Name: Easy One-Bowl Strawberry Muffins with Lemon Sugar
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 2 large eggs; 1/2 cup butter (melted and cooled ); 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 cup dark brown sugar; 1/3 cup Greek yogurt; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon kosher or fine sea salt; 1/3 cup milk of your choice; 2 cups diced fresh strawberries (pat or blot away excess juice if needed); 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar; zest from ½ a lemon (about 1 teaspoon)

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Last updated on June 28th, 2026

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My bakery style blueberry muffins are a forever favourite, and these jammy, Easy One-Bowl Strawberry Muffins with Lemon Sugar are a close second. Moist and tender with golden tops, they’re soft, sugar-crusted and bursting with strawberries in every bite!

We love that these muffins are fresh and summer-sweet with bright citrus notes. Super easy to put together, what I love most about this recipe is that they’re made with ingredients you probably already have on hand.

Here’s everything you’ll need to make these Easy One-Bowl Strawberry Muffins with Lemon Sugar

2 large eggs
½ cup (115 g) butter, melted and cooled
½ cup (110 g) granulated sugar
½ cup (110 g) dark brown sugar
1/3 cup (85 g) Greek yogurt
1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla
2 cups (260 g) all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons (10 g) baking powder
1 teaspoon (3 g) kosher or fine sea salt
1/3 cup (80 ml) milk of your choice
2 cups (320 g) diced fresh strawberries
2 tablespoons (30 g) turbinado sugar
Zest from ½ a lemon (about 1 teaspoon)

The lemon sugar topping is super simple to make and doesn’t require any special preparation. All you need is sugar and lemon zest and you’re good to go.

How to make these muffins in 5 steps

Preheat oven with rack positioned to the centre and prepare muffin tin.
Mix together your batter.
In a small bowl, press together turbinado sugar and lemon zest just until fragrant.
Scoop batter into muffin cups and sprinkle tops with lemon sugar.
Bake and enjoy!

🍓 The secret to fluffy berry muffins

Because fresh strawberries naturally carry a high amount of water and have thin skins, managing their moisture is key to a perfect bake.

After dicing your fresh berries, spread the pieces onto a clean towel and use a second cloth to gently pat or blot away all the excess surface juice.

This will ensure the fruit pieces stay beautifully suspended in the batter instead of sinking to the bottom of the tin.

It also prevents the fruit from releasing a massive flood of water as the oven heats up, protecting your muffins from developing gummy, soggy pockets around the berries.

🍋 The citrus sugar rub

To get the most intense, vibrant lemon aroma baked right into your crunchy muffin lids, use your fingertips to rub the fresh zest directly into your sugar.

The abrasive sugar crystals act like microscopic blades, bruising the delicate zest to fully release the fragrant essential citrus oils trapped inside the peel.

The infused mixture caramelizes into a glittering, fragrant crust that beautifully balances the jammy sweetness of the strawberries.

A quick and easy recipe that you can make in 45 minutes, it’s the lemon sugar that really takes these Easy One-Bowl Strawberry Muffins to a whole other level. They’re fluffy and moist with crunchy, sugar-crusted tops and packed with fresh strawberries. Get ready for berry season!

Try these Easy Sugar-Crusted Blueberry Muffins (Oil-Free) or this No-Cook 4-Ingredient Chia Seed Strawberry Jam next.

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