How to Freeze Muffins
Learn how to freeze muffins (and reheat them) for the freshest taste. With just a few quick steps, you can have warm, fluffy muffins for an easy breakfast or snack.
How to Freeze Muffins
Freezing muffins might just be one of the best hacks out there for a quick homemade breakfast or snack. Blueberry Avocad Muffins, Spinach Muffins, Applesauce Muffins, Pumpkin Muffins, Yogurt Muffins, you name it – freezing muffins work equally well for practically any type!
Not only does freezing muffins save you time in the kitchen, it’s also more cost-effective compared to buying store-bought muffins or mixes. Plus, you get to choose the ingredients you put into them for maximum flavor and nutrition.
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Step-by-Step: How to Freeze Muffins
- Let Cool: let your cooked muffins cool on a wire rack until room temperature.
- Store: in a ziplock or stasher bag, place the muffins in a single layer.
- Press Out Air: starting at the bottom of the ziplock bag, gently press out any air. Close the ziplock bag all the way.
- Freeze: place the ziplock bag in the freezer and let freeze for up to 3 months.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ensure your muffins are fully cooled before storing them to prevent them from getting soggy. Once you remove the muffins from the oven, leave them in the pan for a few minutes and then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Muffins will typically taste the freshest when frozen for up to 3 months.
Yes! Again, the trick is to make sure your muffins are fully cooled before freezing. Plus, storing them in a double layer of freezer bags (ie. place in an airtight freezer bag, squeezing out excess air, and then placing that freezer bag into another freezer bag) will help prevent freezer burn and dryness.
How to Thaw Muffins
There are a couple of different methods you can use to reheat muffins to keep them moist and fluffy.
Fridge
Place the number of muffins you want to defrost in an airtight container in the fridge overnight. In the morning, place on a microwave-safe plate and heat for 10-15 seconds until warmed through.
Microwave
Take muffins directly out of the freezer and place on a microwave-safe plate. Cover muffins with a piece of damp paper towel and microwave for 15 seconds. Check your muffins, and then continue to heat in 10-second intervals until warm.
Best Tips
- Let the muffins cool fully before storing them.
- Removing as much air as possible from the freezer bags will reduce the potential for freezer burn and sogginess when reheating.
- Microwaves vary greatly, so start with a lower power/shorter amount of time when reheating muffins this way, so they don’t get too chewy.
Favorite Muffin Recipes
Here are some of our favorite family-friendly muffin recipes.
20 Minute Spinach Muffins for Kids & Toddlers
Healthy Mini Pumpkin Muffins
Blueberry Avocado Mini Muffins
Kid-Requested Applesauce Muffins (made in 25 Minutes)
Quick-Baked Muffins with Greek Yogurt (Kid Friendly!)
Easy 30-Minute Pancake Muffins
Get the recipe: How to Freeze & Reheat Muffins (the easy way!)
Ingredients
- 2+ Muffins
Instructions
- Let Cool: let your cooked muffins cool on a wire rack until room temperature.
- Store: in a ziplock or stasher bag, place the muffins in a single layer.
- Press Out Air: starting at the bottom of the ziplock bag, gently press out any air. Close the ziplock bag all the way.
- Freeze: place the ziplock bag in the freezer and let freeze for up to 3 months.
Notes
- Muffins can be frozen for up to 3 months.
- Let the muffins cool fully before storing them.
- Removing as much air as possible from the freezer bags will reduce the potential for freezer burn and sogginess when reheating.
- Microwaves vary greatly, so start with a lower power/shorter amount of time when reheating muffins this way, so they don’t get too chewy.
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