Healthy Blueberry Muffins Recipe With Applesauce

Healthy Blueberry Muffins made with whole wheat flour, maple syrup and applesauce are fluffy, moist, and absolutely delicious! Make ahead or eat fresh out of the oven for a nutritious breakfast or snack.

Healthy muffin recipes are easy to make, so double and freeze some for later. Other favorites include these lemon blueberry muffins and almond flour blueberry muffins.

These healthy blueberry muffins come out fantastic every time. With no refined sugar and nutrient dense ingredients, I can feel good about feeding these to my family.

Heart Healthy Recipe

Moist, light and so fluffy, both kids and adults love these blueberry muffins and healthy blueberry bread! Perfect right out of the oven and leftovers are great for healthy snacks.

Usually, I prefer to eat my berries fresh, like on this healthy french toast casserole or served with Ukrainian sweet lazy pierogi. However, these blueberry muffins deserve even the priciest supermarket January blueberries!

Easy to make in one bowl, you may want to double this healthy blueberry muffins recipe to always have a wholesome healthy breakfast on hand for your own family!

Baby Blueberry Muffins

Combine liquids and leavening agents first by whisking them well in a large mixing bowl. Ensure your baking powder and soda have completely dissolved.

Then add flour and stir gently to mix. Do not over mix your batter as additional gluten will develop and result in dense muffins.

A few patches of flour are OK and better than perfectly smooth batter. You can also let it sit for 3 minutes or so to absorb moisture. Then give 1-2 final stirs.

Gluten Free Blueberry Muffins

Fill muffin tin using large ice cream scoop with your muffin batter. Bake for 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

Yes. Frozen berries are a great way to make healthy blueberry muffins during cooler months. No need to thaw the frozen blueberries.

However, if you are worried about them turning your batter blue, rinse them a few times under cold water, then gently pat dry. Fold them gently into your muffin batter and give a few stirs. Once you notice some blueberry streaks stop stirring to prevent further bleeding.

Healthy Blueberry Banana Muffins

In this recipe, you cannot substitute any other flour except for whole wheat flour and spelt flour. Try these almond flour blueberry muffins or healthy blueberry breakfast cake for gluten-free options.

Yes, to make these muffins egg free and also vegan, you can use an equivalent amount of flax egg or chia seed egg.

Yes. You can use an equal amount of plain regular yogurt or Greek yogurt like I do in healthy blueberry banana muffins or healthy lemon blueberry muffins.

Applesauce Muffins Recipe

I did not find blueberries sinking to the bottom of muffins. If you do, next time toss them with 1 tbsp of flour in a separate bowl before adding to batter.

To store: Healthy blueberry muffins won’t last more than 2 days because they are so good! Store muffins in an airtight container placed in a cool dry place for 3-4 days or in the fridge up to a week.

Freeze muffins: Bake and cool muffins completely. Then arrange them in a single layer in resealable plastic bag or any container with a lid. Freeze for up to 3 months.

Sugar Free Blueberry Muffins

To reheat: Thaw on a counter for a few hours. Warm up in the oven at 350 F or microwave for 30 seconds for that freshly baked experience.

Healthy Blueberry Muffins made with whole wheat flour, maple syrup and applesauce are fluffy and moist plus easy to make in one bowl!

Serving: 1 muffin | Calories: 221 kcal | Carbohydrates: 34 g | Protein: 4 g | Fat: 8 g | Saturated Fat: 1 g | Trans Fat: 0.003 g | Cholesterol: 27 mg | Sodium: 177 mg | Fiber: 4 g | Sugar: 15 g

Healthy Blueberry Muffins {gluten Free, Sugar Free}

Welcome! I grew up in Ukraine watching my grandma cook with simple ingredients. I have spent the last 11 years making it my mission to help you cook quick and easy meals for your family!Healthy Blueberry Muffins that are light and fluffy and bursting with blueberries. These healthy homemade muffins are naturally sweetened and easy to make in one bowl.

If you’ve followed my blog for a while, you probably know that healthy muffins are one of my favorite things to bake. You can make a batch of muffins and have them ready to eat in just about half an hour.

These healthy blueberry muffins are so delicious, especially when they are warm from the oven. The muffins have a soft, light and fluffy texture and sweet blueberries in every bite.

