A friend shared this recipe for the Best Strawberry Muffins. These muffins are so easy to make and taste great with fresh picked or store bought strawberries! This fresh treat is perfect for breakfast or a snack.

Bowl of fresh strawberries surrounded by homemade Strawberry Muffins.

Easy Strawberry Muffins

With growing kids, we’re always looking for easy breakfast and snack foods. These Strawberry Muffins fit the bill perfectly! Fresh strawberries are the only ingredient in this recipe that we don’t always have on hand. Otherwise simple ingredients mix up quickly to make moist and delicious muffins.

Fresh, ripe strawberries need to be washed and slightly mashed before mixing other ingredients in. I like that this recipe is small enough and easy enough to mix up by hand. After trying a few different tools to mash strawberries I found a fork works best for me.

We also love the combination of fresh fruit and oatmeal in our Blueberry Banana Oatmeal Muffins.

Muffin pan of strawberry muffins on a red and white towel.

Another muffin using fresh produce is our Cream Cheese Carrot Cake Muffins. The filling is so rich and delicious!

Should I Buy Produce at the Grocery Store?

I just made these for the first time in Ohio in March when the only strawberries available were from the grocery store and I was skeptical how flavorful they would be. When this recipe turned out tasting so good with strawberries from the grocery store that were grown in much warmer climates I was reminded how amazing our food system is.

I’m grateful that we can have access to fresh fruits and vegetables that can only be grown for a small portion of the year in our climate. While I understand it takes some time and resources to transport produce, I know that we have technology that logistics experts use to make the process as efficient as possible.

Warm Strawberry Muffin with a pat of butter in the center.

In 2007 I got to participate in an Ohio agriculture leadership program where we spent two weeks in the central valley of California where lots of produce is grown. I don’t specifically remember details, but I know that produce is harvested, washed and shipped around the country very quickly. They’ve got this down to a science.

I look forward to picking fresh strawberries with my kids and making the Best Strawberry Muffins again much closer to summer. Until then we’re glad to make them with strawberries from the grocery store.

Collage of strawberry muffins made with fresh strawberries with a strip of text over the pictures

Here are a few other of our family’s favorite brunch recipes. We hope you enjoy these as much as we do!

Printable Recipe for Easy Strawberry Muffins