Blueberry muffins made healthier

Author: HFG staff

Photographer: Ian Wallace

Our healthy blueberry muffin recipe has less sugar but double the fibre of your basic muffin recipe.

Serves: 12

Time to make: 35 mins

Hands-on time: 10 mins

Ingredients

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2 medium eggs
250ml jar apple sauce
5 tablespoons light olive oil
1 cup skim milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract or paste
1½ cups wholemeal flour
¾ cup plain flourall purpose flourX
3½ teaspoons baking powder
¼ cup castor sugar
1¼ cups blueberries, thawed if frozen
1 teaspoons icingfrostingX sugar, sifted, to dust

Instructions

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1 Preheat the oven to 190°C/fan 170°C/gas 5 and line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper muffin cases.

2 In a bowl, lightly beat the eggs, apple sauce, olive oil, trim milk and vanilla extract or paste.

3 Sift the flours, baking powder and sugar into a large bowl and pour in the egg mixture. Add two-thirds of the blueberries and mix until just combined.

4 Spoon the mixture into the muffin cases and scatter with the remaining blueberries. Bake for 20–25 min, or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.

Serving suggestion

Once cool, dust with icing sugar before serving.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 198 cal

Kilojoules 829 kJ

Protein 5.1 g

Total fat 6.3 g

Saturated fat 1.1 g

Carbohydrates 32 g

Sugar 13.7 g

Dietary fibre 3 g

Sodium 158 mg

Calcium 65 mg

Iron 1.1 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.

3 comments on Blueberry muffins made healthier

25328424 January 31, 2022 at 10:01 am #

sweetened or unsweetened apple sauce?

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- Jen deMontalk February 11, 2022 at 11:13 am #
  
  Hi there
  Thanks for your question. We always use unsweetened apple sauce or puree in our recipes.
  
  Warm regards
  Jenny, HFG editor
  
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[email protected] August 1, 2024 at 1:09 pm #

Great recipe!

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