temperature of Your Oven.
  7. Test if Muffins Are Fully Cooked.
  8. Top Your Muffins with Flavor.
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Does Jordan's Furniture sell the blueberry muffins? ›

Taste the magic of the Original Jordan's Blueberry Muffins. These mouth-watering treats are filled with soft, fresh blueberries with a crunchy, sugary coating on top. Available for purchase in-store or online.

Are fresh or frozen blueberries better for muffins? ›

Fresh OR frozen blueberries work great in this blueberry muffin recipe. If using frozen berries, don't thaw first! Toss the blueberries with a teaspoon or two of flour before gently stirring them into the batter. Again, you don't want to over mix here.

What does adding an extra egg do to muffins? ›

If there isn't enough egg, your batter or dough may not be able to hold its structure or could end up overly dry or dense. On the other hand, if there is too much egg, your baked goods could lose their shape due to excess liquid, or have a rubbery (or even overly cakey) texture depending on the recipe.

What not to do when making muffins? ›

Overmixing the batter.

When you overmix the batter, it crushes the air bubbles and ruins the fluffy texture. → Follow this tip: To ensure a batch of light, fluffy muffins, mix the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients until just barely combined, and no more dry flour is visible.

What happened to Barry from Jordan's Furniture? ›

In 2005, the warehouse underneath the Avon store was converted into the Colossal Clearance Center, containing over 60,000 square feet (5,600 m2) of clearance merchandise. Barry Tatelman left the company in December 2006, to pursue other interests including helping to produce the Broadway show Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

Are blueberry muffins real blueberries? ›

Instead of using real blueberries, some companies use blueberry "bits" and "particles," which typically consist of various sugars and starches coated with food dye to make them look like blueberries, the documentary shows.

Should blueberry muffin batter be thick or thin? ›

The batter is thick. This prevents the blueberries from sinking and allows the muffins to bake up tall and beautiful. Greek yogurt is used to give the muffins the most tender, delicate texture. The largest, plumpest blueberries burst inside the muffins as they bake.

Can you put too many blueberries in muffins? ›

From Blythe Danner, I realized you could put an inordinate amount of berries in each muffin and still have a very good muffin. I ended up doubling the berries in my go-to in the last batch and regret not-a-thing.

Why are my blueberry muffins bitter? ›

That slightly bitter, kinda “tinny” flavor you often experience when biting into a muffin, biscuit or scone is the result of using a baking powder in high quantities — as is needed for these quick-rise treats — with aluminum in it.

How do you keep muffins moist and fluffy? ›

The Best Way to Store Muffins
  1. STEP ONE: Let the muffins cool completely on a wire rack.
  2. STEP TWO: Line an airtight storage container with paper towels.
  3. STEP THREE: Place muffins in the container, on top of the paper towels.
  4. STEP FOUR: Place an additional paper towel layer on top of the muffins.

Is it better to use milk or water in muffin mix? ›

In a muffin mix that calls for water, can I substitute milk? A. We don't recommend using milk instead of water because the milk can make holes in the paper liners or the sides of the muffins.

Can you use milk instead of water in blueberry muffin mix? ›

Can I use milk instead of water to make muffins? We recommend using water; however we know that some Makers prefer to use milk to make muffins. Using milk can change the texture of the muffin to be more like a cupcake.

How to keep muffins moist when baking? ›

Chilling your muffin batter overnight in the fridge is the BEST thing you can do for amazing muffins. It makes them more moist, tender, and TALLER! It's very similar to chilling cookie dough, which if you know me you know I'm obsessed with chilling cookie dough. Think of it like marinating.

What can I add to muffin mix to make it moist? ›

Sour Cream or Plain Yogurt: Sour cream helps keep the muffins extra moist. If needed, you can use plain yogurt instead. Sugar: Use granulated sugar to sweeten these muffins. I used to use some brown sugar and some white granulated sugar, but brown sugar weighed the muffins down.

What causes muffins to be dry and dense? ›

Too much leavening – If there is too much baking soda or powder in the batter, muffins will rise temporarily, then collapse. This causes them to become dense. For every cup of flour, you only need 1 teaspoon of baking powder or 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda.

Are muffins better with oil or butter? ›

The muffins made with oil had a very light and soft texture, they were perfect! The texture of the oil muffins was superior to the texture of the butter muffins. I will also say using butter is probably best in a recipe that doesn't have a lot of flavor add-ins, like a basic muffin recipe.

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