These easy and moist gluten-free blueberry muffins are loaded with jammy blueberries! Almond and oat flours create a soft tender crumb that pairs with the crisp bakery-style sugary muffin dome.
5 from 13 reviews
Ingredients
½cupunsalted butter, melted, plus 1 tablespoon more for brushing the pan
¼cupwhole milk
1tablespoonfreshly squeezed lemon juice
1¾cups(about 9ounces)fresh or frozen blueberries, divided, see note for using frozen
122g(1cup + 2 tablespoons)gluten-free oat flour, plus 1 tablespoon for tossing with blueberries
100g(½cup + 2 tablespoons)sweet rice flour, also called mochiko; do not substitute white or brown rice flour
3tablespoonscoarse sugar such as turbinado, for sprinkling
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 400°F and grease a non-stick muffin pan generously with melted butter, brushing the bottom, sides and top.
In a measuring cup or small bowl, combine milk and lemon juice and set aside for 5-10 minutes.
Reserve ¼ cup of blueberries for putting on top then toss the remaining blueberries with the 1 extra tablespoon of oat flour - this will help prevent them from sinking.
Combine oat flour, sweet rice flour, almond flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl.
Whisk the eggs and vanilla extract into the milk and add it to the dry ingredients along with the melted butter and honey. Mix with a wooden spoon until just combined, but lumps still remain.
Fold in the blueberries. For optimal muffin domes, let the batter rest for 45-60 minutes before scooping into the muffin cups. This allows the flours to better soak up the ingredients and will create more domed muffins with a better rise. If you don't want to wait, you can bake them right away and they'll still be delicious, but will have flatter tops.
Scoop ¼ cup of batter into each muffin cup. Top muffins with remaining blueberries and sprinkle generously with coarse sugar.
Bake 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 375°F and bake for another 10-12 minutes, until the edges are dark golden brown and crisp and a toothpick in the center comes out clean or with just a few crumbs.
Serve immediately or store on the counter for up to 2 days (if you put them in an airtight container, they will lose their crispiness. If I do this, I warm the muffin slightly before eating. Alternatively, I store mine on a plate on the counter).
Notes
Frozen Blueberries: If using frozen blueberries, do not defrost the berries before adding them to the batter. Toss them in oat flour and keep them in the freezer until ready to fold them into the batter.