Blueberry Muffins

Vegan Blueberry Muffins

For the last several weeks, many farmers at the Union Square Greenmarket in New York City have had a sea of organic blueberries covering their tables. They’re both good looking berries – a purplish blue – and have a lovely flavor when you pop them into your mouth. If you are luckier than I, you will be able to go to a pick-your-own farm and get to harvest your own bounty. If you’re in that situation, you may already have a list of blueberry-themed foods you can make, but hopefully at least one of those you plan to have are good old blueberry muffins.

This is a very easy recipe and doesn’t take long to make, plus it just tastes good. If you top your batter off with a good sprinkle of sugar you’ll wind up with a crunchy top, which adds to your texture experience as you’re eating the muffins.

Blueberry Muffins
Based on VegWeb.com’s Very Simple Blueberry Muffins

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 cup vegan milk
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup frozen blueberries (if you don’t have frozen, you can use fresh)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.  Place baking cups in a muffin pan.

Combine flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder together in a mixing bowl.

Mixing dry ingredients

Add vegan milk and oil, and mix.

Adding vegan milk and oil

Fold in blueberries. (Hint: If you mix the blueberries first in a little bit of flour, the blueberries will not sink to the bottom of your muffins.)

Folding in the blueberries

Add the batter to the baking cups.

Adding blueberry muffin batter to baking cups

Sprinkle some sugar on top of each muffin prior to putting them in the oven to make the tops crunchy. Or you can leave them as is.

Adding sugar to muffins

Stick in the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes. Let cool for a few minutes prior to serving (if you can wait that long!).

Fresh Homemade Blueberry Muffins

What’s your favorite muffin? And if you have a nice bounty of blueberries in your neck of the woods, how have you been using them?

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