Superfood Blueberry Muffins

These delicious and wonderfully-textured muffins are packed with healthy ingredients: whole wheat flour, oats, antioxidant-rich blueberries, walnuts, and Greek yogurt. These will have a more dense consistency and a wonderful texture. Before baking you can sprinkle the tops with a few oats, cinnamon, white sugar, or walnuts as you desire.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 183 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• ¾ cup applesauce
• ½ cup oats
• 6 ounces Greek yogurt
• ¼ cup skim milk (Optional)
• 2 tablespoons skim milk, or as needed (Optional)
• 1 cup blueberries, or more to taste
• ⅔ cup coarsely chopped walnuts

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.

Step 2

Combine flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl; stir in applesauce, yogurt, 1/4 cup skim milk, vegetable oil, and egg. If the dough us a bit too dry, add extra milk 1 tablespoon at a time. Batter should be about the consistency of a thick oatmeal.

Step 3

Fold blueberries and walnuts into the batter. Spoon into prepared muffin cups until almost full.

Step 4

Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes.