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    Hummusapien » Recipes » Breakfast » Fluffy Blueberry Orange Muffins

    Fluffy Blueberry Orange Muffins

    Published Jul 17, 2017 · Modified Nov 8, 2021 · by Alexis Joseph · 26 Comments

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    Tender, moist, and sweet, these lightly sweetened healthy Blueberry Orange Muffins are delicious for breakfast or as an afternoon pick-me-up! An easy, kid-friendly, vegan-friendly recipe.

    The truth is that I really wanted to make you guys n' gals bread.

    Tender, moist, and sweet, these lightly sweetened healthy Blueberry Orange Muffins are delicious for breakfast or as an afternoon pick-me-up! An easy, kid-friendly, vegan-friendly recipe.

    Like a real tall, cloud-like, hearty loaf of sorts chock full of bursting bloobs and bright orange citrus sweetened with just enough maple syrup to sweeten. Cuz lezbehonest...if you're anything like me, you're gonna slather these babies with salted buttah and a drizzle of honey the second it comes out of the oven and be all ohhh ahhhh I feel like I just had a baby but it's actually just blueberry orange bread that I love so dearly.

    Bread was the intent, but muffins were far more realistic. We're talking eighteen minutes versus like sixty plus, ya feel? But if you feel so inclined as to turn this into a loaf that you can slice into gorgeous thick pieces, feel free to use a loaf pan and bake it for about an hour. Send me selfies with it!!

    Tender, moist, and sweet, these lightly sweetened healthy Blueberry Orange Muffins are delicious for breakfast or as an afternoon pick-me-up! An easy, kid-friendly, vegan-friendly recipe.

    These muffins are straight up perfect. Fluffy and moist and tender and sweet like you stepped right out of muff heaven. I mean it when I say you just have to try one with butter or Earth Balance and honey. I've posted many a muffin recipe on this site but I gotta hand it to these...they're my all time favorite.

    Now there's a couple little tricks with this blueberry orange muffin recipe. First, tossing the bloobs in a bit of the flour mixture prevents them from sinking like sad little blue anchors in each muffin. Miraculous!

    Second, you want to use fresh oranges here. Normally I'd be all about ease but taking a minute to juice and zest the orange is where that divine citrusy flavor comes from. During the months of June to October when US citrus isn't in season, Summer Citrus of South Africa saves us with their sweet and seedless Easy Peelers, Cara-Cara oranges, Midknights, Star Ruby grapefruits, and Navel oranges.

    Tender, moist, and sweet, these lightly sweetened healthy Blueberry Orange Muffins are delicious for breakfast or as an afternoon pick-me-up! An easy, kid-friendly, vegan-friendly recipe.

    I used a portion of whole wheat flour and a portion of unbleached all purpose so these were light and fluffy as opposed to dense. I highly recommend! I also chose to do ½ cup of pure maple syrup in the first batch and they tasted more like a less sweet breakfast muffin.

    Still yummy, but likely not sweet enough for most taste buds. Feel free to use whatever suits you best. I thought the olive oil would add another layer of fruitiness and fanciness, but any oil will do.

    Tender, moist, and sweet, these lightly sweetened healthy Blueberry Orange Muffins are delicious for breakfast or as an afternoon pick-me-up! An easy, kid-friendly, vegan-friendly recipe.

    It never ceases to amaze me how delish blueberries are paired with just about anythingggg.

    Blueberry orange stir fry coming your way next week hayyyyy!

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    Fluffy Blueberry Orange Muffins

    ★★★★★ 4.2 from 5 reviews
    • Author: Alexis
    • Prep Time: 15 mins
    • Cook Time: 18 mins
    • Total Time: 33 mins
    • Yield: 15 muffins 1x
    • Category: Snack
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    Tender, moist, and sweet, these lightly sweetened healthy Blueberry Orange Muffins are delicious for breakfast or as an afternoon pick-me-up! An easy, kid-friendly, vegan-friendly recipe.


    Ingredients

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    • 2 tbsp ground flaxseed + 6 tbsp water (can sub 2 eggs)
    • 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
    • ¾ cup all purpose flour
    • 1 tbsp baking powder
    • ½ tsp salt
    • ½ cup + 2 tbsp pure maple syrup (use ¾ cup for sweeter muffin)
    • ½ cup vanilla yogurt of choice (use coconut or almond yogurt for dairy-free)
    • ¼ cup olive oil
    • ½ cup fresh orange juice (I used navel oranges)
    • 1 tbsp orange zest, packed (zest of 2 oranges)
    • 1 tsp vanilla extract
    • 1 cup fresh blueberries

    Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 400F. Spray a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray.
    2. Place ground flax and water in a small bowl. Stir and set aside.
    3. Measure flour by spooning it into the measuring cup and leveling it off. Combine flours, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Place blueberries in another bowl and toss with 2 tbsp of the flour mixture to avoid sinking.
    4. In another mixing bowl, combine flax mixture, maple syrup, olive oil, yogurt, orange juice, orange zest, and vanilla. Fold wet mixture into dry mixture until just combined. Don't over-mix! Fold in blueberries.
    5. Spoon mixture ¾ way full into greased muffin tin. I baked the extra batter in a small dish for a little breakfast bake!
    6. Bake for about 16-18 minutes or until a fork comes out clean. Cool for 20 minutes before carefully transferring muffins to a wire cooling rack to cool completely. I like serving mine with butter or Earth Balance and a drizzle of honey!

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    Tender, moist, and sweet, these lightly sweetened healthy Blueberry Orange Muffins are delicious for breakfast or as an afternoon pick-me-up! An easy, kid-friendly, vegan-friendly recipe.

    This post is sponsored by Summer Citrus of South Africa. Thanks for supporting the brand that make Hummusapien possible!

    About Alexis Joseph


    Oh HEY there! I'm Alexis Joseph, food writer, blogger, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), new mama, and co-founder of local restaurant group, Alchemy. I use my passion for cooking and wellness as fuel to help others ignite a more freeing and happy relationship with food.

    Learn more about Alexis!

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    1. za manaf says

      August 09, 2021 at 1:46 am

      I am not a great cook, but the recepie is easy to follow with fabulous results. Love them 🙂

      ★★★★★

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      • Alexis says

        August 10, 2021 at 10:58 am

        Awesome to hear, thanks Za!

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    2. Hadi Waqar says

      August 11, 2017 at 5:30 pm

      Awesome idea. The muffins looks too good & your pictures are gorgeous 🙂

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    3. Hadi Waqar says

      August 11, 2017 at 5:30 pm

      Awesome idea. The muffins looks too good & your pictures are gorgeous 🙂

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