These healthy blueberry muffins are lightly sweetened and bursting with flavor. They’re kid-friendly and make a great breakfast or snack! Plus they freeze well!
*Originally published June 2014. Photos and post updated June 2018*
Hi Friends!
It’s hard to believe it’s been almost exactly 4 years since I shared these Healthy Blueberry Muffins with you guys. They’re still a favorite around here and I recently tested a dairy-free version so I wanted to bring them back into the spotlight again! Something you may not know about me… I spent my summers in high school and college working for a woman who owned her own landscaping company. The hours were long – we worked from 6AM to 4PM, but the pay was great and I got to work with all my closest friends. My boss was, in a word, wild. In a few other words – eccentric, unconventional and a little kooky. But she had a good heart.
From Scratch Blueberry Muffins
She would leave frozen Gatorade for the trash men every week when then temperatures climbed above 100 degrees, she started everyone who worked for her at $12/hr and gave us all a $1/hr raise for every summer we came back, and if we were working on a particularly hard job, she’d give us her credit card and send us to the local grocery store to cool down and buy freshly baked muffins. And they had blueberry muffins to die for! Muffin days were the best days.
Thus, the reason for this post. I’ve made a lot of blueberry muffins in my day and these that I’m about to share with you might be the best batch yet.
Streusel For Blueberry Muffins
Let’s talk about them. They’re big & fluffy, packed with blueberries and not overly sweet. In these blueberry muffins yoghurt (yogurt) is used to keep the blueberry muffins moist. And I always add a sprinkle of sugar on top because it’s a quick and easy way to add a little sweetness in every bite. However, you could also add a streusel topping. It’s a little bit more work but mixing some cold butter, brown sugar and oats together and sprinkling on top would be delightful!
Frozen Blueberries in Muffins
If you don’t have fresh blueberries, you can use frozen. A good trick is to toss them in about a tablespoon of flour before mixing into the batter. If you pick blueberries in the summer, or even when you see them on sale at the store, stock up and freeze them. They’re great for baking!
Here’s the recipe:
PrintHealthy Blueberry Muffins
These Blueberry Muffins are lightly sweetened and bursting with flavor. They’re kid-friendly and make a great breakfast or snack!
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 25 min
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: Makes 8 muffins 1x
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons melted butter (or oil)
- 1 egg
- 2/3 cup plain yogurt (or non-dairy milk)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup white whole wheat flour
- 3/4 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2/3 cup fresh blueberries
- Sugar for sprinkling (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, mix together butter, egg, yogurt, vanilla and sugar until well combined.
- Add flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon and stir until just combined.
- Gently mix in berries.
- Scoop in greased or lined muffin tins. Fill the tins most of the way full – you should get 7-8 muffins.
- Press a few berries into the top of each muffin (if desired) and sprinkle lightly with sugar.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
Notes
Feel free to use frozen blueberries instead – just toss in a little flour before mixing them in!
Use oil and non-dairy milk to make them dairy-free.
Saving a few blueberries to press into the top of each one makes them look extra fancy…and sprinkling with just a pinch of sugar on top is crucial, in my opinion!
This recipe makes 7-8 large muffins. They’re very moist, so I store them loosely covered instead of sealing them in an airtight container. If you aren’t going to eat them within a couple of days, I’d recommend storing them in the fridge. But let’s be honest…they’re probably not going to last that long!
A few other notes:
- If you’re looking specifically for cornbread muffins with blueberries, you can use my Cranberry Corn Muffins and swap blueberries and bam! Corn muffins with blueberries!
- If you want paleo blueberry muffins, try these Almond Flour Blueberry Muffins from my friend Ashley at Fit Mitten Kitchen.
- Want vegan blueberry muffins? Try The Best Vegan Blueberry Muffins from Jessica in the Kitchen or these Vegan Blueberry Muffins from Eating Bird Food.
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
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Wow, that’s nice of your old boss to give you her credit card so you can buy refreshments and muffins! Blueberry muffins are one of my favorites! I like how these muffins look so moist. I will definitely enjoy these!
These muffins are great! I used 1 cup of frozen blueberries. I calculated the calories and nutrition for making 6 muffins:
Calories: 187
Carbs:33
Fat:4
Protein:5
Sodium:210
Sugars:15
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YUM! Just go out & get blueberries ASAP!!
