Jordan Marsh’s Blueberry Muffins Recipe (2024)

Toss the berries in flour before adding, to keep them from sinking to the base of the muffin.

The original John Pupek recipe, which I have used for years, calls for 1 cup of sugar, 1/4 tsp.salt, and he includes 1 tsp. vanilla as well. I don't know why the recipe above makes the salt optional. Salt is used in cooking as a flavor enhancer, and if it is left out of baked goods, the final product will not taste right.

I would recommend adding a teaspoon of cinnamon and, MOST important, a tablespoon of lemon zest (thanks to Mark Bittman). Also I would use much less sugar -- I find that half a cup is enough, or three-quarters tops.

I made a half batch (~8 muffins) and they were gone within six hours.I live alone.Despite my substitution of GF flour and a few mistakes, these are hands down the best blueberry muffins I've ever made.

I make these regularly at the inn where I am the cook. Some adjustments that really work (some echo others here): european butter, buttermilk instead of milk, reduce sugar to taste, add one teaspoon vanilla, (sometimes i add lemon zest), wild maine frozen blueberries instead of fresh, and sprinkle with brown or turbinado sugar before baking. Foolproof recipe.

From Sam Sifton on the site newsletter: to help keep your blueberries from sinking to the bottom, "John Pupek, [Jordon Marsh's] head baker, long retired, told WCVB's Maria Stephanos to toss the berries in flour before adding them to the batter. The coating helps suspend them better during cooking so you don't get as much sinkage."

To create muffins that rival the originals, cover the tops with a full teaspoon or more of sugar before baking. This produces the crispy tops that some of us remember from Jordan's. You can watch the original baker in this video: http://www.wcvb.com/news/legendary-boston-baker-shares-recipe-techniques...

How bizarre to see this today since I just used the original Jordan Marsh recipe to make 4 jumbo-sized mega muffins yesterday. The differences? No liners used, muffin tins buttered inside and on the perimiter of the wells, 1/2 cup more blueberries; 1/4 cup less sugar in the batter. For mega-muffins, baked at 350 for 40 minutes. They're outstanding!

I reduce sugar in everything by half, never miss it + fruit is sweet

I almost wept with joy when a friend walked into my house and said, "I baked blueberry muffins--the Jordan Marsh recipe." I grew up with those, and even though she cut back on the sugar and didn't sprinkle sugar on the top, they were incredible (and she promised to follow the recipe exactly the next time!). I don't know what this nonsense about Ritz-Carlton muffins is all about. Never heard of those. Tea at the Ritz. Muffins from Jordan Marsh. Everyone knows that.

i made this recipe twice. once as written (with wild organic blueberries) and the second time i omitted the vanilla and added grated lemon peel from a medium lemon. the addition of lemon peel brought the recipe to life. it is so simple to make and this has become my go to blueberry recipe.

Cooking at 8,000 feet required the following mods: 1tsp baking powder, 3/4 cup milk, 3 additional tbsp flour, oven at 400F, reduced time to 25 minutes.

Like most others I made these and love the way they turned out! I also decreased the sugar to one cup, but may go to 3/4 cup next time. Unfortunately I didn't read the notes about making sure the unmashed berries be bone dry and coating them in flour, but they still turned out OK. One note I want to include for anyone who isn't a seasoned baker (because I just learned this in the last couple of years) is that in order to get the butter and sugar "light" you really need to beat it for 10 minutes.

Substitute Buttermilk for the regular milk for moist flavorful muffins

I can confirm these are the blueberry muffins of your dreams! I took some of the other comments to heart and added less sugar and the zest of one lemon. They are perfectly moist, lots of blueberry flavor and the little sugar on top gives them some pop.

Didn't have milk on hand and used heavy cream. Added some lemon zest and cinnamon, as per reviews. Results were so delicious- the lightest, fluffiest, most delicious blueberry muffins I have ever had. Incredible recipe!

3/4 cup sugarZested lemonSqueezed lemon (1/4)1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

We used to take the Red Line from Fields Corner to downtown Boston where we'd buy our plaid school uniforms at Gilchrist's. Got a box of Jordan Marsh muffins to eat on the train home. One time my mother noticed some blood on one of the muffins and we never got them again. Thanks for this recipe. I'm making them today in California.

If you use frozen blueberries, keep them frozen, so they don’t turn all the muffins a weird color

This recipe is amazing, so easy to make! A family favorite! I’ve made it at least a dozen times so far

DON'T USE FROZEN BLUEBERRIES LIKE ME. My muffins came out a creepy shade of blue. Only use frozen blueberries if you want a halloween zombie shade of muffin.

Add some lemon zest and top the muffins with a small sprinkle of large granulated sugar prior to putting in the oven. Makes excellent muffin tops as well.

I can not recommend enough steeping the 1/2 cup of milk with two bags of Earl Grey tea.

Substitued oatly oat milk and miyokos vegan unsalted butter to make these muffins dairy-free--turned out great!

I reduced the sugar to one cup and used turbinado sugar on top. Delicious!

Reduced sugar to one cup. Added turbinado sugar on tops. Delicious!

I used 3/4 cup of sugar and just a tad over 1 tsp on top. Also I used some of the flour to coat the blueberries so they’d be less likely to sink.

So good- best blueberry muffin recipe I’ve made. I used buttermilk because it was all I had on hand and it was fabulous.

These were absolutely the best blueberry muffins ever. I even substituted almond milk, coconut sugar and swapped half the flour for almond flour. As a special bonus, I baked some of the batter in doughnut molds so my kid thinks he's eating blueberry doughnuts. He also approves.