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    Healthy Blueberry Muffins

    July 9, 2020 by Denise Bustard 27 Comments

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    Healthy blueberry muffins are tender and soft, loaded with juicy blueberries, and have crunchy golden tops. With greek yogurt, whole wheat flour, no refined sugar and a TON of blueberries!

    Everyone needs a good muffin recipe in their back pocket. The base recipe for these healthy blueberry muffins has served us well and was used to make coconut cranberry muffins and cinnamon rhubarb muffins as well!

    Pile of nine healthy blueberry muffins on a wood tray

    Muffin tops are unabashedly my favorite thing about muffins, and the tops of these muffins are where. it's. at. Crunchy and golden, with perfect contrast to the soft and tender insides.

    Similar to this healthy blueberry bread, these healthy blueberry muffins are made with the good stuff: white whole wheat flour, greek yogurt, coconut oil, and maple syrup (among other things).

    You'll ♡ these healthy blueberry muffins because

    • they are bursting with juicy blueberries and have a hint of lemon
    • they are made in one bowl, and you can even avoid measuring cups!
    • they have crunchy golden tops, and soft, tender insides

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    batter for the healthy blueberry muffin recipe in measuring cup

    One bowl for easy prep

    I am queen of avoiding the dishes and I made these blueberry muffins nice and easy for you, too. For this recipe, you will need one microwave-safe bowl. Melt your coconut oil, stir in the wet ingredients, then add in the dry ingredients. Finally, we fold in our blueberries.

    I love using a large glass measuring cup to mix up my muffins, because it's microwave-safe, and the spout makes it easy to scrape the batter into the muffin liners.

    A kitchen scale is your best friend

    Another great way to avoid making dishes? Place your bowl right on a kitchen scale, and weigh your ingredients out. No more dirtying a measuring cup and a spoon to measure yogurt, maple syrup, or any other ingredients! I've included weights for most of the ingredients in this recipe, and the others are simple teaspoon or tablespoon measurements.

    A kitchen scale is also a great way to ensure you measure your flour correctly. For this recipe, we use 2 cups of spooned and levelled flour, which works out to 250 g. Did you know that scooping your flour can mean you overmeasure by nearly twice the amount of flour?

    Avoid paper liners

    An important thing to note about these blueberry muffins is that they will stick to paper liners. Instead, you can spray the muffin tin well with oil, use parchment liners, or purchase reusable silicone muffin liners. Using these tricks, I haven't had any issues with the muffins sticking.

    Find my favorite muffin liners in my shop!

    batter for healthy blueberry muffins in a muffin tray before baking

    Ingredient swaps

    • swap coconut oil for vegetable oil
    • swap white whole wheat flour for 100% all purpose flour or a mix of half all purpose, half whole wheat flour
    • swap the blueberries for cranberries, raspberries, sliced strawberries, peeled + chopped apples or your favorite fruit
    • you may swap fresh blueberries for frozen (be careful not to over mix as they will turn your muffin batter purple!
    • swap maple syrup for honey
    • feel free to skip the lemon zest

    Storage tips

    Room temperature

    Blueberry muffins may be stored at room temperature in an air tight container for up to 3 days

    To freeze

    To freeze, cool completely, then add to a heavy duty freezer bag. Suck the air out of the bag using a straw and freeze for up to 1 month

    For a plastic-free option, you may loosely wrap in parchment paper and store in a meal prep container for up to 1 month.

    Check out my favorite freezer containers!

    Close up shot of a blueberry muffin cut open on a white plate

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    A pile of healthy blueberry muffins with fresh blueberries in bowl
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    5 from 9 votes

    Healthy Blueberry Muffins

    Course: Snack
    Cuisine: American
    Calories: 160kcal
    Author: Denise Bustard
    Servings: 14 muffins
    Healthy blueberry muffins are tender and soft, loaded with juicy blueberries, and have crunchy golden tops. With greek yogurt, whole wheat flour, no refined sugar and a TON of blueberries!
    Prep Time15 mins
    Cook Time25 mins
    Total Time40 mins

    Ingredients

    • ¼ cup coconut oil melted; 52 g
    • 1 cup greek yogurt 300 g; use plain
    • ½ cup maple syrup 138 g
    • 2 eggs
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • zest of 1 lemon
    • 2 cups white whole wheat flour spooned & levelled; 250 g
    • 2 teaspoons baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 1 ½ cups blueberries (fresh or frozen)
    • 2 tablespoons coarse sugar for sprinkling tops

