Protein blueberry muffins are high in protein while also being soft, fluffy and totally delicious! They are an easy to meal prep snack or make ahead breakfast for busy mornings.
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Having a healthy breakfast baked and ready is the best! I love to meal prep healthy breakfasts like baked oats, keto donuts, and or even a cold no bake breakfast like overnight oatmeal are a few of our favorites.
But is there anything better than a soft & fluffy muffin for breakfast in the morning? Well, I would say one that is protein packed is pretty much perfect!
Try this 1-minute protein pancake in a mug for another high-protein breakfast choice!
What Makes This Recipe Work
- These protein blueberry muffins are made with no refined sugar.
- They are protein packed, full of fiber and a great source of energy for busy mornings. You don't have to be into bodybuilding to enjoy a high protein breakfast!
- Easy to make ahead for a simple breakfast.
- These healthy baked goods can be made gluten free and dairy free.
Ingredients You Need to This Recipe
Here are the ingredients you need to make this recipe. Reference the recipe card at the bottom for exact measurements and the notes below for substitution ideas.
- All Purpose Flour: I used King Arthur all purpose flour for this recipe. You may consider using Kodiak Cakes protein pancake mix or gluten free flour if you want the muffins gluten free. You may also try subbing ½ of the all purpose flour for whole wheat flour or oat flour to up the whole grains.
- Protein Powder: I tested this recipe using Orgain Vanilla Vegan Protein Powder. You can use whatever protein powder you have on hand (even chocolate protein works!) but be mindful of the sweetener/sugar ingredients as that may affect the sweetness of the recipe. Whey protein can be used in place of plant based.
- Almond milk: any plant based or regular dairy milk will work.
- Fresh blueberries: I used fresh blueberries for this recipe but you may try frozen blueberries as well. If using frozen blueberries, remove as much liquid as you can prior to folding them in to avoid the batter being too runny.
How to Make This Recipe
This is a step-by-step walkthrough of how to cook this recipe. The recipe card at the bottom shows the exact cooking time and temperatures.
Start by preheating your oven to 425F and creaming the coconut oil and sugar.
Once the coconut oil and sugar mixture is creamy, add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Then, add the vanilla extract.
Whisk together the flour, salt and baking powder. Then, add to the wet ingredients alternatively with the almond milk.
Crush half of the fresh blueberries with a fork and mix into the batter. Fold in remaining blueberries.
Line a muffin tin with silicone liners or muffin liners sprayed with coconut oil spray and fill with batter using an ice cream scoop.
Bake at 425F for 5 minutes. Lower heat to 350 and bake for an additional 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Expert Tips
- You can make healthy protein muffins without protein powder. Add up to ⅓ cup Greek yogurt for protein blueberry muffins without protein powder. Add additional tablespoon of all purpose flour or less almond milk if the texture seems too thin.
- Swap coconut sugar for stevia, monk fruit sweetener or erythritol to make no sugar muffins. You may also use maple syrup or honey in place of coconut sugar if you prefer.
- Make muffins vegan by swapping out egg for 2 flax eggs.
- Freezer Prep: Allow muffins to cool completely and store in a freezer-safe container for up to 3 months.
FAQs
Although fresh blueberries are preferred, you can use frozen! Be sure to remove as much liquid as possible from the frozen berries prior to folding into the batter.
These muffins are already super moist thanks to coconut oil and almond milk. You can add more almond milk or stir in some Greek yogurt if the texture seems too dry.
Although I haven't tested these methods you may consider swapping coconut oil for mashed banana to make these less calories.
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Protein Blueberry Muffins
Ingredients
- ½ cup coconut oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup coconut sugar
- 2 scoops vanilla protein powder
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 cups fresh blueberries
- ½ cup almond milk
Instructions
- Start by preheating your oven to 425F and creaming the coconut oil and sugar.
- Once the coconut oil and sugar mixture is creamy, add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Then, add the vanilla extract.
