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    Apple Blueberry Muffins

    Published: Nov 11, 2023

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    These homemade Apple Blueberry muffins have great flavour and texture, are easy to make, and make a great on-the-go breakfast!

    Originally published December 5, 2018, Updated on 11/11/2023

    A plate of apple blueberry muffins.  Overlaid text says easy blueberry apple muffins.

    Wow, I knew it had been a while since I blogged a new recipe, but looking at it now... if I'd left this til tomorrow, it would have been a full month. Oops!

    Things have been busy here. We're mostly settled in, both as far as the house and our new lives go. I'm working my butt off at my spandex costuming business, while also working on editing and formatting Maize Craze.

    For his part, my husband is about halfway through finals - he had to go back to university, to become qualified to do the job he was doing for the 20 years before moving to Canada. Yikes!

    Anyway. I've been making muffins more often, lately, as they make great grab and go breakfasts for his long commute to the university.

    Sometimes they're my tried and true recipes (We've done my Pina Colada Muffins and my Breakfast Corn Muffins recently), and sometimes I just ask what he's in the mood for, and build a recipe around that.

    Easy Apple Blueberry Muffins

    This week, he was in the mood for apple cinnamon muffins.. but blueberries were on sale and looked good.

    So, I decided to upgrade my usual moist apple muffins recipe, into the perfect blueberry muffins - delicious blueberry muffins, with the moisture and added health benefits of apple added in!

    We kept the cinnamon in, as not only does cinnamon work well with apple, it also works well with blueberries - this is something he learned as I was working on More Than Poutine - they're the main flavours of Blueberry Grunt!

    I'd originally (ie: while mentally planning this recipe at the grocery store) intended to put some maple syrup in, but managed to forget.

    This easy apple blueberry muffins recipe turned out so well, it ended up in regular rotation!

    The apple makes for moist muffins with a tender crumb, while still being nicely fluffy muffins. All the taste of my classic blueberry muffin recipe, just with a little twist!

    A plate of blueberry apple muffins.

    Ingredients

    This easy apple blueberry muffin recipe uses really simple ingredients that you’re likely to have on hand. If not, they can all be easily found in any grocery store.

    As always, I have a few ingredient notes for you!

    Juicy Blueberries

    The key ingredient!

    This delicious recipe works well with either fresh blueberries or frozen blueberries. During blueberry season, I tend to use fresh. The rest of the year, I use frozen.

    As pictured in the new photos, I used frozen wild blueberries.

    No matter which you use, you’ll use the same amount, just a few caveats:

    Wild blueberries tend to be a lot smaller than regular blueberries, and you can end up with more blueberry flavour.

    Fresh blueberries make for “cleaner” looking homemade muffins, as they don’t “bleed” as much as frozen.

    If you’re using frozen, use them *frozen* - thawing them out causes a lot more “bleed”, and also adds more moisture throughout the batter, rather than in pockets.

    Fresh Apple

    I use one fresh apple for this recipe, and usually keep it to something green and tart (or tart-ish, anyway).

    Granny Smith is my go-to apple for most of the year, but during Mutsu season, I’m all-Mutsus, ALL THE TIME.

    The side of the shred doesn’t really matter, I’ve made this with the regular “large” grater side, with the really large grater side on my newer grater, and even the small.

    One large apple is one large apple, and even variance in the size really hasn’t mattered across the many times we’ve made this recipe, since originally posting it!

    Milk

    When I first started making this recipe, I used 2% milk.

    In the years that passed, we eventually switched over to using Unsweetened Almond Milk for pretty much everything, including this recipe.

    It works well, as do the other types of plant based milk we’ve used from time to time.

    Oat milk, Cashew Milk, Flax Milk, and Macadamia Milk are my favourites to bake with.

    They all just TASTE better than regular dairy milk, IMHO - and that flavour adds something nice to these delicious muffins!

    Butter - or Not!

    When I first made this recipe, I used melted butter in all of my muffin recipes, kind of by default.

    We’ve since switched over to using vegetable oil or canola oil, in the same amounts.

    Not only is it WAY cheaper than butter - especially since moving home to Canada - it makes for a better muffin texture when eating them straight out of the fridge.

    Muffins that use butter will be dry if not reheated, that doesn’t really apply to muffins that use oil instead.

