Healthy Blueberry Muffins with Spelt & Buckwheat Flour {Recipe}

My parents have a knack for whipping up delicious, wholesome muffins. I used to like the more traditional, dessert-like muffins, but I’ve been converted in recent years. I actually kind of like it when muffins taste more on the healthy side. Call me crazy. We’ve already established that I’m weird.

At first bite, I found this muffin experiment to be a little off. The muffins were barely sweet, and it had an interesting flavor thanks to the buckwheat flour. But, they grew quickly on me. I ended up really enjoying the not-so-sweet and naturally molasses-like flavor.

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Healthy Blueberry Muffins with Spelt & Buckwheat Flour

I must be honest, not everyone will find these muffins delicious. If you’re looking for super sweet and uber buttery blueberry muffins, then you may want to skip this one. If, on the other hand, you prefer a heartier yet lighter and not-so-sweet muffin, this one may be your ticket. These have a naturally rich molasses-like flavor (I think because of the buckwheat flour and sucanat), which I really enjoy. Swap out the flours to use your favorites or even consider all purpose (unbleached, if possible) flour to keep things simple. And if you want something sweeter than these, consider using raw sugar in lieu of sucanat or adding extra sweetener. Alternatively, you could also drizzle the already-baked muffins with a little honey.

Prep Time: minutes
Bake Time: minutes
Total Time:
Yields: 12 muffins

*Vegetarian, Vegan options listed*

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup spelt flour (or sub your favorite flour)
  • 3/4 cup buckwheat flour (or sub your favorite flour)
  • 1/4 cup flaxseed meal / ground flaxseed
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup sucanat (or sub sugar for a sweeter taste)
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 2 eggs (or flaxseed eggs for a vegan recipe)
  • 1 cup milk (or sub vegan milk substitute)
  • 1 teaspoon white vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 small container fresh blueberries (or 1 cup frozen)
  • non-stick spray or muffin liners

Directions:

  1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare 12 cup muffin tin with either muffin cups or non-stick spray.
  2. In a large bowl, combine spelt flour flour, buckwheat flour, flaxseed, baking powder, and salt. Whisk till evenly combined.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together sucanat and canola oil. One at a time, whisk in eggs. Add milk, vinegar, and vanilla extract. Whisk till evenly combined.
  4. Pour wet ingredients into bowl with dry ingredients. Stir gently to combine, just till all dry ingredients are mixed in (careful to not over-mix – batter will be a little lumpy and pretty liquidy). Gently stir in blueberries.
  5. Evenly distribute batter into each cup of a 12-cup muffin tin (should fill muffins cups pretty full).
  6. Bake muffins for 18-22 minutes, until muffins are cooked through (a toothpick inserted in the center of the muffin or loaf comes out clean). Note: It will be hard to tell when the muffins are done since the buckwheat gives them a naturally dark color, and it will be hard to see when the edges start to brown, etc. Your best bet is to use the toothpick check.
  7. Let muffins cool till they’re safe to touch. Serve warm or wait longer and serve room temperature. Enjoy!

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Remember you can freeze any leftovers you think you won’t eat fast enough. I find frozen muffins defrost easily and by also putting them in the oven for a couple minutes that they taste fresh-baked again.

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3 thoughts on “Healthy Blueberry Muffins with Spelt & Buckwheat Flour {Recipe}”

  1. Thanks for the recipe! I made these muffins, and they are great!!! I only had sugar on hand, and they are plenty sweet that way. I want to eventually try them with sucanant. My 16 month old absolutely loved them! I will be making these again!

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    • Hi Katherine, Thank you so much for checking out my recipe! 🙂 Let me know how you like them with sucanat. I’m glad to hear the recipe is kid-friendly! Thanks for sharing!

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