Blueberry Muffin Bliss

26 November 2008 | Hands On:, recipes

Last Thursday at 10 pm I had an entirely frivolous and over the top urge for home made blueberry muffins.  I brown bag every day to work, and had bought some frozen blueberries in the hopes of changing things up. This is a recipe for those urges. Not too much butter, not tricky in the least, you can put these together in just over a half hour.

Blueberry Muffin Bliss (adapted from Martha Stewart.com)

Yields 1 Dozen

    • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
    • 2 cups whole wheat flower, plus more for pan
    • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
    • 1/2 teaspoon salt
    • 2 cups fresh blueberries
    • 1 1/4 cup sugar
    • 2 large eggs
    • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
    • 1/2 cup soy milk
    • 1/2 teaspoon cardamom
    • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Butter a muffin pan and dust with flour, tap out excess and set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk  flour, baking powder, and salt. Take a small portion of the mixture and toss with blueberries until they’re lightly coated. Set aside both mixtures.
  3. In the bowl of an electric mixer beat butter and 1 cup sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time until combined. Mix in vanilla.
  4. With the mixer on low speed, add flour mixture just until combined. Add milk, beating until combined – do not over mix. Using a spatula, fold in the blueberries by hand. Divide batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups.
  5. In a small bowl, mix together remaining 1/4 cup sugar, cardamom, & cinnamon – or any other sweet spices you prefer. Sprinkle sugar mixture on top of muffin batter.
  6. Bake until muffins are golden brown and a toothpick or knife blade inserted in the center of one muffin comes out clean (25 – 30 minutes). Transfer out of pan to a wire rack to cool 10 minutes.

Tips

  • The sugar and spice mixture makes the tops lightly crunchy and amazing! Don’t skimp on this part!
  • I used soy milk because it has a deep flavour, slightly nutty taste, and I’m lactose intolerant. Cow milk will be just as good.
  • When I put them in the muffin pan the dough didn’t look moist enough and it wasn’t resting in the pan like I thought that it would – but it worked out perfectly!

I think an elaborate late night snack just tastes better sometimes, don’t you? What’s your favourite late night snack indulgence?

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16 comments

I am totally not a late night snacker, because we eat dinner pretty late and I am usually asleep way before I can get hungry again. But if I lived with you I might get out of bed to go eat blueberry muffins.

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Yummmm, I looove blueberry muffins! I just had one for breakfast!

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Mmmm. Those muffins look scrumdiddleyumptious.

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My late night indulgences aren’t nearly as pretty/healthy/home made as yours!
I’ve been known to whip up a quesadilla, nachos, pancakes, toast with peanut butter… cereal! I’m a cereal freak :)

Thanks for sharing the recipe. I shall have to try them!

Hugs and happy Wednesday,
Nora

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That looks… Yummy. Extremely yummy.
I might steal that recipe, you know.

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Yum! Expect me to come visit to partake! Thanks for sharing the recipe–Eric was just complaining that we’ve never used our muffin pans. Now we have an excuse.

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These look, and sound, absolutely delicious.

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Lauren

Oh yum! Those look great. My late night craving is always velveeta shells and cheese! Disgusting and delicious…I love them!

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Those look delicious! I cannot wait to test the recipe. Blueberry muffins are Boyfriend and mines favorite!

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That looks delish! I’m going to have try making them.

My favorite late night snack is cheerios with honey, dried cranberries and milk. I’m lame, I know.

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New blog design = beautiful.

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YUM! I like your idea of using soy milk – I prefer the taste even though I’m not lactose intolerant. I’m going shopping right now for these ingredients… Thanks for posting the recipe!

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These look yum! You’ve inspired to make banana walnut muffins! mmm!

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they look so yummy I am going to have to make them ASAP. I like that you substitute real milk with soy. I have started using Rice Milk in all my cooking (it’s consitency is closer to milk).

my favorite late night snack is cereal, special K with chocolate is my favorite.

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Hi! I just stopped by your blog and wanted to say that these muffins look fab! I love Martha recpies and what a great late-night snack!!

My favorite late night snack, unfortunately, is ice cream. No matter what the season. I’m trying to not keep it in the house because I know I’d be much better off choosing something healthier before bedtime.

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Soy. Egg. Nog. Is. The. Best!

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