: a quick bread made of batter containing egg and baked in a pan having cuplike molds
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Non-coffee drinkers can opt for the blueberry matcha latte, which goes beautifully with one of the oversized blueberry muffins.
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2025
Any small baking project intended to provide treats for one or two is excellently done in the air fryer—the convection will ensure even baking and superb textures for muffins, cakes, and so much more.
—Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
There's no need to spend $5 for a muffin at the coffee shop.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
The bakery side makes banana nut bread, croissants, cookies, donuts, muffins and scones.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2025
Any small baking project intended to provide treats for one or two is excellently done in the air fryer—the convection will ensure even baking and superb textures for muffins, cakes, and so much more.
—Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
There's no need to spend $5 for a muffin at the coffee shop.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
The bakery side makes banana nut bread, croissants, cookies, donuts, muffins and scones.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Muffin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muffin. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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muffin
noun
muf·fin
ˈməf-ən 
: a bread made of batter containing egg that is baked in a small cup-shaped container
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