Blueberry Oat Muffins
Warm and tender blueberry muffins with hearty oats and the added nutrition of flax seeds all under a sweet and crunchy oat topping.
How to Make Blueberry Oat Muffins
These are not your run of the mill muffins. Not only are they absolutely delicious – they have so many powerhouse ingredients that you would feel good about your kids living off of just these! Greek yogurt, applesauce, flaxseed, oats and blueberries. Each one of these gives these muffins major added nutrition, and adds to the texture and flavor as well.
I start these muffins by whisking together the wet ingredients, and then separately whisking the dry ingredients. It might seem unnecessary, but trust me……if you want a light and fluffy muffin then do them seperate.
You can use fresh or frozen blueberries for this recipe. When blueberries are in season then I always use fresh – but to be honest – you can’t really tell the difference in these muffins between fresh and frozen!
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Blueberry Oat Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 cup yogurt, plain
- 1/2 cup applesauce, unsweetened
- 1/2 cup flaxseed, ground
- 4 large egg
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup oats, dry
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 package (20 oz) blueberries, frozen
Oat Crumble Topping
- 1/2 cup oats
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 4 tbsp butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Whisk together yogurt, applesauce, ground flaxseed, eggs, milk, vanilla, and brown sugar.
- Whisk together remaining dry ingredients. Add to the yogurt mixture; stir together just until combined.
- Gently fold in frozen blueberries (no need to thaw).
- Spray muffin tins with cooking spray. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Cool slightly before removing to wire racks.
Oat Crumble Topping
- Whisk together oats, flour, sugar, and salt. Stir in butter until a crumb starts to form.
- Sprinkle on each muffin before baking.
Nutrition
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If adding banana do you need to reduce the applesauce?
Hi Claire, yes that sounds like a good idea. If you add a banana I would omit the applesauce altogether.
Not quite sweet enough, but I serve them to my daughter with a bit of maple syrup to dip in and she says they’re as good as pancakes!
I am wondering if I can freeze these?
Yep! They freeze great. 🙂
Can you add in fresh blueberries?
Yes! Fresh blueberries work great.
What kind of yogurt? Would nonfat Greek work?
Yep- that will work great.
My daughter made these today and they are delicious!
Hi what can I sub the yogurt for? Thank you
You can use milk or buttermilk- or if you’re looking for a dairy-free substitute, you can try dairy-free yogurt.
In Uk, how many grams is a ‘cup’? Many thanks 🙏
One cup of flour is 120 grams, one cup of liquid is 240 grams. 🙂
Can I sub Gluten free flour?
Yep, that should work just fine!
Hello can I skip the flax seeds?
Thank you
Yes, that shouldn’t affect your end result.
Hi, what kind of oats do you recommend?
We use regular rolled oats. 🙂