I live near blueberry fields and now I want to go picking when they are ready. I bet the yogurt makes the muffins really moist!
lucky!! i wanna go picking too!
We’re on the blueberry muffin train this week! 🙂 I should definitely try making some with yogurt. I bet they’re delicious!
Ah summer jobs… your boss sounded like such a wonderful person!
Love these muffins, right up my alley:-)
I admit this is an odd link for my to save considering I am not usually a big muffin (or pastry for that matter) fan, but holy yum these look good!
Growing up in a healthy house hold, weekend mornings when my mom made us Blueberry Muffin are some of the best I can remember!
They were even better the next day when the top was sticky, and the sugars a little caramelized, yum!
I can’t wait to make these!
yes! i know what you mean about the sugar!
They’d never make it to the fridge here 🙂
((sharing))
I wish I had summer jobs like that when I was younger! My bosses tended to be cranky haha.
These look delicious! I can’t wait until blueberries are in season here.
How did you know blueberry muffins are my fav!?! Seriously, I LOVE them!!! I’m psyched to make these and they will be on the menu this weekend. I just need to pick up some fresh blueberries. Do you think plain Greek yogurt would work?
Pinning! I can’t wait to go blueberry picking this summer and I am saving recipes to use them in. These look fantastic!
ah! i wanna go blueberry picking too! my fav!
Oooh, these look AMAZING! I love blueberries! And how cool about that job! I’m looking for a summer job this year.. I’d like to start making some $$!
Blueberry muffins are easily my favorite too! 🙂 I agree with the sprinkle of sugar on top – I usually go with brown sugar!
They look perfecto! You should bring a batch to your old boss, she sounds interesting and kind! and while you’re at it bring a batch to SoCal! xoxo
haha i’ll get right on it!
ah so that’s how to keep your batter from turning purple!! My kids would love these already pinned!
A healthy blueberry muffin? Yes please! They look beautiful!
Thanks Audrey!
Blueberry muffins are definitely my favorite muffin flavor too! So warming and comforting:) Plus I’ve worked for my share of “crazies” too and something about a nice meal always makes days with those types of employers a bit more livable- though it sure is nice not to have to do that anymore:) Love this recipe!
They sound fantastic–love whole wheat in recipes like this. And I’m quite sure my daughter would LOVE to bake up a batch with me!
These look amazing! I love blueberries and love muffins. Thanks!
So, I’m curious to know which grocery store since I work where you lived then. 🙂
Hen House has particularly delightful muffins!
These muffins look delicious.
it was Hen House! They were the best!
Those look amazing! I just happen to have some blueberries in my freezer, I’m going to make some!
woohoo! enjoy!
these look awesome! I have some blueberries nearing their end of life (LOL) that would be perfect for this recipe!!
Yummy! Those look great and what an interesting summer job you had. I did corn detassling for a few summers, Park Ranger one year, and construction work another. Fun memories!
sounds like lots of fun jobs!
Love the back story!!!! Those look amazing!
You can’t go wrong with blueberry muffins! These look so good – I love fluffy, moist muffins. Now I’m totally craving them. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
PS – that HS job sounds perfect for a teen…$12/hour is a lot when you’re a HS student!
yeah it is. it was pretty much the best ever!
These look fabulous. I was just experimenting in the kitchen with blueberry muffins. Mine were unfortunately a flop. I will have to give these a try.
I haven’t had a blueberry muffin in so long. My mouth is watering just looking at your pictures.
sounds like you’re due for one!
Sounds like a great job!
Those look really yummy. I am going to have to try those 🙂
Blueberry muffins have always been my favorite!
So funny about your landscaping story!…my friend and I did landscaping one summer in high school and our boss was weird, too! On days it would rain, she would make us come to her house anyway to do her laundry and vacuum her house!!
we had to clean her house too!!
I’m not near as cool to work with as the landscape lady, but I at least encourage you to make or buy blueberry muffins whenever the mood strikes. It doesn’t even have to be on an exceptionally stressful work day 🙂
that’s what makes you a great boss 🙂
I want to make these right now. My kids would go crazy over those muffins!
yay! I hope them whole family loves 🙂
Holy yum I can’t wait to try these out!
hope you love!
Love those big juicy berries bursting out of the top of your muffins! You can’t beat a good blueberry muffin!
couldn’t agree more 🙂
These look oh so good! I love how the blueberries are just popping out of the muffin! Im literally drooling! Your pictures are amazing!
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thanks so much!
wonderful recipe, looks absolutely scrumptious i cant wait to try it out! Will the muffins stick if i dont use patty pans? but i will grease the muffin tray! xx
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they might stick a little!
How much calories does each muffin contain.
I’m not sure. You could put the recipe into my fitness pal to find out!
These are really good! I used whole wheat pastry flour, old fashioned oats, coconut oil instead of butter and real maple syrup instead of sugar. Turned out delicious! And they are only about 125 calories each with the ingredients I used.
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glad to hear it!
Um why were high school jobs where you worked with your best friends so awesome? Mine kind of sucked and included cleaning bathrooms but it was so great because all my friends were there with me!
haha right?! the friends made it more bearable
Yum! Those look delicious. It’s been a while since pI’ve had a blueberry muffin, and I love them. I need to put them on my “must venanize” list 🙂
Thank you so much for the quick response! Looking forward to making these today!!
These muffins look amazing! And what a generous boss you had. I just might use her Gatorade trick this summer.
i’m sure the recipients would appreciate!
Generous boss and gorgeous muffins!
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I made this recipe with strawberry Greek yogurt, decreased the sugar and butter, increased the oatmeal & blueberries and added walnuts. I made it in muffin top pan (16) incredible muffins. They cooked in about 22 minutes. I live these muffins!
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i’m so glad!
OMG….. this is the best…. healthiest blueberry muffin I have ever made. Best of all, is that everyone at home was asking for more… I guess I’ll have to double the recipe. By the way, I didn’t have yogurt so I used applesauce instead and a bit of milk and it is definitely super yummy!!! Thank you!!
Liz
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these turned out really good. very pleased. thank you for the recipe!!
these turned out really good. thanks for sharing the recipe – very pleased, healthy and slightly sweet 🙂
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Your boss sounded like a very giving, generous person with a BIG heart.♡ How very kind was she to do all that!!! The muffins look delicious….these are my husband’s all time favorite! Making them as soon as I finish typing this, in fact! Thank you for being so kind to share!
Making these now with frozen blueberries. Wondering if I should be defrosting them first or throwing them in frozen? !
Leave them frozen!
Thank you for the quick response, my 3 year old was anxious to get them in the oven! They smell great!
Can i use regular whole wheat flour (brown) instead of the white whole wheat flour.
it should be fine. they will probably be a little denser.
Do I use ALL PURPOSE white whole wheat flour or white whole wheat CAKE FLOUR? I noticed someone used pastry flour, but I haven’t been able to find that anywhere…..
i use all purpose white whole wheat flour
Lindsay
I just made these today and they are delicious!! Can you freeze them?
I have tried a few blueberry recipes in search of one that’s perfect for my personal use recipes book & this one is absolutely perfect! Moist delicious flavour!! Definitely a keeper!!!
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so glad you liked them!
Ok, firstly, these muffins turned out amazing so I am leaving 5 stars. You aren’t wrong for raving about them! BUT could you please reconsider the recipe quantity? Why on earth would anyone post a recipe for “7 or 8” muffins when every standard muffin tin makes 12?! Think of those poor, lonely, empty 4 or 5 slots looking on while 7 or 8 of their brethren bake beautiful blueberry muffins! If that doesn’t tug at your heartstrings, what about those who enjoy these delicious muffins so much, only to find there were only 2/3 as many as there could have been!?! If that still doesn’t sway you, imagine your mathematically challenged readers (maybe it’s just me?) trying to multiply measurements by 1.5 just to get a full muffin tray! (1.5 times one egg is tough to calculate). For the love of all that is good (i.e. THESE MUFFINS!), please consider reposting for a quantity of 12 muffins! 🙂
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Ah!!! Made these this morning and these are by far my favorite blueberry muffins I’ve ever made. So hearty, filling and not overly sweet. Thanks for sharing such a great recipe!
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so glad you liked them!