One bowl blueberry and coconut muffins

These easy, delicious muffins are studded with blueberries, flakes of coconut and whole rolled oats for texture. YUM!

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups plain flour

  • 1 cup brown sugar

  • ½ cup rolled oats

  • 2 tsp baking powder

  • 1 pinch salt

  • 2 eggs

  • 1½ cups milk

  • ¼ cup vegetable oil

  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste

  • 1 cup frozen blueberries

  • ½ cup coconut flakes

  • 1 demerara sugar

    for dusting

Allergy Advice

Contains Dairy

Contains Eggs

Contains Gluten

Contains Nuts

Equipment

  • 1 oven
  • 1 muffin tin
  • 1 paper cases
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 small jug
  • 1 wire rack

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced), and line a 12 hole muffin tin with paper cases. Place the flour, sugar, oats, baking powder and salt into a large mixing bowl.
  2. Whisk together the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla in a small jug, and add to the bowl of dry ingredients.
  3. Stir together until the mixture is almost combined, then add the blueberries and coconut and stir again, just until they are distributed – do not over-mix.
  4. Divide the batter evenly between the muffin cases, and sprinkle with Demerara sugar, if desired.
  5. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the muffins are golden brown and spring back when touched lightly. Remove from the tin and let cool on a wire rack.

Notes

Tip
These keep well for about 2 days, but wrapped well and individually they'll keep in the freezer for up to a month.
Tip
Swap up to half the flour in this recipe for wholemeal flour, if desired.
Variation
Replace the blueberries with frozen raspberries, chunks of raw pear, or any dried fruit of your choice to change up the flavours.
Storage
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days or freeze for up to a month.

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