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Blueberry oat muffins with title reading Blueberry Oat Muffins Recipe
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Blueberry Oat Muffins Recipe

Tender blueberry muffins made with finely ground rolled oats, Greek yogurt, maple syrup and oil, with no wheat flour.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 21 minutes
Batter rest and cooling 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 21 minutes
Servings: 12 muffins
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 185

Ingredients
  

  • 2 1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats 225 grams
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
  • 2 large eggs at cool room temperature
  • 3/4 cup plain Greek yogurt 170 grams
  • 1/3 cup pure maple syrup 105 grams
  • 1/4 cup avocado oil or another neutral oil 55 grams
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest optional
  • 1 cup blueberries 150 grams, fresh or frozen
  • 2 tablespoons rolled oats optional for topping
  • nonstick cooking spray or paper liners for the pan

Equipment

  • High-powered blender or food processor
  • Two mixing bowls
  • Whisk
  • Flexible spatula
  • Standard 12-cup muffin pan
  • Paper liners or cooking spray
  • Spring-loaded scoop
  • Wire cooling rack

Method
 

  1. Heat the oven to 375°F with a center rack. Lightly spray a standard 12-cup muffin pan or spray-lined paper cups.
  2. Blend oats in two batches for 30 to 45 seconds each, stopping and stirring safely, until powdery with no intact flakes.
  3. Whisk the oat flour with baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt, breaking up all leavener clumps.
  4. Whisk eggs, Greek yogurt, maple syrup, oil, vanilla and optional lemon zest until smooth.
  5. Fold wet into dry just until no flour pockets remain. Do not blend the complete batter at high speed.
  6. Rest batter at room temperature for 10 minutes. It should fall in a thick ribbon and a groove should close slowly.
  7. Reserve optional top berries, then fold the rest into the batter with 5 to 7 broad strokes. Keep frozen berries frozen.
  8. Divide among 12 cups, filling about three-quarters full. Add reserved berries and optional rolled oats.
  9. Bake 18 to 23 minutes with fresh berries or 20 to 27 minutes with frozen, until tops spring back and a crumb-area toothpick has no wet batter.
  10. Cool in the pan 10 minutes, then transfer muffins to a rack and cool at least 30 minutes before judging the crumb.

Notes

  • Grind oats in two batches until powdery with no intact flakes.
  • Mix the complete batter by hand and rest exactly 10 minutes.
  • Fold frozen blueberries straight from the freezer.
  • Insert the toothpick into crumb, not through a berry.
  • Cool at least 30 minutes because the oat crumb continues setting.
  • Contains milk and egg; verify oat labeling for gluten-related needs.
  • This recipe was developed through culinary research and editorial review.