Strawberry Lemon Muffins

Name: Strawberry Lemon Muffins
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 2 C. flour; 1 C. sugar; 3 tsp. baking powder; 1/2 tsp. salt; 2 eggs; 1 C. milk or half and half; 1/3 C. vegetable oil (you could also substitute applesauce); 1 C. fresh strawberries, diced; 3 tbsp. lemon juice; 1 tbsp. lemon zest

Posted in Breakfast, Classic Recipes, Recipes, Snacks

Strawberry Lemon Muffins combine fresh strawberries and lemon zest for a delicious grab and go breakfast or a quick snack!

Growing up on a strawberry farm I had NO idea how much I would appreciate it later in life. Being a farm kid wasn’t easy. Well, I didn’t think it was. We lived really rural and out of town so I never had a lot of friends over and being the youngest ‘oops’ baby also made me almost a only child. On the flip side, I was the only child (yay!!) and I got to eat my weight in delicious fresh Michigan strawberries.

During the summer months we’d be out in the field starting around 7 am which for a kid wasn’t fun but I always did as I was told. My grandmother helped us pick berries and she was my rock out there. I’d grab an empty flat and plop myself in a good row and get to work. The trick was to pick with both hands to get as many berries as you could all at once. Yes, I’m a berry picking expert.

Now that my parents have retired from farming, I miss it. A lot. During the summer months, I always hunt down local berry patches to take the kids and yes, I’m that mom who says, ‘this is what I used to do when I was your age kids!’ They love it though because it’s a novelty to them and they also get to eat their weight in fresh ripe strawberries.

This strawberry lemon muffin recipe combines two things I love: fresh ripe strawberries and lemon. They are perfect for spring or summer and simply remind me of growing up in a strawberry in rural Northern Michigan.