How to make muffins with fresh rosemary

Homemade rosemary muffins with eggs and sausage. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

​For some crazy reason, the fall weather has awakened a craving for breakfast muffins! After weeks of brainstorming, this recipe on Epicurious for rosemary muffins came to my attention, and the proverbial lightbulb went off.

I have this wily-looking rosemary plant that needs to be pruned and harvested…But what to do with all of that herbal goodness?!

Freshly cut sprigs of rosemary. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

This was the perfect opportunity to kill two birds with one stone—harvest my rosemary plant AND make delicious muffins!

The recipe listed below differs a little from the original. This recipe has been doubled to make 12 muffins instead of the original six. I also used all-purpose flour because that is what I had on hand. The skim milk was replaced with Lactaid. The final change was the addition of lemon peel grinds. 

So let’s get on with the recipe, shall we?!

Ingredients:

2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 TBS sugar
2 tsp chopped rosemary
1/2 tsp lemon peel grinds
1 cup Lactaid milk
2 TBS olive oil
2 eggs
spray oil

All purpose flour. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

Baking powder. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

Salt. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

Lemon peel. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

Chopped rosemary. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

Cup of milk. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

Two fresh eggs. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

Olive oil. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

​Combine all of the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.

Combine the lightly beaten eggs, 1 cup of milk, and the oil in another bowl and mix well.

Flour and other dry ingredients for muffin mix. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

Eggs, milk, and oil mixture. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

Create a well in the center of the bowl with the dry ingredients and pour it into the wet mixture. Mix all ingredients until well blended. Do not over-mix, or your muffins will come out dry and tough.

Spoon rosemary batter into greased muffin tins, filling each 3/4 full.

Cooking spray. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

Greased muffin tray. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

Muffin mix poured into tray. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

Bake at 400˚ for 18-20 minutes. 

This recipe makes approximately 12 muffins (I was actually half a muffin short, but I’ll do better next time!)

Freshly baked rosemary muffins. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

Closeup of freshly baked muffins. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

Yummy looking rosemary muffin. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

Freshly baked muffin ready to serve. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

​My take on this recipe…

The rosemary taste was strong so I will use less next time. Also, I feel like this recipe needs a bit of citrus to take it to the next level—maybe lemon extract or lemon juice mixed into the batter. Even though I used lemon peel grinds, I didn’t feel like it created the desired flavor. Also, these muffins would probably taste amazing with some sweet lemon glazing. A little butter spread over these rosemary muffins takes things to the next level!

After all, is said and done, though, these would make a tasty—and healthy—addition to your morning breakfast or even lunch, and I’ll definitely be trying out various renditions of this recipe until I get just the right flavor.


Let me know in the comments whether you’ve tried this recipe—or one similar—and how it worked out for you. Feel free to share any tips for a making better rosemary muffin recipe!

A look at the inside of the rosemary muffins. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

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