- Sift and/or whisk together the flour, protein powder, salt and baking powder. Then, add to the wet ingredients alternatively with the almond milk.
- Crush half of the fresh blueberries with a fork and mix into the batter. Fold in remaining blueberries.
- Line a muffin tin with silicone liners or muffin liners sprayed with coconut oil spray and fill with batter using an ice cream scoop.
- Bake at 425F for 5 minutes. Lower heat to 350F and bake for 15-20 minutes. Check muffins for doneness by inserting a toothpick in the center and when it comes out clean, they are done.
Notes
- You can make healthy protein muffins without protein powder. Add up to ⅓ cup Greek yogurt to make without protein powder. Add additional tablespoon of all purpose flour or less almond milk if the texture seems too thin.
- Swap coconut sugar for stevia, monk fruit sweetener or erythritol to make no sugar muffins. You may also use maple syrup or honey in place of coconut sugar if you prefer.
- Make muffins vegan by swapping out egg for 2 flax eggs.
- Freezer Prep: Allow muffins to cool completely and store in a freezer-safe container for up to 3 months.
Alison Price
Would the overall flavor change much if unused unflavored protein powder instead of vanilla?
Lyndsey Piccolino
I think it would be less sweet because the vanilla protein powder sweetens them. You may consider increasing the sweetener.
Lass Lemony
Awesome recipe! The blueberries were so good I did a couple of variations: One I added 3 tblsp cocoa powder, chocolate chips, and 2 cups cut up cherries in place of blueberries (I subbed yogurt for the oil because I ran out of oil) and another batch 2 tsp mandarin orange zest and whole mandarin orange segments (five) in place of the blueberries. Definitely have the recipe bookmarked, it's amazing as is and fantastic for a base. Thank you!
Lyndsey Piccolino
Hi Lass! Thank you so much for your review. All of these subs sound amazing! Glad the recipe worked out for you!
Sarah
Pretty good. I used double the amount of protein powder and added a little more milk. Next time I might reduce the amount of sugar to reduce the carb load.
Lyndsey Piccolino
Hello Sarah! Thank you so much for your review. Yes you can absolutely reduce the sugar if you'd like. Thanks for trying the recipe!
Christie Gilmore
My whole family loved these muffins! The best protein muffin recipe I have found. The whole batch has almost vanished in the span of a few hours. Note that I mostly followed recipe but substituted one egg with a quarter cup plain Greek yogurt, because we only had one egg in the house. I also used a few oats instead of full two cups of all purpose flour, just to boost fiber and nutritional content.
Lyndsey
Thanks so much for your review, Christie! I am so glad your fam loved them!!
Claire
Can I swap out the oil for a different kind?
Lyndsey
you could probably use butter! or refined coconut oil if you don't like the coconut taste.
Laura
Do you think oat flour would work in place of all purpose flour?
Lyndsey
Hi Laura! Yes, it probably would work, although I haven't tested it. I've noticed with oat flour it is pretty close to all-purpose, but sometimes may need a bit more liquid. If you try it, let me know how it works out.
Elizabeth
I can’t believe my 5-year-old likes something with protein powder in it, I’m so happy!!
Lyndsey
That is awesome! Thanks for your review Elizabeth!
Susie
My kids go crazy for these. Last time, I made them with frozen raspberries instead of blueberries and they were just as delicious!
Lyndsey
Raspberries sound amazing! Thanks for your review Susie!!
Kim
These were so good! I made them into mini muffins to take to a group gathering - cooked at 350° for 12min and they came out perfect! Will def make again!
Lyndsey
yum! Thanks so much for trying Kim! the mini muffins sound delicious!
Charity
I switched out the oil and replaced it with a banana and used almond flour. These are seriously so good!!!!!
Lyndsey
So glad you liked them!
Joslyn Parkos
These are one of the best muffins i've ever had. they don't even taste healthy-like. They taste like a bakery style muffin!
Lyndsey
Thanks so much Joslyn! I'm glad you liked them!