    Everything Else

    Rounding out this recipe, you will need:

    All Purpose Flour
    Brown Sugar
    Granulated Sugar
    Large Eggs
    Pure Vanilla Extract
    Ground Cinnamon
    Baking Powder
    Salt

    ... I just really don’t have anything to add, for these last few ingredients!

    A plate of apple blueberry muffins.

    Apple Blueberry Muffin Variations

    Over the couple years since I originally posted this recipe, we’ve done this recipe in a few different variations. Here are a few favourites:

    Apple Cranberry Muffins

    Swap the blueberries out for fresh or frozen cranberries. We usually leave the cinnamon out, but not always.

    Apple Berry Muffins

    Swap out half of the blueberries with either fresh or frozen cranberries, OR raspberries, strawberry slices, etc. Skip the cinnamon.

    Apple Blueberry Muffins with Orange

    Skip the cinnamon, add the zest of one orange. Lemon zest is also nice for some added flavor in this recipe.

    Apple Blueberry Cobbler Muffins

    Make the recipe as it, but add the streusel topping from my Cardamom Pear Streusel Muffins - but swap out the cardamom in the topping for cinnamon. Sprinkle on top of the muffins before baking.

    Apple Blueberry “Fruit Explosion” Muffins

    Make the batter as-is, though we usually skip the cinnamon for this variation.

    Divide half the batter among the prepared muffin pan.

    Spoon a heaping teaspoon of blueberry pie filling in the center of each muffin cup.

    Dividing remaining batter among muffin tin cavities, completely covering the pie fulling.

    Bakery-Style Apple Blueberry Muffins

    You know how muffins you buy in a coffee shop or bakeries sometimes have that crystally, crunchy sugared muffin tops?

    That’s Pearl Sugar - a coarse sugar used for finishing all kinds of sweet baked goods.

    You may have seen it in my recipes for Blueberry Banana Bread, Blueberry Bagels, Red Velvet Muffins, Gingerbread Scones, Banana Nut Bagels, and Homemade Apple Turnovers.

    Sometimes I'll sprinkle some over an unbaked Pie Crust, after brushing on the egg wash.

    It’s a fun ingredient to have on hand!

    Anyway, for a bakery style muffin, just sprinkle a bit of that Pearl Sugar on top of each muffin, right before baking.

    A plate of blueberry apple muffins.

    How to Make Apple Blueberry Muffins

    The full recipe is in the recipe card at the end of this post, here is the pictorial walk through.

    Preheat oven to 375 F. Line a muffin pan with paper liners, or spray with baking spray / cooking spray.

    In a large bowl, combine flour, sugars, baking powder , cinnamon, and salt.

    2 part image showing the dry ingredients being mixed together.

    In another bowl, combine eggs, milk, melted butter, and vanilla. Peel and grate the apple; add grated apple to this wet mix.

    4 part image showing the wet ingredients being mixed together,

    Add mixture all at once to the bowl of dry ingredients, along with the blueberries. Stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy.)

    4 part image showing the wet ingredients being mixed into the dry ingredients then the blueberries being stirred in.

    Divide blueberry muffin batter between 12 prepared muffin cups, filling each to almost full.

    Note: I like to use an ice cream scoop for this!

    2 part image showing a cookie scoop being used to scoop apple blueberry muffin batter into muffin cups.

    Bake in a 375 degree F oven until golden brown and a wooden toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean.

    The bake time will vary based on the blueberries you use - expect about 18-20 minutes for fresh blueberries or 22 to 25 minutes for frozen blueberries.

    Cool in muffin cups on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove from muffin cups; serve warm.

    A pan of apple blueberry muffins fresh from the oven.

    Leftovers

    Once cooled to room temperature, muffins can be kept in an airtight container - we’ll usually use a freezer bag.

    They’ll be good at room temp for a few days, or up to a week in the fridge. Best served at room temperature or warmer.

    A plate of apple blueberry muffins.

    More Muffin Recipes!

    Are you a fellow fan of muffins? I have some more marvelous muffin recipes for you!

