Juicy big blueberries are the star in this amazing gluten free blueberry muffins recipe. Light and fluffy, these are the best gluten free muffins for breakfast!
If you love muffins as much as we do, you will want to make all of my gluten free muffins recipes!
These blueberry muffins are going to be your favorite because they are so light and fluffy. Nobody will know these muffins are gluten free! Light and fluffy muffins are one of my specialties...check out these gluten free strawberry muffins for even more muffin love!
My kids love grabbing muffins as part of their breakfast. I don't always have time to bake my gluten free muffins from scratch, so as my son would say...make a few batches and freeze them! You can easily thaw these muffins or pop them into the microwave when you need a muffin fix!
How do you freeze muffins?
To freeze these muffins, place cooled muffins into a freezer bag. Keep the muffin liners on the muffins and then seal the bag and freeze them.
How long will these muffins keep in the freezer?
These muffins will keep up to 3 months in a freezer...but if your family is like mine, there is no way they will be there that long :-).
Want a great muffin with higher protein? Try these delicious High Protein Gluten Free Blueberry Muffins!
Can you use frozen blueberries?
You can easily use frozen blueberries. I recommend using them frozen because using thawed berries in baking makes extra liquid which can make your baking turn out soggy.
If you love blueberries in baked goods as much as we do here, you can use them in this easy homemade gluten free blueberry cobbler recipe too! And for my scones fanatics...these gluten free blueberry scones are perfect with tea or coffee!
Are you ready to give this easy blueberry muffin recipe a try? Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
Instructions:
Add your dry ingredients to a large bowl and whisk to blend. In a smaller bowl, add your wet ingredients. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and add the blueberries.
TIP: the secret to light and fluffy muffins is to mix until the batter is "just barely mixed". If you overmix your muffin batter, it takes the air out and your muffins turn out denser.
Add your muffin mix to a muffin pan. I like to line mine with parchment paper muffin liners. These are non-stick and work so much better than plain paper ones.
Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees F. Remove from the oven and allow cooling on a cooling rack.
How do you know when the muffins are done?
Your muffins can be tested by inserting a toothpick into the middle. If the toothpick comes back clean, the muffins are done baking. If you see crumbs or batter on the toothpick, they need to bake a little longer.
If you love chocolate, you will also want to try these gluten free chocolate banana muffins too!
Gluten Free Blueberry Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup gluten free flour blend (*Note, my flour blend has xanthan gum included. If yours doesn't, add 1 teaspoon.)
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ⅔ cup water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup blueberries
- 6 tablespoons melted butter
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 350º F.
- 2. In a large bowl, add dry ingredients and whisk to blend.
- 3. In a small bowl, add wet ingredients and whisk to blend.
- 4. Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
- 5. Add blueberries.
- 6. Mix lightly until it is just blended. This will make your muffins light and fluffy.
- 7. Put paper liners into a muffin tin.
- 8. Fill each cup ¾ to the top with batter.
- 9. Bake for 20-25 minutes until done.
- 10. Remove onto a cooling rack.
Notes
- I have tested this recipe with King Arthur Measure for Measure GF, Bob's Red Mill 1 to 1 GF blend, and Authentic Foods Multi Blend in this recipe. That doesn't mean others will not work, I just have not tested other flours.
- If your gluten free flour blend doesn’t contain Xanthan Gum or Guar Gum, please add 1 teaspoon.
- To test for doneness, insert a toothpick into the center of the donut. If the toothpick comes out clean, it is done baking. If you see batter or crumbs, the donuts need to bake longer.
- If you want your muffins to have a domed style top, bake at 425º F for the first 5 minutes then reduce the temperature to 350.
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Katie
This will be perfect for my family members who are gluten free!
Sandi Gaertner
I am so glad, thank you Katie :-).
Ashley
The entire family loved these. We will be definitely putting them on rotation!
Sandi Gaertner
You made my day letting me know you all loved these muffins. Thank you.