Healthy Lemon Blueberry Muffins!!! Bursting with fresh, plump, juicy blueberries and packed with lemon zest and coconut sugar, these muffins are just the thing to bake this summer!
Happy Monday everyone!
I’m super late in getting this post up today. I had way too much fun yesterday . . I attended an event last night at my local Sur La Table and got to demo the new KitchenAid Spiralizer attachment and make my cauliflower pesto.
It was a private event for all the social media influencers in Madison and we had such a great time! And this happened. I’m always late to the game but when I finally heard about the Running Man Challenge, we had to do it!
How was everyone’s weekend? Ours was jam packed and the fun is not going to stop because the family and I are headed to Des Moines, Iowa this weekend!!! The Greater Des Moines Convention & Visitors Bureau invited us to explore Des Moines and eat and drink our way around the city so we are so excited! Be sure to follow me on Snapchat (hipfoodiemom1). . where I’ll be sharing all the fun!
It’s summer so my fridge is packed with berries. Like, all the time. so, on Saturday, my youngest requested blueberry muffins!
I’ve made these muffins with regular all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour and now this flour! Next up, I will have to try a combination of coconut flour and ground almond meal.
I was going for the larger bakery style muffins and these delivered! They were so good! I love lemon and blueberry together and this time, I used coconut sugar in place of regular sugar.
My husband and I also shot our first video .. it’s not perfect but I am super happy with it. My husband did everything .. he still has a ways to go in learning all the editing tips and tricks but he’ll get there! I hope you try these muffins!
Healthy Lemon Blueberry Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 cups wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 heaping tablespoon grated lemon zest
- 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries; if frozen make sure they are thoroughly defrosted + more if desired
- ½ cup 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
- ¾ cup coconut sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup milk 2% or almond milk
- Special equipment suggested: a cookie dough scooper
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F and place your oven rack in the center. Line your muffin tin with your muffin/cupcake liners or spray (with a non-stick cooking spray) the bottom and sides of each muffin tin cup.
- In a separate medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and lemon zest.
- In the bowl of your electric stand mixer fitted with the flat beater attachment, beat the butter until softened; for about 1 minute. Add the sugar and continue to beat until light and fluffy, for about 2-3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed and add in the vanilla extract.
- With the mixer on low, add the flour mixture (in three additions) and milk (in two additions) alternating, starting and ending with the flour. Mix only until combined. Gently fold in the blueberries by hand using a rubber spatula.
- Scoop out the muffin batter and place into each baking cup and bake for about 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool for about 5-10 minutes and enjoy!
Patti says
June 13, 2016 at 10:22 amI love the combination of Lemon and Blueberries. This looks delicious. I will definitely have to give it a try. Of course, my daughter will want them frosted with lemon frosting so we can call them cupcakes. She’s going through a cup cake phase right now.
hipfoodiemom says
June 13, 2016 at 10:36 amI can’t argue with lemon frosting!!! Sounds delish! 🙂
Dawn @ Girl Heart Food says
June 13, 2016 at 11:38 amThese muffins look delicious and so healthy, Alice! That cauliflower pesto is so unique! I’m loving cauliflower right now. It’s starting to become my new favourite veg. I bet I’d love that pesto. Glad to hear you had a fun filled jam packed weekend! I had a nice weekend too! Bring on the next one, right?! Have a lovely week 🙂
Jennifer Farley says
June 13, 2016 at 12:08 pmThese muffins are perfect! I have been really enjoying all of your videos :)`
Manali@CookWithManali says
June 13, 2016 at 12:40 pmYum! healthy muffins are the best! these look delicious Alice!
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says
June 13, 2016 at 8:15 pmI could never say no to healthy muffins, especially when blueberries are involved. These sound fantastic, Alice! I love the touch of lemon in here! So perfect for breakfast or dessert!
Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction says
June 14, 2016 at 6:56 amBlueberry lemon is one of my favorite combinations this time of year! I wish I had a muffin to go with my coffee!
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy says
June 14, 2016 at 7:11 amIt sounds like you had a great time at the event!
I am loving the sound of these muffins, as the combination of lemon and blueberries is one of my favourites. So fresh!
Mir says
June 14, 2016 at 9:07 amI can’t believe your husband made that video. So professional! Can I borrow him, please? Oh, and your kitchen? I need better places to shoot!
These are the bomb. I really want to try that flour blend now. Look how the muffins rose! Such a fan. Yay!
Ashley | The Recipe Rebel says
June 14, 2016 at 10:45 amThese muffins look PERFECT Alice! I can never get enough lemon and blueberry treats and I love that these are a healthier snack for summer! That swimsuit is calling my name…. 😉
My Inner Chick says
June 14, 2016 at 12:13 pmThese look sooooooooo good. I do smell them!
The video is FABULOUS. You are adorable! x
Kelly says
June 14, 2016 at 4:33 pmSuch a fun weekend, hope you guys have a great time on your trip too 🙂 Yay, your husband did such an awesome job on the video! Love that these muffins are healthier! The lemon and blueberry combo sound perfect!
Ami@NaiveCookCooks says
June 14, 2016 at 4:55 pmOmg I need to find that flour!! Muffins look so good that I wish I had one right now with my coffee!
Sarah @Whole and Heavenly Oven says
June 16, 2016 at 6:44 amBeautiful muffins and an even more amazing video, Alice! You and your husband do such a great job on videos together! I need ALL of these gorgeous muffins in my life asap!
Cheyanne @ No Spoon Necessary says
June 16, 2016 at 9:20 amHaving too much fun is the best reason to post late! No need to apologize for living it up, Alice! I am a sucker for muffins.. I mean what sane person isn’t, right? So I am loving these lightened up ones! Blueberry and lemon is so delicious together, and since these are healthy I can at least have 5 in one sitting! Cheers to that! 😉
mira says
June 16, 2016 at 10:01 amOMG, you guys look so cute on that video! Love it! So much fun! These muffins look so good! Will try that flour 🙂
Laura | Tutti Dolci says
June 18, 2016 at 8:02 pmI’m obsessed with lemon-blueberry anything, these muffins are perfection!
Christine @ thyme & toast says
June 22, 2016 at 9:25 pmLove lemon and blueberries together! And I could eat a muffin every day if I had the opportunity.. Can’t wait to try these.
Liz says
July 5, 2016 at 10:25 amSuch beautiful, perfectly domed muffins!!! I grew up just north of Des Moines—can’t wait to hear about your visit!
Afroz says
June 18, 2018 at 2:07 pmBeautiful muffins, i want to try it but i have frozen blueberries if I use them should I reduce the quantity of liquid and keep the same ?
hipfoodiemom says
June 18, 2018 at 6:35 pmHi!!! Yes, you can absolutely use frozen. Just defrost them first and follow the recipe as is! Cheers!