    Instructions

    • Heat oven to 400°F. Line a muffin pan with silicone or parchment liners, or spray generously with spray oil.
    • In a large glass measuring cup, melt the coconut oil. Stir in the greek yogurt, maple syrup, eggs and vanilla, and stir until no lumps remain. If coconut oil starts to solidify, pop the mixture into the microwave and heat on 20 second increments until it goes smooth again.
    • Stir in the flours, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix until completely combined, but be careful not to overmix.
    • Fold in the blueberries and lemon zest.
    • Divide amongst 14 muffin liners (see note 1). Sprinkle tops with coarse sugar (optional).
    • Bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out cleanly.

    Notes

    1- do not use paper liners for this recipe as the muffins may stick to the liners. Instead, you may spray the muffin tin with spray oil, use parchment liners, or use reusable silicone liners.
    Storage
    Store in an air tight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
    To freeze
    Cool completely before placing in a freezer bag. Suck the air out of the bag using a straw and freeze for up to 1 month.
    You may also freeze loosely wrapped in parchment paper and placed in a meal prep container.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 160kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 177mg | Potassium: 165mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 40IU | Vitamin C: 1.6mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 0.9mg
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    About Denise Bustard

    Denise Bustard is the creator of Sweet Peas and Saffron, a meal prep-focussed food blog. With a PhD in biochemistry, Denise takes a scientific approach to perfecting her recipes. You can find Denise's work featured on Huffington Post, MSN, Self and more. read more

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    Comments

    1. Paula

      February 17, 2021 at 11:37 am

      5 stars
      These turned out to be delicious but I wasn’t sure because the dough was so thick. I used about 1 cup of ground oatmeal and a cup of wheat flour. I also used half maple syrup and half honey. I may try to use some applesauce in place of one of the eggs next time. Has anyone tried that? Overall, very delicious though! Thank you for the recipe! 😃

      Reply
      • Denise Bustard

        February 22, 2021 at 11:44 am

        Hi Paula! Thanks so much for taking the time to come back and leave a review and for including your modifications. I'm glad you enjoyed, and yes the batter is really thick, isn't it? I haven't tried without the eggs, but these rhubarb muffins swap half of the greek yogurt for applesauce: https://sweetpeasandsaffron.com/rhubarb-muffins/

        Reply
    2. Beth

      January 13, 2021 at 2:40 am

      Could this be made as a quick bread also?

      Reply
      • Denise Bustard

        January 13, 2021 at 11:38 am

        Hi Beth! I think that would work, but I actually have a blueberry quick bread recipe here: https://sweetpeasandsaffron.com/blueberry-bread/. The two recipes are really similar.

        Reply
    3. Abbey

      January 04, 2021 at 10:14 am

      5 stars
      These were SO delicious! I used 1/4 cup maple syrup and 1/4 cup honey instead of the 1/2 cup of maple syrup. I also did not have lemon, so I used an orange instead. They turned out great! I will be making this again!

      Reply
      • Denise Bustard

        January 04, 2021 at 5:55 pm

        Hi Abbey! I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed. Thanks so much for coming back and letting us know about your modifications, that's so helpful!

        Reply
    4. Brina

      October 04, 2020 at 9:42 am

      5 stars
      These were amazing. Followed the recipe exactly. Only added a couple of dashes of nutmeg. Served them to my friends who balk at “healthy” treats but they loved them! Making more for breakfast because my husband and son (who is an extremely picky eater) loved them too. Thanks for this recipe.

      Reply
      • Denise Bustard

        October 19, 2020 at 12:57 pm

        Hi Brina! So happy to hear you and your friends enjoyed. Thanks for taking the time to come back and leave a review 🙂

        Reply
    5. Savanna

      August 31, 2020 at 5:09 pm

      5 stars
      These are DELICIOUS. I usually don't attempt recipes with only a few reviews (possibly snobby of me) but this one seemed so easy and I had all of the ingredients. I did sub out gluten free 1-1 flour and added pecans -- they're really incredible. Perfect texture, perfect crispy tops, and I feel good about eating them thanks to the maple sugar and coconut oil. I didn't have a problem with 25 mins at 400 degrees, either -- but I did check on them at 20 minutes and thought they could use a few more minutes to brown even more.
      Will be bookmarking your site. I see many many of these muffins in my future. Thank you!

