These healthy blueberry muffins are made with 100% whole grains and naturally sweetened with bananas and honey. At only 161 calories per muffin, you’re going to love this healthy snack.
BEST Healthy Blueberry Muffins
We love healthy muffins here at Fit Foodie Finds. From protein muffins to healthy chocolate muffins to blueberry oatmeal muffins, we have such a wide collection of muffin recipes.
These healthy blueberry muffins are made with 100% whole grains and use all-natural sweeteners such as banana and coconut sugar. And, don’t forget the fresh blueberries!
In this post, we’ll teach you how to make this healthy blueberry muffin recipe + give you tips and tricks on how to make it your own.
Why make these?
These healthy blueberry muffins are:
- Super fluffy: talk about a fluffy muffin. We don’t skimp when it comes to filling up the muffin cups with batter, but we’re also sharing our secret to ultra-fluffy muffins below.
- 100% Whole Grains: this recipe calls for white whole wheat flour, which is 100% whole grain.
- All-Natural Sugars: You won’t find any refined sugar such as white or brown sugar in this recipe.
- Freezer-Friendly: Bake now, eat later! This blueberry muffin recipe is freezer-friendly!
PS: try our Blueberry Banana Bread. It’s a very similar recipe to these muffins.
Why You Need for Blueberry Muffins
The ingredient lineup for these healthy blueberry muffins is simple, nutritious, and uses items you probably already have in your kitchen.
- White whole wheat flour: make sure to use white whole wheat flour instead of regular whole wheat as it’s lighter and better for baking.
- Blueberries (fresh or frozen): fresh or frozen blueberries will work for this recipe.
- Eggs: eggs are used as a bind and also to make this blueberry muffins recipe nice and fluffy.
- Honey: honey is an all-natural sweetener that pairs really well with blueberries.
- Greek yogurt: Greek yogurt is our secret healthy ingredient that really fluffs up these blueberry muffins!
- Banana: banana is another all-natural sweetener that we used in this recipe.
- Almond milk: feel free to use any kind of milk you want.
- Vanilla extract: vanilla does such a great job of enhancing all of the flavors.
- Coconut oil: a little coconut oil goes a long way for moisture. You need only 2 tablespoons.
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How are these Blueberry Muffins Healthier?
When it comes to nutritious swaps and baking, there are 3 things to keep in mind –> Flour + Sugar + Fat. Check out the swaps we make below.
Flour: Ditch the white flour and use white whole wheat flour for a whole grain flour option. This will give you a serving of whole grains and a delicious nutty flavor. Option to sub an all-purpose gluten-free flour if you are hoping to make these gluten-free.
A note on flour
Unfortunately, we do not recommend using a nut-free flour such as almond or coconut. You’ll need to find a different recipe if this is what you’re hoping for!
Sugar: This recipe is sweetened exclusively with all-natural sugars. We opted to remove the refined, white sugar and replace it with honey and banana.
Fat: The only fat that these healthy blueberry muffins call for is 2 tablespoons of coconut oil. We were able to reduce the oil content because mashed banana helps make these muffins extra moist!
Don’t love bananas? We know that there is a big debate when it comes to the flavor of bananas. If you’re one of those people that can’t do it, feel free to sub about 1 cup of unsweetened applesauce. Your muffins won’t be as sweet, but you won’t taste any banana. Check out our homemade applesauce recipes:
#1 Tip for SUPER Fluffy Muffins
I’m sure you’re wondering how we got these healthy blueberry muffins to be so dang fluffy. The answer? GREEK YOGURT.
Greek yogurt not only helps moisten your muffins, but the acidity actually helps activate the baking soda, making these super fluffy. We’re not mad about this at all and pretty much use this method in all of our muffin recipes.
We prefer to use plain Greek yogurt and you can use any % fat that you want.
Try it!
Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins
Try our Blueberry Oatmeal Muffin recipe for a similar flavored-muffin, but with a slightly different flour combination. This recipe features both oat flour and rolled oats.
Storage
Let your blueberry muffin recipe cool completely. Then, transfer them into an airtight container and store on the countertop for up to 3 days or in the fridge for up to 5 days.
How to Freeze Blueberry Muffins
- First, let the muffins cool completely.
- Then, place muffins on a baking sheet and place the baking sheet into the freezer.
- Freeze for at least 2 hours.
- Once the muffins are frozen, transfer them into a freezer-safe, gallon-size bag. Then, remove as much air as possible and seal.
- Write “Blueberry Muffins” on the front of the bag along with an “eat by date” 3 months from the time you made the muffins.
To thaw: remove a frozen muffin from the bag. Then, let thaw on the countertop for 30 minutes OR defrost in the microwave for a few minutes.
