These healthy sugar free dairy free blueberry muffins are truly delicious. Gluten free, refined sugar free, and with only a tablespoon of olive oil as your fat source, they defy all logic and are fluffy, moist, sweet and hearty. My favorite healthy muffin recipe ever!
Sometimes you try a recipe and you just know. You know you’ll make it over and over again and that it will always have a special place in your heart. These healthy blueberry muffins are the perfect example. I first saw them on Ambitious Kitchen’s blog and scrolled through rave review after rave review. I got up, checked that I had all the ingredients, then immediately proceeded to make them. Wow! So tasty that it’s hard to believe that they are actually good for you.
What makes these muffins healthy?
The flour: They are higher in protein and fiber due to their mix of almond and oat flour. This makes them gluten free!
How to make oat flour:
I’ve made these before both with ready purchased oat flour (Bob’s Red Mill brand) and by making my own oat flour. This is as easy as putting old fashioned (rolled) oats into a food processor and processing into a flour like consistency. You’ll use about 1 1/2 cups of oats to get the amount of oat flour needed in this recipe.
The fat: A mere tablespoon of olive oil!
The sweetener: refined sugar free and uses just 1/3 cup of pure maple syrup for the whole recipe. Just sweet enough!
They are also dairy free and use just a touch of apple cider vinegar to give them some lift. You can’t taste the vinegar in them at all, don’t worry. I also added lemon zest which I think really lifted the flavor of these- highly recommend you doing the same!
How to serve and store your muffins:
I like eating these warm, with some nut butter or extra maple syrup drizzled on top when I’m at home. These make a great grab and go snack too, and the perfect accompaniment to your morning coffee without any extra adornment.
Leftovers can be stored at room temperature in a tightly covered container for 1-2 days or frozen for up to 3 months.
Super Healthy Blueberry Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 cup + 2 tablespoon (divided) oat flour (the extra 2 tablespoon are for tossing with the blueberries)
- 1 cup finely blanched almond flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs, slightly beaten
- 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk or dairy free milk of choice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 C (350 F). Line a muffin pan with 9 muffin liners, or spray well with pan spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the oat flour, almond flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- In a separate large bowl, whisk together the eggs, maple syrup, vanilla, lemon zest, almond milk, olive oil and apple cider vinegar until well combined.
- Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and stir until just combined.
- In a small bowl, toss together the blueberries with 2 tablespoon of oat flour until well coated. This prevents them from sinking to the bottom of the muffins. Fold the floured blueberries into your muffin mix until just combined, don't over mix.
- Divide batter evenly into 9 muffin cups, filling about 3/4 of the way full. Bake for 18-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean or with a few dry crumbs attached.
- Cool or eat warm (I prefer eating warm!)
Notes
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raida says
Well done! guilt-free muffins that don’t taste like cardboard
Farah Abumaizar says
We both love these ❤️😍
Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry says
I’ve been looking for some delicious snacks for the kids for after school – will definitely be giving these a try!
Farah Abumaizar says
So glad to hear they! These definitely fit the description!
Ellen says
A lovely muffin I can feel good about giving to my kids for breakfast or a snack.
Farah Abumaizar says
Exactly what I was looking for!
Tisha says
Loving this healthier version! I could eat blueberry muffins all day every day!
Farah Abumaizar says
Me tooo! And this way we don’t have to feel guilty about it 🙂
Cathy says
I love blueberries and love muffins, so to be able to combine the two in a healthy way without feeling too guilty is a plus in my book!! Thank you for this recipe! Has been added to my dessert and treat recipe section to make this week for sure!
Farah Abumaizar says
So glad to hear that Cathy! I’m sure you’ll love it ❤️
Adriana says
My family enjoys muffins a lot. I followed your recipe, and the result was fantastic. Thanks for the inspiration to bake at home.
Farah Abumaizar says
So glad to hear that Adriana! Thanks for the kind comment!