Why You’ll Love These (Amazing!) Peach Muffins
Full of flavor: We’re taking things up a notch by incorporating browned butter into the muffin batter. It gives the muffins an unparalleled depth of flavor that accents the peaches beautifully. Packed with peaches: You’ll get that fresh, summery flavor in every single bite. It’s so disappointing when fruity muffins are mostly bread and no fruit — not today! Quick and easy: Just 15 minutes of prep before they go in the oven with no fancy tools needed–not even a mixer! So pretty: Sprinkle coarse sugar on top before baking, or add a drizzle of my easy vanilla glaze. Even better, serve them in my parchment paper muffin liners for that bakery-style look!
These peach muffins start with my favorite tender and moist basic muffin base, but it reaches new heights (if not literally, more on that below) with nutty browned butter and bright pops of fresh peaches. To say they’re irresistible would be an understatement.
Not-So-Tall Tops
One thing you’ll notice about these muffins is they don’t have the same tall, towering muffin tops you may be used to from some of my other versions (like my lemon poppyseed muffins). As a muffin perfectionist, this bugged me at first. Despite the fact that my first bite of the winning recipe caused me to literally yell out across my house that we had achieved true peach muffin perfection, I wanted the tops to simply be taller. And, with additional testing (I think we did a dozen rounds) I was able to actually achieve precisely these same impressive tops, but doing so yielded a muffin that simply slightly less tasty or flavorful, or with a crumb that was just a tad too dry. I ultimately made the only logical choice and opted to trade off towering tops for incredible depth of flavor, and to be honest I haven’t looked back since. SAM’S TIP: While the brown butter adds LOTS of flavor here, this recipe can handle a sprinkle or two of spices as well. I’d recommend cinnamon and nutmeg, but feel free to play around with it. Ginger might be fun too!
What You Need
Always use ingredients that are the same temperature for even mixing and a better final texture! Your brown butter should be cooled to room temperature and your cold ingredients should be warmed to room temperature BEFORE you begin.
Brown butter. Brown butter adds a rich, nutty flavor to the muffins, ultimately enhancing the peach flavor. Make sure you let your butter cool completely after browning; it doesn’t need to be re-solidified, but it does need to be cool to the touch. Peaches. I love using fresh peaches, but frozen will work too. If you use frozen peaches, make sure to thaw, drain, and blot them before adding. Peeling or leaving the skin on your peaches is entirely up to you, but I personally prefer to peel mine (the skin can be tough!). Buttermilk. Buttermilk is critical for moist, tender, and flavorful muffins, so it’s a must here. If you don’t have buttermilk on hand, use my easy buttermilk substitute. Sugar. Coarse sugar adds a nice crunch and pretty appearance (just like my peach cake!). If you don’t have coarse sugar, you can use regular granulated sugar, demerara sugar, or turbinado sugar for sprinkling on top. Flour. Just like my blueberry muffins, you want to be careful to avoid accidentally adding too much flour to this recipe. Check out my post on how to measure flour if your baked goods often turn out dry.
SAM’S TIP: I provide instructions on how to brown the butter in my recipe below, but if you’d like a more in-depth explanation, check out my how to brown butter post. Remember, this is just an overview of the ingredients I used and why. For the full recipe please scroll down to the bottom of the post!
How to Make Peach Muffins
SAM’S TIP: Don’t over-mix the batter! If you do, you’ll develop too much gluten in the batter, which can lead to dense, rubbery peach muffins. Mix until everything is just combined, and whatever you do, do NOT use an electric mixer! If you’re looking for more ways to add fresh fruit to your muffins, try my strawberry muffins or lemon muffins next! Enjoy! Let’s bake together! I’ll be walking you through all the steps in my written recipe and video below! If you try this recipe, be sure to tag me on Instagram, and you can also find me on YouTube and Facebook
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