Gluten Free Vegan Blueberry Applesauce Muffins (v, Gf, Df, Oat Flour, Refined Sugar Free)

This muffin recipe is an easy one bowl recipe, so the batter comes together quickly and you’ll have fewer dishes to wash. Many of my favorite muffin recipes are one bowl recipes, including these Healthy Banana Muffins, Zucchini Muffins and Strawberry Muffins.

These blueberry muffins are perfect for enjoying any time of day. Serve them with eggs for breakfast, enjoy one with a cup of coffee or tea for a snack, or try them for a healthier dessert.

To make this one bowl blueberry muffin recipe, you will start by combining the wet ingredients. Then you’ll mix the dry ingredients into the same bowl, followed by the blueberries. Here’s an overview of the recipe steps. You can find the full recipe with ingredient amounts and instructions in the recipe card at the end of this post.

Fluffy Vegan Blueberry Muffins Recipe (updated 2023)

These muffins freeze really well. Let them cool completely and then put them in an airtight container, such as a zip-top bag. Muffins can be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months. The fastest way to thaw a frozen muffin is to use the defrost setting or low power in the microwave. You can also thaw frozen muffins by leaving them at room temperature for 30 minutes to an hour, or by placing them in the refrigerator overnight.

These Healthy Blueberry Muffins are light and fluffy and full of juicy blueberries. The batter for these easy blueberry muffins is mixed up in one bowl!

Serving: 1 muffin , Calories: 177 kcal , Carbohydrates: 28 g , Protein: 5 g , Fat: 6 g , Saturated Fat: 3 g , Cholesterol: 41 mg , Sodium: 161 mg , Potassium: 126 mg , Fiber: 2 g , Sugar: 14 g , Vitamin A: 204 IU , Vitamin C: 2 mg , Calcium: 60 mg , Iron: 1 mg

Vegan Blueberry Muffins

This site contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through these links, I may receive a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting Kristine's Kitchen!Healthy Blueberry Muffins are slowly curing me of my uncanny ability to over complicate. This simple blueberry muffins recipe makes moist and fluffy muffins with whole wheat, heart healthy oats, and as many blueberries as I could squeeze into the batter. They are basically everything a blueberry oatmeal muffin should be. No more. No less.

I originally shared this healthy blueberry muffin recipe back in 2015, and it has since become a reader favorite. Adults love that these healthy blueberry muffins are wholesome and made with whole grains. Kids from toddlers to teenagers love that they are tender, buttery, and jam PACKED with blueberries.

Come to think of it, I think adults love that these healthy blueberry muffins are tender, buttery, and jam packed with blueberries too.?

Healthy Vegan Blueberry Muffins (gluten Free Option)

This healthy blueberry muffin recipe came to be when I realized that, while my site contained a wealth of muffin recipes—Raspberry Muffins; Banana Oatmeal Muffins; Healthy Banana Muffins; Healthy Oatmeal Muffins, among many other healthy muffin recipes—I didn’t have a single blueberry muffins recipe. Travesty! I set out to correct this omission by creating the blueberry muffin of my dreams.

Today’s healthy blueberry muffins are the result. There is absolutely nothing fancy about them, which, as it turns out, is what makes them perfect in every way.

When I started working on this healthy blueberry muffin recipe, the first three ingredients I pulled out of my pantry were not blueberries, oatmeal, or applesauce (way too obvious); they were lemon extract, cardamom, and hazelnuts. Forget simple whole wheat blueberry muffins.

Lemon Blueberry Muffins

Then, kind considerate wife that I am, I asked Ben if there was a particular blueberry muffin flavor he’d prefer. He returned this entirely legitimate question with a blank stare, followed by, “Um, just blueberry?”

I think you know where this is going. I obliged Ben’s request, and without a doubt, these healthy blueberry oat muffins turned out to be the finest I ever baked.

The batter could not be more simple—oatmeal, whole wheat flour, brown sugar, a little melted butter, and a touch of cinnamon—nor the result more spectacular.

Healthy Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins

These blueberry muffins are fluffy, moist, and tender. You’ll find them equally perfect with a cup of black coffee as they are with yogurt for an afternoon snack.

The light amount of butter makes the blueberry muffins rich but not too rich to deserve their “healthy” designation, and a handful of oatmeal gives them a more satisfying texture.

The true star of the muffins, however, are the blueberries themselves. They’re snuggled into every bite, with the tender, buttery muffin batter enhancing, not overpowering, their juicy taste.

Banana Blueberry Muffins Recipe

I use fresh blueberries when they are in their summer prime, but you can absolutely swap