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Whole Wheat Blueberry Oat Muffins

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I decided to change things up from my usual banana-based weekend baking and made some of these instead:

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I used the recipe from The Lean Green Bean as a base and made a few minor modifications. They turned out perfectly – bursting with berries, moist, sweet but not too sweet, and very much toddler approved. Little dose he know, I snuck a big old zucchini in there ;). They’re perfect for a quick snack or breakfast and were also insanely quick and easy to make, basically the most important factor according to me.

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Whole Wheat Blueberry Oat Muffins (adapted from The Lean Green Bean’s recipe) ~ 12 muffins

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp coconut oil, melted
  • 1 egg
  • 2/3 cups organic, naturally sweetened vanilla yogurt
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 small to medium sized zucchini, finely grated
  • 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
  • 3/4 cup rolled oats
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 2/3 cup fresh or frozen blueberries, plus another 1/4 cup to place on top of muffins

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350° and either grease or line a 12 cup muffin pan.
  2. Mix together coconut oil, egg, yogurt, vanilla & grated zucchini until well combined.
  3. In a separate bowl, mix all dry ingredients together.
  4. Combine wet and dry ingredients; mix well.
  5. Fold in 2/3 cups blueberries.
  6. Fill each muffin cup 2/3 full.
  7. Gently press 2-3 blueberries on top of each muffin.
  8. Bake 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle of muffin comes out clean.
  9. Let cool for about 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

I made these on Sunday and put 1/2 in the freezer for safe keeping. That way i’m not tempted to finish a dozen muffins in half a day ;). The modifications that I made were omitting the sugar, using vanilla instead of plain yogurt (since I omitted the sugar), coconut oil instead of butter & the addition of a zucchini. I was a little worried that they would have that really flour-y taste that can come with using whole wheat flour, but they absolutely did not.

And here, because I just can’t help myself:

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I could just take a bite out of those little legs. I won’t, obviously :D.

Have a great Tuesday!