As much as I love fall produce, sometimes I feel nostalgic for the melons & berries of summertime. Which is how these muffins came to be. I made them the other day when I was craving a break from pumpkins, squashes and apples.
These healthy blueberry muffins are a little different from regular recipes because they include kefir, a super-probiotic drink that tastes like yogurt but has the consistency of buttermilk. Kefir works perfectly in baked goods – it keeps them moist and fluffy. And using blueberry kefir here just boosts these muffins’ flavor even more.
Blueberry kefir muffins would make a great Christmas morning breakfast!
Blueberry Muffins with Kefir
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Serves: 12 muffins
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼ cup canola or grapeseed oil
- 2 large eggs
- ½ sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup blueberry kefir
- 1¼ cups frozen wild blueberries (the tiny ones)
- For the topping:
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 2 Tbsp quick oats
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400. Place paper cups in a muffin tin and spray lightly with cooking spray.
- Gently mix flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, beat together the oil, eggs, sugar and vanilla.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet, alternating with the kefir, until mixture is just incorporated. If mixture seems dry, add a little more kefir (up to ¼ cup)
- Toss frozen blueberries with an additional 1 tsp flour then gently fold into the batter.
- Scoop batter into muffin cups.
- Using a fork or your fingers, mix together the butter, sugar and oats and sprinkle a little of this mixture on top of each muffin.
- Bake at 400 for 17-20 minutes, or until a knife/toothpick comes out clean.
- Let muffins cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before digging in.
3 Comments
Sandy Litteral
February 17, 2017 at 4:51 amThis is the best blueberry muffin recipe I have ever tasted , bar none. I did make 1 slight change. I substituted 1 c of all purpose flour for 1 of whole wheat.
Amelia Winslow
February 17, 2017 at 4:18 pmHi Sandy,
Thanks for your kind comment – I’m so glad you enjoyed these!
Pam Prutzman
July 20, 2017 at 10:00 amWhat is the measurement for the sugar? It just says “1/2”! Thanks!