Perfect Blueberry Muffin Recipe (Made with Yogurt and No Butter)
This blueberry muffin recipe is honestly the best one you’ll ever find. I’ve been making it and sharing it for over 10 years and people are blown away. It’s light, fluffy, low in sugar, contains no butter, has a ton of fruit and a whole cup of yogurt! What’s not to love?
Blueberry muffins are the poster child for all muffins, are they not?
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I really am not a huge fan of blueberries, but I LOVE blueberry muffins, especially when they’re used in this recipe. In fact, this is the only muffin recipe I use for any fruit!
I was originally given a Waitrose plum muffin recipe by my cousin, Connie, in England who made them and told me she’d eaten three! She doesn’t usually even eat TWO of anything, so I knew they had to be good! Let’s just say that I’ve actually had a reader “yell” at me for not telling her just how amazing these muffins were! Haha!
If you don’t believe me, just peruse the comments and reviews. For example, my peach muffin recipe, and just take a look at that heavenly crumb and all the pieces of fruit!
These are just the most perfect blueberry muffins, ever!
Perfect Blueberry Muffin Recipe
Adapted by Christina Conte from a Waitrose recipe. Makes 8 large muffins or 12 small muffins
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Ingredients
- flour
- baking powder
- baking soda
- sugar
- eggs
- olive oil
- yogurt
- blueberries (fresh or frozen, wild or conventional/organic)
- Demerara or Swedish pearl sugar (optional)
Special equipment: muffin pans (I prefer making 8 jumbo muffins, or 6 jumbo and a mini loaf) or you can make 12 regular muffins.
Make the Blueberry Muffin Batter Mixture
Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
Sift flour, baking powder, and baking soda into a large bowl. Stir in the sugar (people often miss this step)
In a separate bowl or measuring jug, whisk together the eggs, olive oil, and yogurt until smooth.
Wash the blueberries and dry. If using frozen berries, toss them in a teaspoonful of flour to help them not to fall whilst baking. Wild blueberries work in this recipe, too.
Pour the yogurt mixture into the dry ingredients. Slowly stir together in the large bowl until just combined. DO NOT OVER STIR as it will make the muffins too dense.
Next, add the blueberries.
Gently fold in the blueberries with just a few turns. (Keep a few aside for putting on top of the muffins, if you like.) Fill the muffin cases, or just tear parchment paper to line each cup as I do. Sprinkle with a little sugar if desired. This makes a crunchy top and adds a little sweetness.
Bake the Blueberry Muffins
Bake for about 20 minutes or until golden brown. It will take longer if the fruit is frozen.
You will be delighted with these beauties! Just take them out of the tray and keep in a cloth-lined basket to serve or allow to cool on a rack. These are definitely best eaten the same day they are made.
NOTE: you can bake the entire mixture in a loaf pan, too! The only thing is that it will take about 45 minutes or possibly longer to bake.
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Blueberry Muffin Recipe (Made with Yogurt and No Butter)
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour (good quality, avoid bleached, bromated and enriched if possible)
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup light olive oil
- 1 cup yogurt (if using Greek yogurt, add 1 Tbsp milk or buttermilk)
- 2 cups blueberries (fresh or frozen wild/conventional/organic)
- ¼ tsp Demerara sugar (or Swedish pearl sugar to top, if desired)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF/ 175℃.
- Sift flour, baking powder, and baking soda into a large bowl.
- Stir in the sugar.
- In a separate bowl or measuring jug, whisk together the eggs, olive oil, and yogurt until smooth.
- Wash the blueberries and dry. If using frozen berries, toss them in a teaspoonful of flour to help them not to fall whilst baking.
- Pour the yogurt mixture into the dry ingredients.
- Slowly stir together in the large bowl until just combined. DO NOT OVER STIR as it will make the muffins too dense.
- Gently add the blueberries with just a few turns. (Keep a few aside for putting on top of the muffins, if you like.) Fill the muffin cases. Sprinkle with a little sugar if desired. This makes a crunchy top and adds a little sweetness.
- Bake for about 20 minutes or until golden brown.
Notes
- Use almost any fruit to like in these muffins. All the fruits I've tried have turned out brilliantly: peach, rhubarb, cranberry/orange (using fresh and dried cranberries), and of course, plums.
- You can bake the entire mixture in a loaf pan, too! The only thing is that it will take about 45 minutes or possibly longer to bake.
Nutrition
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I LOVE these muffins! The 1st batch I followed the recipe exact (except for the olive oil, I only have EVOO in my cupboard). They disappeared – quickly. The 2nd & 3rd batches I used vanilla Greek yogurt, added about 1 tsp of Tahitian vanilla, a pinch of grey sea salt and a squeeze of lemon juice. And then I let the batter sit for about 10 minutes before dropping into muffin cups. I got more rise and airier texture. I find that anytime I use buttermilk when baking the batters benefit from the 10-15 minutes of being left alone to let the chemistry between the baking soda/powders and buttermilk work their magic. Thank you for another fabulous, mouthwatering recipe!
Fabulous, Jessica! I’m glad the rest worked as what I’ve found is that the batter indeed begins to rise, but when you put them into the muffin cups, it loses air. Maybe letting them rest in the cups would work even better? Glad you like them, and thank you for the 5 star review! Always appreciated!
It looks like i read the “do not over mix” too late, it looks like I am going to make dinner rolls haha I ended up with a ball
Oh no! You definitely want to keep the air in these to make them light. Next time, Veronica!
Have you made these with half whole wheat flour or with white whole wheat flour? I can’t tolerate too many plain flour baked goods.
I have not, Sarah, but I don’t think it’d be an issue. What type of flour do you use? If you use organic, unbleached, unbromated and flour that is not enriched, you will probably tolerate them more.
My husband loves blue berry muffins with his “coffee” in the morning. I’ll definitely have to bake these for him.
Wonderful, Yvonne! Good luck!
I love blueberries. These muffins are so light and tasty. I know they would be excellent with a coffee made in the MOKA coffee pot. They are delicious with a cup of New Orleans Chicory coffee. My neighbor and I share a Peach tree. Can’t wait until we have fresh peaches and I will make the peach muffins.
They’re good with peach and blueberry together! Good luck!
I love this recipe. I make it all the time .I start work at 6:00 in the morning, I have this with coffee in the morning it’s the perfect breakfast for me. I think this would go perfect with your Moka pot
Wow. I absolutely love blueberry muffins. Thinking I will have to make these soon, maybe going to add some lemon zest. These would be so yummy with a Moka pot espresso or two 😁
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Nice light muffin! Thank you!
Yay, good luck, Cindy!