These whole wheat blueberry muffins are a hearty breakfast that the whole family will enjoy.
These came about when I was in the middle of Save On, picking up some oatmeal for my morning baking, which would be quick oatmeal blueberry muffins.
While in the aisle, I picked up a bag of 8-grain cereal that looked interesting. I read the back, which told me to “use it in bread, muffins, and more!”
I usually do what I am told to by plastic bags in the supermarket.
I’m like that.
So I went home and used the bulk 9 grain that I bake my bread with, holding my breath the whole time so that these would work.
And they did!! With no oil and barely any sugar, plus only whole wheat flour, they are very healthy. The grains make them nice and crunchy, rather than a bland whole wheat muffin.
Ingredients Needed
- whole wheat flour
- 9 grain cereal
- baking powder
- salt
- brown sugar
- egg
- fine molasses
- applesauce
- milk
- vanilla
- blueberries
How To Make These Whole Wheat Blueberry Muffins
- Preheat your oven to 375°F. Grease a 12-well muffin tin.
- Whisk your dry ingredients together in a bowl.
- Mix your wet ingredients.
- Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in the wet ingredients. Mix gently until just combined.
- Add in the blueberries.
- Divide the batter between the muffin wells.
Baking Tips
Make sure that you use muffin liners or greased tins. If you use muffin liners without grease, they will stick! I would personally use greased tins; they came out so crisp and beautiful.
Ensure that the grain mix you pick up is SMALLER grain, not granola or anything that takes a long time to cook. The larger grains will be too crunchy in the muffins.
The batter will also make eight perfect mini loaves. Bake the muffins for 15-20 minutes until they are golden brown, and the loaves for 20-25 minutes.
These are dense, crunchy, lovely, hearty muffins. I canvassed my work girls for opinions on sweetness, and it was determined that they were just right. They are supposed to be healthy, not a sweet-tooth kind of muffin.
And my kids eat them just the way they are, hallelujah!
These are as close as you can get to the “whole grain” muffins you buy at coffee shops—except they are much healthier.
Happy Baking!
Karlynn
Nine Grain Blueberry Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup nine grain cereal
- 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 1/2 tablespoons fine molasses
- 1/3 cup apple sauce
- 1 cup milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup blueberries
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F. Grease a 12-well muffin tin and set aside.
- Whisk your dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
- Whisk together your wet ingredients.
- Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in the wet ingredients. Mix gently until just combined. Stir in the blueberries until incorporated.
- Divide the batter evenly between the muffin wells.
- Bake the muffins 15-20 minutes until they are golden brown. Insert a toothpick in the middle of the muffin to test if they are done.
- Remove and cool completely. Store in a closed container at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
Notes
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Diane Hall says
The nine grain did NOT soften muffins crunchy–had to pitch in garbage.
Mr. Kitchen Magpie says
Sorry to hear that. We’ve had success with this recipe, so I’m not sure what went wrong on your end but feel free to reach out.
Vicki D. says
Very good muffins. I did the loaves and then cut them into halves so my husband and I can have a little healthy sweet with our morning coffee!
Steamtorian says
What is fine molasses? I’ve seen light, dark, and bootstrap.
tasteofbeirut says
My kind of muffins! I cook and bake a lot with molasses and this is what I would love to make to have in the morning with coffee. Thank you for a great recipe!
Karlynn says
I was really happy with how they turned out! Molasses has to be one of my favorite baking ingredient as well.
Vicki D. says
Very good muffins. I did the loaves and then cut them into halves so my husband and I can have a little healthy sweet with our morning coffee!
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