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{Healthier} Blueberry Bran Muffins with Coconut Oil

January 5, 2015 By Kerry Cooks 9 Comments

 Delicious blueberry muffins full of bursting blueberries, and brown sugar and cinnamon flavour. Hearty enough for breakfast or a delicious afternoon energy boost!

GORGEOUS muffins with coconut oil - only 205 calories! {Healthier} Blueberry Bran Muffins with Coconut Oil

{Healthier} Blueberry Bran Muffins with Coconut Oil

{Healthier} Blueberry Bran Muffins with Coconut Oil

{Healthier} Blueberry Bran Muffins with Coconut Oil

Need delicious muffins that you won’t feel bad about eating – fast? These {Healthier} Blueberry Bran Muffins with Coconut Oil taste better than the stuff you’ll find in your local Starbucks, with a fraction of the bad stuff! Get them ready to bake up in just ten minutes too – perfect for weekend mornings.

So it’s 2015, and maybe the waistband of your skinny jeans are a bit tighter than they were before Christmas Halloween, amirite? But see, the very worst possible thing you can do in this situation is to stop eating cake. If you go on a very strict diet where you can’t ever eat delicious and indulgent things ever, you will snap and end up baking and eating a whole batch of cookies. Not that I have any experience in this area.

The key here is a sustainable way of eating – moderation – eating more healthy stuff like greens, grains and fruits, but still allowing yourself the occasional treat. That way, you don’t feel deprived and end up buckling.

These blueberry muffins are still delicious, but they’re a little healthier than ones you’ll find in the supermarket or coffee shop. Can you believe they clock in at only 205 calories?! A big muffin from your local Starbucks or Costa is more like 500!

Plus,, these muffins contain real, honest to goodness, delicious blueberries – not, as I was recently horrified to learn, in fact little chemical balls made from sugar, hydrogenated oil and colourings which take the place of blueberries in most cereals, muffins and bars you’ll find in the supermarket. Sad face. If you’ve ever wondered why your supermarket blueberry muffin doesn’t taste a jot like blueberries, now you know! These muffins are bursting with juicy, gorgeous blueberry flavour!

The blueberries I prefer to use in this recipe are freshly frozen ones from the supermarket’s frozen section. That means you can make these muffins all year round, plus frozen blueberries are cheaper than fresh in the winter months. Frozen blueberries hold their shape better in these muffins too!

So how else are they healthier? As well as using less sugar, these muffins also use coconut oil in the place of butter. You might have seen coconut oil popping up in lots of places in the last few years – it really is delicious and it has lots of health benefits. I’m loving using it for the occasional baked treat, as well as for cooking! It really is an awesome fat to have around. Finally, these muffins also contain oatbran – which is high-fibre and helps lower cholesterol and blood glucose too! It also adds a really delicious nutty texture that I love in smoothie’s too (more on that next week!).

