Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins with Cinnamon Coconut Streusel

Who here loves blueberries?!
I do I do!

I adore blueberries. They are super cute and super sweet!
I love adding them to everything: Oatmeal, cookies, muffins, breads...
Or just popping a handful of them into my mouth. Yum!

And not only are they delicious, they are a "superfood" meaning they
are packed with tons of health benefits, including antioxidants, which
protect our bodies from cell-damaging substances called free radicals.

So there you go! A wonderful fruit that is delicious AND super healthy. :)

To show my love of all things blueberry, I wanted to make a healthy, delicious
oatmeal muffin packed with this delicious little fruit. :)

This muffin also has applesauce instead of oil! Awesome!
Feel free to grab one of these as a quick, healthy breakfast when you're on-the-go.
Or grab one as a snack during the day. Or when you have a craving for sweets!

Yep that's the good stuff right there.
By the way...please ignore the green-ish appearance of these delicious muffins.

They turned out green-ish looking because I used frozen blueberries instead of fresh
so the frozen juices on the outside of the berries dispersed throughout the batter,
making it appear green! (Maybe you could make these for St. Patty's Day? :) )

Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins

  with Cinnamon Coconut Streusel

Inspired By: Ambitious Kitchen

Total Time: 25-30 minutes

Yield: 12 muffins

Nutrition (per muffin):

Calories (130), Fat (3.1g), Carbs (24.1g), Protein (3.2g), Fiber (3.1g), Sugars (5.7g)

High in vitamin B6

Ingredients:

• 1 c. whole wheat flour
• 1 c. old-fashioned oats
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 c. unsweetened applesauce
• 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
• 2 Tbsp. raw honey, softened
• 1 egg, beaten (could use a flax egg)
• 1/2 c. unsweetened vanilla almond milk
• 1 c. blueberries (fresh or frozen)

For the streusel:

• 3 Tbsp. old-fashioned oats
• 1 Tbsp. whole wheat flour
• 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
• 2 Tbsp. unsweetened shredded coconut
• 2 tsp. brown sugar
• 1 Tbsp. coconut oil

To make streusel:

• In a small bowl, combine oats, flour, cinnamon, brown sugar, shredded coconut, and coconut oil. I like to mush it all together with my fingers (clean fingers of course!) to make sure the coconut oil gets distributed evenly throughout the streusel. The streusel will be crumbly.

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl mix together the flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
3. In a small bowl mix the applesauce, brown sugar, raw honey, eggs, and almond milk. Add to dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Gently fold in the blueberries.
4. Distribute the batter evenly between a 12-cup muffin tin lined with paper muffin-liners or sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
5. Sprinkle a heaping teaspoon of streusel over each muffin and bake in oven for about 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the muffin's center comes out clean.

I really hope you enjoy these muffins as much as I do! :)