    All-Bran Muffins
    Banana Nut Muffins
    Breakfast Corn Muffins
    Cardamom Pear Streusel Muffins
    Carrot Cake Muffins
    Cranberry Orange Pistachio Muffins
    Cream Cheese Stuffed "Everything" Muffins
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    Maple Pumpkin Spiced Muffins
    Orange, Date, and Almond Muffins
    Peach Cobbler Muffins
    Pina Colada Muffins
    Stuffed Banana Nutella Muffins
    Sweet Potato Muffins

    A plate of blueberry apple muffins.

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    A plate of blueberry apple muffins.

    A plate of apple blueberry muffins.
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    The BEST Homemade Apple Blueberry Muffins

    A quick and easy breakfast on the go!
    Prep Time10 minutes mins
    Cook Time20 minutes mins
    Total Time30 minutes mins
    Course: Breakfast
    Cuisine: American, Canadian
    Servings: 12 Muffins
    Calories: 260kcal
    Author: Marie Porter

    Equipment

    Muffin Tin

    Ingredients

    • 2 ¼ Cups All-Purpose Flour
    • ½ Cup Brown Sugar Packed
    • ½ Cup Granulated Sugar
    • 2 teaspoon Baking Powder
    • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
    • ½ teaspoon Salt
    • 2 Large Eggs Lightly beaten
    • ¾ Cup Milk
    • ½ Cup Melted Butter or vegetable oil.
    • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
    • 1 Large Apple
    • 1 ½ Cups Fresh or frozen Blueberries

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 375 F. Line 12 muffin cups with cupcake liners, or spray with baking spray.
    • In a large bowl, combine flour, sugars, baking powder , cinnamon, and salt. Make a well in center of flour mixture; set aside.
    • In another bowl, combine eggs, milk, melted butter, and vanilla. Peel and grate the apple; add grated apple to this wet mix.
    • Add the wet ingredients mixture all at once to the flour mixture, along with the blueberries. Stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy.)
      Divide batter between 12 prepared muffin cups, filling each to almost full.
    • Bake in a 375 degree F oven until golden and a wooden toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean.
      The cooking time will vary based on the blueberries you use - expect about 18-20 minutes for fresh blueberries or 22 to 25 minutes for frozen blueberries.
    • Cool in muffin cups on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove from muffin cups; serve warm.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 260kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 169mg | Potassium: 98mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 319IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 1mg

    A plate of apple blueberry muffins.

    A plate of apple blueberry muffins.  Overlaid text says easy blueberry apple muffins.

    Older Photos

    This post was recently updated, here are the older photos for posterity!

    A small purple plate holds two and a half blueberry apple muffins.
    A small purple plate holds two and a half apple blueberry muffins.
    A small purple plate holds two and a half blueberry apple muffins.
    A small purple plate holds two and a half apple blueberry muffins.
    A small purple plate holds two and a half blueberry apple muffins.
    A small purple plate holds two and a half apple blueberry muffins.

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    Comments

    1. OliL

      January 02, 2021 at 5:20 pm

      5 stars
      Perfect recipe for delicious muffins. I couldn't be bothered to peel the apple first and decided the skin would make for extra fiber. Couldn't even tell it was in there. A compliment from the Husband is a recipe worthy of an award... thank you 😊

      Reply
      • James E Bradbury

        July 20, 2021 at 3:09 pm

        Made these today well they are in the oven they smell divine. I will update when they come out of the oven.

        Reply
    2. Laurie Favron

      September 19, 2022 at 8:56 pm

      5 stars
      These muffins were delicious! I followed the recipe exactly except put 1/2 the salt.
      Thanks for sharing this recipe 🙂

      Reply
    3. Rose Marie Fekete

      December 01, 2022 at 6:11 am

      5 stars
      We had these muffins for breakfast this morning. They are lovely! I did adjust the sugar to 1/4 cup stevia and 1/2 cup brown sugar… excellent!!!

      Reply
    4. Mary Porter

      January 29, 2023 at 2:26 pm

      I bake muffins every week, and these are by far the BEST I’ve tasted in a long time. Delicious!!! Thank you for this amazing recipe.
      PS. We share a similar name 🙂
      Mary Porter

      Reply
    5. SteveF

      June 14, 2023 at 1:00 pm

      5 stars
      I made this tonight. I always sample one 😉
      Superb!!
      Thanks.
      SteveF

      Reply

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