Cranberry orange muffins with text in the middle

If you give me a muffin recipe, make sure it’s a sourdough muffin! This roundup has over 20 different variations of sourdough muffins so you can find the best sourdough muffin recipe for your household. Ranging from sourdough english muffins to sourdough rhubarb muffins to sourdough chocolate chip muffins, you will always have a different variation to try!

Sourdough Muffin recipes

Lately our family has been hooked on the ‘If you give an (animal) a (food) books’. Specifically, “If You Give a Moose a Muffin…’ book. Because of this series, we are always craving muffins!

Muffins are so easy to meal prep. They are great individual portions and make it an easy addition to a grab-and-go, out the door meal. We are known to rotate between sourdough muffins, sourdough bagels, and sourdough english muffin toasting bread as apart of our weekly meal prep.

Plus, muffins are easy to freeze in advance which was especially helpful when I was making extra freezer meals for postpartum. Whether you like a sweet sourdough muffin or a savory sourdough muffin, this collection has the best sourdough muffin recipes in our book!

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best sourdough discard muffin flavor?

There are so many great flavors of sourdough discard muffins. We love the rhubarb muffins, carrot muffins and banana muffins. Plus, sourdough english muffins are a delight as well!

What to do with extra sourdough discard?

To use up extra sourdough discard – make muffins! Muffins are very simple as a base and can be elevated to add more flavors.

1. Sourdough English Muffins

thermometer sourdough english muffins

Sourdough english muffins are a great rotation for breakfast breads. Top it with butter, honey, peanut butter, nutella, avocado or even elevate it into a London Muffin. Sourdough english muffins are also great dipped in egg!

2. Sourdough London Muffins

These sourdough London Muffins are sure to impress. Take a sourdough english muffin, toast it with butter, add on a layer of swiss cheese, turkey lunch meat and a slice of tomato.

3. Sourdough Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

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Use up both sourdough discard and ripe bananas within these sourdough banana chocolate chip muffins. Plus, these are ‘mini’ size, so you can eat as many as you like!

4. Sourdough Strawberry Muffins

Sourdough strawberry muffins are a wonderful way to use up extra strawberries. Perfect for spring and deliciously tangy- you can’t go wrong!

5. Sourdough Discard Zucchini Muffins

Zuchinni muffins in a basket.

Soft, moist, and a perfect use for your leftover sourdough discard, these Sourdough Discard Zucchini Muffins are so easy to make! If you have a lot of zucchini from the garden, make muffins with it!

6. Blueberry Buttermilk Muffins

Blueberry muffin with strudel

Lightly sweetened with honey granules (can also be easily substituted) and a subtle tang thanks to sourdough discard and buttermilk. Streusel topping adds a buttery sweet crunch to the muffin top. These buttermilk blueberry muffins are guaranteed to not stick around long!

7. Sourdough Carrot Cake Muffin

4 muffins on a table

These Sourdough Carrot Muffins taste just like homemade carrot cake. Made with freshly grated carrots, sourdough discard, and warm spices, they pair well with a hot cup of coffee or tea. 

8. Sourdough Pumpkin Muffins

Four pumpkin muffins with a pumpkin in the left corner and cinnamon sticks

Made with homemade pumpkin puree and sourdough discard, these sourdough pumpkin muffins are seriously moist and tender. They are perfect for serving with a hot cup of coffee or as a special after-dinner treat. Great for fall and winter baking.

9. Sourdough White Chocolate Cranberry Muffins

white chocolate cranberry sourdough muffins stacks

Filled with white chocolate chips and cranberries, these muffins are a delight. They are light and fluffy thanks to almond flour and sourdough discard.

10. Sourdough Cranberry Orange Muffins

Cranberry orange muffins stacked with two cranberries and a halved orange

Sourdough cranberry orange muffins are the perfect combination of sweet and tart flavors. They can be made start to finish in less than one hour and enjoyed any time of year.

11. Sourdough Cinnamon Discard Muffins

These sourdough cinnamon discard muffins are a true delight. Sweetened with the subtle spice, cinnamon, and topped with a streusel, this sourdough discard muffin recipe is one you will not want to miss.

12. Sourdough Blueberry Muffins

Tray of sourdough blueberry muffins

Put your discard to delicious use with these sourdough discard blueberry muffins. These sourdough blueberry muffins are healthy, easy, and delicious to make.

13.Dairy Free Sourdough Blueberry Muffins

One of the easy ways to use up your sourdough discard is to bake it into fluffy sourdough blueberry muffins. All you need is your discard (or an active sourdough starter), 6 simple ingredients you probably have in your pantry, and some fresh or frozen blueberries.

14. Sourdough Carrot Cake Muffins

Sourdough Carrot Cake Muffins with Cream Cheese Frosting is the perfect treat for any occasion. A delicious way to sneak some veggies in while also enjoying a sweet treat.

15. Sourdough Rhubarb Muffins

Ready to grab and go, these sourdough rhubarb muffins are bright and flavorful. With the subtle sweetness of rhubarb they are a must-try for spring.

16. Sourdough Corn Muffins

Corn muffins in a basket

These sourdough corn muffins are made with honey for a perfect tangy and sweet balance. They’re excellent as a side for taco soup, Thanksgiving or other dinners and come together quickly!

17. Sourdough Double Chocolate Chip Muffins

These sourdough double chocolate chip muffins are a chocolate lovers dream. A chocolate base with chocolate chips. Yum!

18. Sourdough Banana Muffins

Eight Sourdough Banana muffins

Sourdough Banana Muffins are a delightful treat and a perfect way to use up your extra starter. With their perfect balance of tangy sourdough and sweet bananas with just a hint of cinnamon spice, these muffins are sure to become a staple in your kitchen.

19. Raspberry White Chocolate Muffins

Sourdough raspberry white chocolate chip muffins – need we say anything more? These are a delight not matter the time of year with the tart flavor or raspberries and sourdough.

20. Sourdough Chocolate Chip Muffins

These sourdough discard muffins are a great way to use up extra sourdough starter discard. Packed with flavor and semi-sweet chocolate chips, these muffins are soft and moist thanks to the buttermilk in the batter.

Chocolate chip muffins with one split down the middle

21. Sourdough Apple Muffins

Apple muffins on a drying rack with three apples to the left

This Sourdough Apple Muffins recipe is quick and easy to make. Take your sourdough discard and make apple muffins packed with apples!

Cranberry orange muffins with text in the middle

What do you think the ‘best sourdough muffin recipe’ is? We love sourdough chocolate chip muffins and banana muffins the most right now. Share with us your thoughts in the comments below!

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