Happy Monday friends! Here is to start of a brand new week. Sometimes I feel that every week is a new challenge that brings unique circumstances in the most predictable routines. With all the kids' activities and classes that go on throughout the week, one thing that I try to keep in mind while cooking and baking over the weekend is that they have something that is light and that the kids (and grown ups) can scarf down in a hurry, for breakfast or for snack. The chocolate chip zucchini muffin recipe that I have on the blog is one of our family favorite but I wanted to try something that was satisfying and scored high on real food groups (whole wheat). And at the same time, I made sure that processed ingredients were at a minimum to pack maximum nutrition punch.
These muffins are your favorite blueberry muffin with way lower sugars, calories and fat. The muffins are made with 100% whole wheat flour so no processed or "enriched" flour products, brown sugar is used instead of white sugar and are not overly sweet; just slightly sweet flavor and lots of wholesome ingredients to get your day started. You know I am sucker for a good crumble topping (remember this one?). For this recipe though, I wanted to keep it nut free so that Mr. Little V can enjoy it as much as the rest of us - so I went with oats crumb topping - another feather in the health points cap for these muffins. The crumb topping is optional, but I would completely stand behind it, just because it adds a crunch and hint of sweetness that this muffin desperately needs.
All of the ingredients of this recipe are most likely already sitting in your refrigerator and pantry. I used buttermilk in making these muffins but if you do not have buttermilk, it is completely OK. You can add lime juice or vinegar to regular milk to make homemade buttermilk.
Tip: To make 1 cup buttermilk add 1 tablespoon lime juice/white vinegar to a measuring cup and then fill it up to 1 cup measure mark with milk. Stir and let sit for five minutes. Your buttermilk is ready!
Here is a handy printable of the recipe:
Healthy Blueberry Oatmeal Breakfast Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole-wheat flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1.5 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups fresh blueberries
Crumb topping
- ⅓ cup old-fashioned rolled oats
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon whole wheat flour
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter room temperature
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F or 200 degrees C. Line a muffin pan with 12 muffin-cup liners.
- Whisk together 2 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl until combined and set aside.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with beater paddle (I use my Kitchenaid) or in a separate bowl, mix together butter and sugar till creamy. Add the egg and continue mixing till light and fluffy, about a minute. Then add buttermilk and vanilla extract in a bowl. Add the dry ingredients slowly and stir just until combined. Fold in blueberries. Divide batter evenly among the 12 muffin cups.
- Make crumb topping: Combine oats, sugar, cinnamon, and flour in a bowl. Cut in softened butter with a fork. Sprinkle topping evenly over muffins. Bake at 400° F for 15-18 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool muffins in pan for 5 minutes before removing them to a wire rack.
Notes
All you need is a cup of milk or coffee. Let me know if you try theses!
Love Always - Vaishali.
Tools Used:
Oven
Muffin pan
Stand mixer (This one)/Hand mixer/Whisk
Measuring Cups and Measuring Spoons
Fork
Shubh says
I never made any blueberry item. This looks nice. I will try it out.
Laura says
These look absolutely scrumptious! Love the face they are healthy too and I am also a fan of the crumb topping. Gonna try these out for sure! I bet they smell good too!!
Ashli Ferguson says
MMM this looks amazing!! I am going to have to try these!
Nursery Rhymes Girl says
OMG you made me hungry girl 🙂 🙂 🙂 Good luck with blogging 🙂
Brianna says
These look delicious. I recently started cooking with blueberries.
Nailil says
These look delicious! My little ones love a good sweet but healthy treat and would love these!
Jenna says
Yummm! I love meals that I can make ahead of time and grab on the way out the door. Especially for the kids who seem to need persuading every step of the way. I’m excited to try them. Love that they freeze well to! ❤️
Lesley (makemeupblogs) says
I gotta try out this recipe! I'm not a big breakfast eater, but since I started working, I've been looking into healthy breakfast options, and this seems like a great one!
Stacy says
Wow these are exactly what I needed this morning 😝. I will come back on and rate it after I try it. Do you think the recipe would work well with spelt flour or quinoa flour or a gluten free blend? I can’t tolerate wheat very well. 😢
Stacy Mojica says
I have now made these muffins at least 8 times! I’ve had to tinker with a few things like adding less baking soda because I live in Colorado where the elevation is very high! But when I made those adjustments it came out perfectly. I have also made these many times with frozen blueberries and they come out a bit wet if I don’t decrease the milk, which makes sense. I have also made these with both almond milk with lemon juice and with real buttermilk. We like them better with buttermilk. You can really taste the buttermilk. It is super rich and gives a wonderful and unique flavor. I made these for a friend after she had a baby and she said they were the best blueberry muffins she had ever had in her life! At any rate these have now earned a permanent spot in my recipe book 😉
Vaishali says
Aww...thanks for such encouraging words Stacy. I like trying these out with buttermilk. My daughter loves baking with buttermilk so I'll let her know about your positive experience..:)
Stacy Mojica says
You’re welcome and thank you for the winning recipe!! Lol buttermilk is addictive once you start using it 😉
Shawn @ PBS Market says
I love blueberry muffins and these sound delicious. I love that they are healthy and lower in sugar. I can’t wait to try them.