      Reply
      • Denise Bustard

        September 01, 2020 at 3:27 pm

        Hi Savanna! I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed the recipe! Thanks so much for sharing your subs, that's super helpful for other readers. Thank you so much for taking the time out of your day to come back and leave a review 🙂

        Reply
    6. Courtney P

      August 10, 2020 at 8:05 pm

      5 stars
      Wonderful muffins! I just ate too many of them lol. I made minis and a couple of normal sized muffins and they turned out great. Used sugar free maple syrup and all purpose flour because that’s all I had, and they turned out great.

      Reply
      • Denise Bustard

        August 13, 2020 at 10:10 pm

        Hi Courtney! So happy to hear the muffins are a hit! Thanks for including your modification, that's super helpful 🙂

        Reply
    7. Brenda G Skaggs

      July 09, 2020 at 5:32 pm

      I have not been able to find any whole wheat flour in my area! Will AP work?

      Reply
      • Denise Bustard

        July 13, 2020 at 2:24 pm

        Hi Brenda, I hope I'm not too late! AP flour works just fine in this recipe. Hope you enjoy!

        Reply
    8. Shanda

      July 09, 2020 at 11:16 am

      So delish! Ran out of Greek yogurt and topped off with coconut milk yogurt. Ran out of maple syrup and topped off with Agave. Also used a gf flour! With all those changes, it was so moist and yummy!! Wish I could show you my photo!

      Reply
      • Denise Bustard

        July 13, 2020 at 2:26 pm

        Hi Shanda, thank you so much for reporting back with your modifications! This is so helpful for me and others 🙂

        Reply
    9. Marianne

      June 27, 2020 at 4:23 pm

      Just curious if 400 is the correct temp for this recipe? I baked mine for only 20 minutes at 400 and they ended up being completely burnt! I am so bummed as the recipe looked delicious and was easy to follow. I cant figure out where I went wrong, our oven does not usually run high.

      Reply
      • Denise Bustard

        June 29, 2020 at 12:51 pm

        Hi Marianne! Yes, 400°F is the correct temperature. They do get golden as you can see from the photos but should not burn. Have you ever used an oven thermometer? I've been shocked by how off my oven can be (although my ovens are usually colder than they say, not hotter).

        Reply
    10. Kavitha

      April 29, 2020 at 10:35 pm

      5 stars
      First attempt at one of your baked good recipes and at muffins and WOW ! Super easy to make and quick. They are just as you described them. I used regular flour as I haven't seen whole wheat flour in the country I live in and they are AMAZING. Thank you.

      Reply
      • Denise

        May 27, 2020 at 1:20 pm

        Hi Kavitha! I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed the muffins! Thank you so much for coming back and leaving a review 🙂

        Reply
    11. Sally

      December 15, 2019 at 8:43 pm

      5 stars
      These are a staple in our house! So good and easy to mix them up. Thanks for the recipe, Denise!

      Reply
      • Denise

        January 15, 2020 at 5:40 pm

        Yay! So happy to hear this. Thank you for reporting back 🙂

        Reply
    12. Amy

      September 03, 2018 at 6:47 am

      Do you think a dairy free yogurt would work?

      Reply
      • Denise

        September 06, 2018 at 9:01 pm

        Hi Amy! I'm not sure, as I've only tested with Greek yogurt. If you try, I'd love to hear how it turns out.

        Reply
    13. Annie

      September 02, 2018 at 12:41 pm

      I’m a new subscriber to your blog. I had just returned home yesterday with a bunch of blueberries when I saw this email. I knew I had to try these muffins so just pulled them out of the oven. Yummy!! I’m always looking for healthier versions of things and these did not disappoint. I used olive oil instead of coconut oil and didn’t have and lemon zest. I did pull out of oven a few minutes early as mine were very brown, but all ovens are different so that’s normal! Thanks for a great recipe that will be a keeper!

      Reply
      • Denise

        September 06, 2018 at 9:02 pm

        Yay! I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed them! Thanks for sharing your modifications, Annie <3

        Reply
    14. Brittany Audra @ Audra's Appetite

      August 25, 2018 at 11:22 am

      I love having blueberries on hand in the freezer year round to make blueberry muffins!! 🙂

      Reply

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