On cold gray mornings in late January, it’s nice to enjoy a burst of sunshine along with my morning Americano. These muffins are deliciously fruity, bright with Meyer lemon zest and Nudo lemon olive oil. Honey adds just a touch of sweetness, and layering the batter with low-sugar huckleberry preserves creates a lovely berry ribbon that helps me ease into my day.
Fill these muffins with whatever type of preserves or jam you love; regardless of what flavor you choose, I think you’ll agree with me when I say that muffins should always be filled with jam!
Meyer Lemon & Huckleberry Muffins
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
2 Tbsp plain fat-free yogurt
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1/4 cup honey
3 Tbsp lemon olive oil
Zest of 1 Meyer lemon
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
6 Tbsp wild huckleberry preserves
1/2 Tbsp Turbinado sugar
Preheat oven to 350°F and line a 12-cup standard muffin pan with baking cups; coat baking cups with cooking spray. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the center of the mixture. Combine buttermilk, yogurt, egg, honey, olive oil, lemon zest, and vanilla in a medium bowl; add to flour mixture and stir just until combined.
Fill each baking cup with a rounded tablespoon of batter, then layer with 1/2 tablespoon huckleberry preserves. Top with another rounded tablespoon of batter (each baking cup will be 2/3 full) and sprinkle turbinado sugar evenly over muffins. Bake for 15 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let muffins cool in pan on a wire rack for 2 minutes before removing from pan to serve warm or cool completely. Store leftover muffins in an airtight container at room temperature up to 2 days.
Yield – 12 muffins (serving size: 1 muffin)
Calories – 130
Carbs – 20
What a lovely muffins, Laura! It’s a very good idea to use jam instead of fruit (and cheaper: here, in this time of the year, berries are soooo expensive!)
Happy weekend ;-)
I would love to wake up to this in the morning! And I love the olive oil in this. The lemon one sounds amazing!
We were on the same wavelength, Laura. Except you actually made these delicious-looking and sounding lemon muffins while I made the peanut butter ones instead. :) Wish we could swap so I can have a taste of these cuties!
Huckleberrrry finn. Anytime I hear that I think of Mark Twain. Well, it’s not like I knew him, but the book? Have I lost you?
delicious muffins! ;)
I haven’t seen meyer lemons in the store here yet. All of your treats have me ready to buy a few bags though!
Buttermilk, yogurt, and olive oil…all the components of super-soft baked goods! (It goes without saying how I feel about lemons!) :D
Beautiful photos, Laura! That new lens is awesome.
These are beautiful, Laura! I love how you used huckleberry such a great combination with the meyer lemons.
I love the fact that these use olive oil
They sound like the perfect way to cheer up a gray day
We had blue skies today!!!! The grey is a bit depressing, I think but one of your muffins would cheer up my day-they look heavenly;-)
Delicious, Laura! I just wish I had several of these muffins to eat with a cup of tea. Have a blessed weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey Laura! This is so funny- Neil and I were just talking about huckleberries and how neither of us have ever had them! It was one of the secret ingredients on Chopped last night. Now we have a great recipe to try them with, thanks!
Beautiful! I love the sound of these flavors together!
Oh Laura, what a fabulous combination, they certainly do sound like a burst of sunshine, Wish I had one right now and it’s not anywhere near breakfast!
Oh YUMMMMMMY!
I adore meyer lemons, and berries are equally as fab to me. What a lovely combo – most definitely will be printing this out for my cookbook =0)
I love a great morning treat to brighten a cold morning! These look and sound so wonderful.
I agree, muffins warm from the oven are a sure way to bring sunshine to a rainy day! The combination of huckleberry and Meyer lemon is enticing!
You know I’m a Meyer lemon lover! I grew up picking wild huckleberries, but have never seen them in preserves. Lovely muffins :)
These are the prettiest muffins!! I love the set up, the mood… the food… ;-)
Laura…these look scrumptious! I have a meyer lemon tree ( or it’s more like a plant)…and I’m waiting for it to bear more fruit again. But this is the perfect recipe when it does! Love the huckleberry jam! : )
These look delicious (although I have no idea what huckleberry tastes like!).
Lovely photos!
It looks so delicious and mouthwatering. Wish I could get one to have NOW. :-D
I must confess I don’t think I’ve ever had a huckleberry! These muffins look divide, though, Laura!
These look so yummy!!
these are beautiful! i wish i had some for breakfast!
Could you please do me a favor my dear and delete my last comment, lol. I didn’t mean to put my email address for my name, lol.
Sweet, scoring huckleberry jam. A farm out here grows some and I’m going to be sure and get some and make some jam this summer. Muffins with jam always make me smile, my mom made them for us with a powdered sugar glaze on top. Hope you have a lovely weekend.
-Gina-
These look delicious and I was looking for a way to use some blood orange olive oil I purchased for another recipe. I don’t think it will overpower the meyer lemon taste. (I will remember the lemon olive oil when I order my mom her annual panettone from Nudo.) I so want a meyer lemon tree but even if I grow it in a pot and wheel it into the garage for the winter, I don’t think the little tree would be happy in St. Louis.
Wow! These look so delicious, I have never thought to combine jam and lemon cake! It sounds like a match made in heaven!
I love your images :)
So loving these muffins! A bite of heaven in the morning. Anything with meyer lemon is extra special and your muffins are JUST that!
These muffins could definitely brighten any winter’s day! I love huckleberry and now have a great reason to pick up a new jar of huckleberry jam!
I have never thought of combining lemon and jam in muffins but that sounds absolutely delicious. A great way to brighten up any morning!
Hehe I agree, muffins should definitely always be filled with jam! :D
What a beautiful combination of flavors! Lovely muffins, Laura!!!
The colors alone are enough to make me want one of these muffins! Any thing with lemon and berries is a great combination! And we seem to be on the same wavelength lately (lemon bars vs lime bars; lemon blueberry bread vs lemon huckleberry muffins). We must be blogging soul mates!
Your muffins sound like a lovely way to start the day with a cup of tea.
I love muffins and cookies that are filled with jam – such a treat!
I love the combination of lemon olive oil, honey and lemon zest. They must be so yummy.
These are just so perfect Laura!!
I am loving the use of huckleberry along with meyer lemon here.. Perfect!
Lovely muffins, meyer lemons are such a great flavor and with huckleberries…yes please!
i love the idea of a little bit of jam inside each muffin! yum! :) i’ve never had huckleberries before but i’m sure they’re delish!
Oh momma, this might be the perfect combo!
Berries and lemons are a match made in heaven! I just received my first shipment of Nudo Olive Oil and can’t wait until the flavored ones arrive.
Lovely, just lovely. On my to-do list as we have lots of lemons growing and will soon have blackberries and huckleberries at the end of summer!
I am sure your breakfast is always filled with some selections of homemade baked goods! Oh I wish I could have these for breakfast and coffee/tea… If I want some I have to go to bakery or cafe. Haven’t tried huckleberry jam before. Now I’m curious to buy the jar!