Let me just say that these muffins are one of my best recipes yet and I can’t wait to make another batch this week - they were gone so fast. These are a twist on the classic blueberry muffin, being gluten free, dairy free, refined sugar free, with the bonus of vegetables and healthy fats!
What to do when you’re gifted three quarts of hand-picked blueberries, carefully brought as carry-on luggage all the way from Virginia? Well…bake a pie first of all. But secondly, bake muffins of course!
Since I’ve been incorporating more carbohydrates and healthy fats into my diet, I feel like I’ve had a whole new world of recipes open up to me. I used to only have one snack in the afternoon - usually a protein bar or an apple with nut butter - but now that I’m eating snacks throughout the day I’ve been excited about all of the opportunities to try and make and EAT new snack recipes.
Where have I been these last several years, just eating sad protein bars as a snack? My previous eating habits baffle me sometimes. It’s like the same feeling as reading my diaries from middle school - “I hope Jeremy invites me to his bar mitzvah and we slow dance!” *palm in face*
I’m really glad to be moving in a more normal direction with my relationship with food. As for still being like my 13-year-old self…well let’s just say that no one is seeing those journals except for me
You should really see my Pinterest boards - the only thing I’ve been pinning recently have been muffins and bars and snack balls and healthy brownies and cookies and all of this stuff that I used to think was “off limits” but now I can happily incorporate into my day-to-day. You can probably expect to see lots of recipes like that around here in the future, starting with this gem of a muffin recipe!
These muffins were gone in a flash. I think I’m going to make them again this weekend. There’s something magical about the mix of almond and oat flours. The flavors are nutty and complex, but the texture is not too dense or anything. And there’s nothing better than fresh blueberries in every bite.
I hope you have a great weekend, and enjoy the food you love with the people who you love to be with!
- 1 cup oat flour
- 1 cup almond meal/flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 egg
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil, softened
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 1 zucchini, grated
- Sprinkling of rolled oats, optional
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- In a large bowl, mix the flours, salt, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon
- In a separate bowl, beat the egg with the maple syrup, coconut oil, and vanilla extract
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry, and add the zucchini
- Fold in the walnuts and the blueberries
- In lined muffin tin (or unlined but sprayed with oil) spoon til about ¾ of the way to the top
- Sprinkle rolled oats and lightly press into the muffins to stick to the top (optional)
- Bake for 20-25 minutes
- Remove, and enjoy!
- Store in the fridge
If you like this, you’ll love: Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Muffins
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Whenever I see all those “free’s” in a recipe (GF, DF, etc.), I get so happy, haha! Yay for something my whole family can eat! Throw in some zucchini and blueberries and these look just fantastic. 😀
Claire @ My Pink & Green Life recently posted…Thinking Out Loud: Health is a Journey
Yes! These are something everyone can enjoy! (Unless you’re allergic to nuts!)
These sound SOOOOOOOO good and so up my alley! Pinning these! Yum!
Rachel @LittleChefBigAppetite recently posted…Sriracha Roasted Broccoli
They are SO good! I am going to make another batch this weekend!
OMG! WOW, Dani!!!! These blueberry muffins look amazing! I love that they’ve got zucchini and oat flour in them! These would be so perfect in the mornings for breakfast!
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Ooooh these look so so good! I can’t get enough of zucchini at the moment! I am totally not surprised that these disappeared so quickly!
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I loveeee this post for so many reasons - not just for the deliciousness of the recipe I will be making asap. I love the mix of oats and almond flour, and have been craving a good juicy berry something-or-other, so these look PERFECT.
But perhaps more so, I love how you are speaking about your relationship with food and the excitement I am sensing about where you currently are at with all these good wholesome delicious snacks (coming from a true baking fan here… I am in total support). It can be tough to look back at a time when we were doing something differently, but hey, thats what we knew at the moment, and thats the whole point of “growth,” ya? Also - lol at your *face palm*. Looking back at diaries is hilarious/mortifying.
These look perfect for every person’s diet. I love the combo of blueberry and zucchini!
These look delicious, Dani! I’ll need to give them a go!
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Oooh yea, I’m all about blueberries this summer! I’ve been putting them in pancakes a lot - and muffins of course!
On another note, isn’t it so lovely to release yourself from food restrictions?! It opens up a whole new world of pleasure in eating!
And PS - My diaries from middle school are equally ridiculous. I should probably figure out where those are buried at my parents’ house so that no one else can read them - if they haven’t already! haha
Gluten Free & Dairy Free! Sign me up, although I might have to slather them in buttah! LOL I am a buttah lovah! 😉
You sold me on the oat/almond flour description. I’m always too lazy to to grind y oats… I need to just buy a bag and get over it! These look amazing!
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If I don’t eat carbs I get very, very crabby!!!! Glad you are coming to the dark side 🙂 haha!
These muffins look magical and I hope to try them soon.
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