{Healthier} Blueberry Bran Muffins with Coconut Oil

Healthier Blueberry Bran Muffins
2015-01-01 16:29:43
Yields 12
Delicious, healthier blueberry muffins! You won't miss the extra fat or sugar at all!
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Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
25 min
Total Time
35 min
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
25 min
Total Time
35 min
205 calories
25 g
31 g
11 g
3 g
9 g
72 g
132 g
15 g
0 g
1 g
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
72g
Yields
12
Amount Per Serving
Calories 205
Calories from Fat 93
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 11g
16%
Saturated Fat 9g
43%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 31mg
10%
Sodium 132mg
6%
Total Carbohydrates 25g
8%
Dietary Fiber 1g
4%
Sugars 15g
Protein 3g
Vitamin A
1%
Vitamin C
1%
Calcium
3%
Iron
2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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For the muffins
  1. 115g / 1/2 cup coconut oil, softened to room temperature if firm (simply microwave in a heat proof bowl for a few seconds)
  2. 100g / 1/2 cup caster or golden caster sugar
  3. 50g / 1/4 cup light or dark brown sugar
  4. 2 large free range eggs
  5. 120g (120g) greek or greek style yoghurt
  6. 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste (or vanilla extract)
  7. 150g plain flour / just over 1 and a third cups
  8. 70g / 1/2 cup oatbran
  9. 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  10. 1 teaspoon baking powder
  11. pinch salt
  12. 30ml / 1/8 cup milk (I used almond milk)
  13. 300g / 2 cups frozen blueberries (do not defrost)
For the muffins
  1. Prepare a 12 hole muffin pan with non-stick cases (or grease well with sunflower or coconut oil) and pre-heat your oven to 190c/gas mark 5/375F.
  2. Combine your very soft coconut oil with the sugars, and beat vigorously until they're thoroughly mixed. Next, add your two eggs, again beating well, along with the vanilla bean paste, greek yoghurt and milk. In another bowl (I use the bowl from my scales!), measure out your dry ingredients - plain flour, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder, oatbran, and salt. Using a metal whisk, stir the dry ingredients vigorously to remove any lumps, then stir the wet and dry ingredients together gently and fold in the blueberries.
  3. Spoon the mixture into the cases until they're completely full to the brim of the mixture. Sprinkle a little demerera sugar on top of each muffin, then bake for 20-25 minutes.
Adapted from Sally's Baking Addiction
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11g
protein
3g
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Adapted from Sally's Baking Addiction
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{Healthier} Blueberry Bran Muffins with Coconut Oil
 I rarely bring you healthy baking recipes but this is an exception – a healthier muffin where it really does taste as good as the real deal – and all for just 200 calories! I hope you enjoy these Healthier Blueberry Bran Muffins with Coconut Oil!

I’m entering these muffins into Lavender and Lovage’s January’s Tea Time Treats at The Hedge Combers – the theme is packed lunches and these muffins would be perfect as an afternoon pick me up at work!

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I’ve also entered these muffins into January’s Treat Petite – the theme is healthier baking!

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x Kerry

 

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  1. Janie says

    January 31, 2015 at 8:45 am

    These are the most utterly, gorgeously perfect lunch time treats Kerry, thanks so much for sharing them with #TeaTimeTreats!
    Janie x
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  2. Stuart Vettese says

    January 25, 2015 at 12:46 pm

    I can’t believe how many of us are using coconut oil now! These look so scrummy with all those fresh poppin’ blueberries. Thanks for taking part in Treat Petite Kerry.
    Stuart Vettese recently posted…(healthier) Chocolate and Peanut Butter PopcornMy Profile

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    • Kerry Cooks says

      January 25, 2015 at 5:56 pm

      I LOVE baking with it – it’s so yummy! Just wish it was a bit cheaper

      Reply
  3. Diane @ Life of Di. says

    January 10, 2015 at 2:39 pm

    These look so good! I love bran muffins and I think the coconut oil + blueberries would take these to the next level of yummy.

    I will have to try these next month when I’m done with my ‘cleanse’ (of sorts) that I’m doing this month. My sister and I are trying to ‘detox’ our bodies from all the sugar/baked goods/breads we consumed from Thanksgiving to New Years.

    I will let you know what I think when I try them. I think Marty would enjoy them to take with him to work in the morning.
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    • Kerry Cooks says

      January 10, 2015 at 8:14 pm

      Thanks so much Di! I hope you really like them ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  4. Lucy @ BakingQueen74 says

    January 7, 2015 at 8:42 pm

    Mmm, I love blueberry and these muffins look just perfect for my Jan detox!
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  5. Sarah, Maison Cupcake says

    January 7, 2015 at 8:40 pm

    These look lovely. I bought some coconut oil before Christmas but not used it yet, looking forward to experimenting with it!
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  6. Janice says

    January 7, 2015 at 8:08 pm

    They look great and simple to make too.
    Janice recently posted…Lentil, Cheese and Stuffing LoafMy Profile

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    • Kerry Cooks says

      January 7, 2015 at 8:38 pm

      I couldn’t agree more! Thanks so much for stopping by ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply

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