My kids are kinda hooked on muffins. It’s nice, because the older ones can whip up a box mix (or even make some from scratch) all by themselves, but we all know muffins ain’t the healthiest thing in the whole world, right? Especially the really good muffins – you know, those huge ones you get from the bakery that you know are packed with fat. My oldest son and I adapted America’s Test Kitchen’s blueberry muffin recipe the other day, cutting the sugar in half and adding in some Greek yogurt for a smattering of protein. As a happy accident, the yogurt gave these muffins that great bakery texture – smooth and tender, but a little dense (almost like a pound cake) instead of just crumbly – without any added oil. In fact, they came out so moist I’m thinking you could experiment with even less oil than the recipe calls for…
I was really happy with how the yogurt muffins turned out, so I might start adding yogurt to my other baked goods.
Blueberry Yogurt Muffins
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Blueberries
- 1 & 1/4 cup Flour
- 1 & 1/8 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 5 tablespoons Sugar
- 5.3 oz Blueberry Greek Yogurt
- 1/4 cup Oil
- 1 tablespoon Orange Juice
- 1/4 cup Milk
- 3/4 teaspoon Vanilla
- 1 Egg
Optional Topping
- 2 tablespoons Sugar
- 1 tablespoons Cinnamon
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Mix flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
- Toss in blueberries (if using frozen, do not thaw first).
- Mix all other ingredients until well combined.
- Pour wet ingredients into dry, and stir gently until just combined.
- Scoop into greased or lined muffin tins and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar if desired.
- Bake for 18-22 minutes or until lightly browned.
Yum.
MaryLynn Talbot says
Really nice muffins!!
Carylin says
Delicious muffins, the yogurt is a nice addition. The blueberry flavor is throughout. I used frozen blueberries which worked great. Do you have the nutritional stats for the muffins?
autumn says
I just use canola oil, although I’m sure other oils would work too!
mizpah says
Can you use plain Greek yogurt in place of blueberry?
autumn says
Sure! The blueberry yogurt just helps give it a little extra blueberry flavor, but plain will work just fine.