We finally got a break in the heat this weekend. I don’t want to seem like I am complaining about the weather but it was nice to see some rain so I could turn on the oven and do some baking. I am always on the hunt for healthier snack options for the girls and D. As I was doing my weekly meal planning I came across these lemon ricotta blueberry muffins from fraiche nutrition. So I decided to make a similar version and was successful. Moist sweet blueberry lemon muffins made with whole wheat flour, oat flour, and yogurt. One word to describe these muffins: YUM.
Most muffins are full of sugar, like your eating dessert for breakfast. The good thing about baking is you can reduce the sugar without compromising taste which is what I did with these muffins. With the addition of seasonal blueberries and lemon provided a lot of flavour. For moisture I added plain greek yogurt. If you prefer a sweeter version you can easily add a crumble. These muffins were enjoyed by all, especially my 20 month old sweet pea.
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Yields 12
10 minPrep Time
20 minCook Time
30 minTotal Time
Save RecipeIngredients
- 1 cup of Whole Wheat flour
- 1/2 cup of Oat flour
- 1/2 cup of sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 1 cup of plain greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup of coconut oil
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Zest from 1 lemon
- Juice from 1 lemon
- 2 cups of blueberries
- Crumble topping (optional)
- 1 tbsp turbinado sugar
- 1 tbsp oat flour
- dash of cinnamon
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- Mix ingredients together and sprinkle over muffins prior to baking
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Line muffin tin with liners
- In a large bowl combine flours,sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt and whisk.
- In a medium size bowl combine yogurt, oil, egg, vanilla, lemon rind, and lemon juice.
- Add dry ingredients to wet and combine. Fold in blueberries.
- Fill muffins tins to 3/4 full.
- Bake for 2o minutes or until fork comes out clean.
We have tried these turmeric breakfast muffins from green kitchen stories which are a great option for a healthy breakfast or snack as well.
Enjoy!
