Rhubarb Crumb Muffins

4.30 from 47 votes

Rhubarb Crumb Muffins are slightly dense with a nice thick buttery brown sugar crumble topping that stays crispy on top with a slight burst of sour rhubarb coming through in each bite.

Course Breakfast & Brunch

Cuisine American

Keyword Rhubarb Crumb Muffins, Rhubarb Muffins

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 20

Total Time 40

Servings

Calories 407kcal

Author Shelby Law Ruttan

Equipment

Ingredients

For the Muffins:

2-½ cups Fresh cut rhubarb
1 cup light brown sugar , firmly packed
½ cup unsalted butter
2 large eggs lightly beaten
2-¼ cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon lime zest
1 teaspoon lime juice

For the Topping:

6 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
1 cup flour
¾ cup light brown sugar firmly packed
½ cup sliced almonds
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt

For the Glaze:

1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons lime juice

Instructions

For the Muffins

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 12 cup muffin pan with paper liners.
In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and brown sugar, stirring to combine. Stir in the diced rhubarb and bring it to a slow simmer, remove from heat and let cool for 15 minutes.
Once rhubarb mixture has cooled, whisk in eggs.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and lime zest. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, stirring until just combined. Stir in lime juice.
Divide batter evenly between prepared muffin cups and set aside.

For the Crumble topping

In a small bowl, stir together melted butter, flour, brown sugar, almonds, cinnamon, and salt with a fork until crumbly.
Sprinkle topping over batter filled cups, pressing topping into batter.
Bake muffins for 20 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool muffins in pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove baked muffins from muffin pan and cool completely on wire rack.

To make the glaze (optional)

In a small bowl, whisk confectioners sugar and lime juice together until smooth. Drizzle over muffins.

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