Fresh Milled Blueberry Banana Muffins

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These healthy fresh milled blueberry banana muffins are soft, moist, bursting with juicy blueberries, and are absolutely delicious! Made with freshly milled flour, dairy-free, and sweetened with coconut sugar and bananas, they make a perfect breakfast or snack!

fresh milled blueberry banana muffins on a cooling rack angled to the left

Table Of Contents

Why You'll Love This Recipe
Ingredients
How to Make Fresh Milled Blueberry Banana Muffins
Tips
Recipe FAQs

I love having muffins on hand for a quick breakfast and snacks on the go. They are super easy and don’t take much time to mix up so I can make a batch in any few spare minutes I have throughout the day. They have health benefits too from fresh milled flour, bananas, blueberries, and unrefined coconut sugar.

Eating them right out the oven, piping hot, is my favorite was to enjoy these. The blueberries are plump and juicy and they smell amazing! My daughter loves them too so they are kid approved!

This is a great recipe to have on hand when you have those extra bananas laying around that are starting to turn brown. When they’re past their prime and getting covered in brown spots, they are just right for these muffins!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Low Sugar – Because the bananas are sweet you don’t have to use as much sugar to get the taste you love.

Quick and Easy – They are super quick and easy. I can mix up a batch and have them in the oven in as little as 15 minutes!

Fresh Milled – Made with fresh milled flour they are full of nutrition and easier on your digestion.

12 fresh milled blueberry banana muffins on a cooling rack lined up nicely

Ingredients

Fresh milled flour – I like to use spelt but any whole grain will work for this recipe. Whole grain spelt has a delicious flavor and texture. It is a wet grain meaning that you don’t need as much liquid in recipes where you use spelt. It is one of my favorite grains to use and I love the flavor and texture. Read more about the health benefits of spelt here.

Baking powder – Makes the muffins soft and fluffy.

Salt – I use pink himalayan salt. It contains minerals that you won’t find in regualar table salt

Coconut oil – Good healthy fats! Use coconut oil that is firm and just slightly soft, not melted. Coconut oil keeps these muffins moist while adding health benefits too! I use refined coconut oil so it doesn’t have a coconut flavor.

Coconut Sugar – Gives the muffins that slightly sweet caramel flavor we love! Unrefined coconut sugar still has all the minerals intact and is a healthier option to replace granulated sugar, though you may substitute for brown sugar if desired. The ratio of brown or cane sugar to coconut sugar stays the same.

Bananas – These help sweeten the muffins so you don’t have to use as much sugar which is a fact we all love!

Eggs – Help to bind the muffins together.

Vanilla – Gives a slight vanilla flavor.

Blueberries – Fresh or frozen! Fills the muffins with all the blueberry goodness and juicy flavor. Loaded with antioxidants too!

Step-by-step instructions (with pictures!) can be found below, followed by a recipe card with exact measurements.

fresh milled blueberry banana muffin torn in half sitting on a counter top

How to Make Fresh Milled Blueberry Banana Muffins

dry ingredients in a glass bowl — 1. Preheat oven to 375° fahrenheit. Line 12 hole muffin tin with paper liners or grease well with cooking spray or coconut oil
Mix flour, baking powder, and salt together in a small bowl. Set aside.

coconut sugar and coconut oil in a bowl being mixed with electric beaters — 2. In a large bowl beat coconut oil and coconut sugar together until completely combined.

mashed bananas and two eggs on top of sugar and coconut oil mixture — 3. Mash bananas with a fork and add to the coconut oil sugar mixture. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well till fully combined.

fresh milled muffin batter being stirred with a rubber spatula — 4. Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and using a large spoon stir until the flour is just incorporated. Be careful not over mix the dough or it will become tough.

muffin batter with frozen blueberries on top — 5. Add the fresh or frozen blueberries. Fold them into the batter with a spatula or spoon.

fresh milled blueberry banana muffin batter in a muffin pan — 6. Spoon into your lined/greased muffin pan dividing the batter equally between all 12 muffin holes. Bake for 20-25 minutes until they spring back to the touch or a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. If using frozen blueberries allow for an additional 5-10 minutes of bake time.

Tips

If using frozen blueberries coat them in flour to keep them from sinking to the bottom of the muffins.
These keep fresh for about 3 days in an airtight bag on the counter. Keep in the fridge for up to 7 days.
Avoid over mixing the batter. If over mixed it results in them being stiff and rubbery.
Do not melt your coconut oil for this recipe! Keep it at a warmer temperature so it’s not rock hard, but not warm enough to melt.

fresh milled blueberry banana muffins on cooling rack angled to the right

Recipe FAQs

Are fresh milled muffins healthy?

Yes, compared to most other muffins these are definitely healthier. Because most of the sweetness comes from overripe bananas there is less need for lots of other sweetener. Lots of health benefits come from freshly milled grains as well.

How do fresh milled muffins compare to regular muffins?

While using fresh milled flour in your baking definitely takes some getting used to, the taste and nutritional benefits that it gives to any recipe will quickly win you over. Fresh milled grain gives a fuller more rich flavor. The texture is a bit more dense depending on the type of grain used. Spelt and soft white wheat are fluffier in texture than hard red wheat for example, which lends to more of a dense texture.

Where can I buy fresh milled flour for making muffins?

Buying whole grain and milling yourself is the most cost effective option. I get my whole grains from our local Azure Standard drop. Depending on where you live there may be an Azure drop near you or you may be able to find it to purchase online. The thing with fresh milled flour is that once the grain is cracked it quickly loses its high nutritional value so the quicker you can use it fresh out of the mill the better.

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