Name: Sourdough Blueberry Muffins
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup sourdough starter (active); 1.5 cups all purpose flour; 1/3 cup butter (melted); 3/4 cup honey; 2 eggs; 3/4 tsp baking soda; 1/4 tsp salt; 1 tsp vanilla; 1 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen - add a little more if desired); 1 tsp flour (optional)

Sourdough blueberry muffins make a healthy breakfast or a hearty, delicious snack. The grains are fermented with sourdough starter and naturally sweetened with honey to make a fluffy and moist muffin.

In the last 6 months, I’ve fallen in love with muffins. Why? They are really easy to make, they make a dozen, and then you have an easy and convenient breakfast or snack right on hand.

You can easily put them in the freezer for later, a technique I like to implement so that I don’t eat every single muffin in the first two days.

We are currently drowning in blueberries. We picked a whopping 68 pounds this year, most of which will be destined for the freezer. But while I still have plenty of fresh blueberries, I will be cooking up a ton of blueberry recipes.

You HAVE to try these blueberry oatmeal cookies or these sourdough scones. Amazing!

These sourdough blueberry muffins are soft, fluffy, and they aren’t too sweet. Making this the perfect blueberry muffin recipe, in my opinion.

muffin pan of sourdough blueberry muffins on a marble countertop with a napkin to the top right

How do you get a sourdough starter?

You can easily create your own. See how to make a quick and easy starter here that I’ve had for years.

You can also buy one from a local bakery, order them online, or ask a friend.

Can you use frozen blueberries in muffins?

Yes! I’ve used both frozen and fresh, and either work well. Don’t thaw them, just place them in the batter and bake.

Frozen blueberries will most likely turn your muffins a pretty shade of purple. Coat them in a little bit of flour to help minimize the color bleeding into your batter.

Do you have to ferment the grains overnight?

No, you can just use sourdough discard, mix up the batter using the directions below (just skip the fermentation time), and bake.

The fermentation allows the healthy bacteria and yeasts in the sourdough starter to ferment some of the grains, making it easier for our bodies to digest, and rendering some of the nutrients more bio-available.

For our family to eat grains, we need to ferment for 24 hours. Otherwise, many of us suffer from digestion issues.

sourdough blueberry muffin on a white plate with the liner removed and a few bites taken out of the muffin

Why You Will Love This Recipe:

Healthy: Fermented grains are easier to digest and have more bio-available nutrients. Plus, it is naturally sweetened with honey.

Fluffy: These sourdough muffins have a slightly different texture than your typical muffin, but still have that lovely fluffy texture that one desires.

Perfect snack: I don’t know about you, but I love a good grab-and-go snack. These work perfectly. Grab one or two to toss at the kids while running late to church. Oh just me?

Tips For Making Sourdough Muffins With Blueberries

After the grains have been soaked, the batter tends to be pretty firm. I recommended using a stand mixer to mix up the remaining ingredients.
Blueberries tend to drop to the bottom, so to help prevent this, toss the blueberries in a teaspoon or two of flour. Those who can’t tolerate unfermented grains can use gluten free flour (this is what I do).
I love using an ice cream scoop to scoop the batter into the muffin tins. It’s the perfect amount and comes out easily.
If you don’t have a problem digesting grains, then you don’t have to ferment them. Just mix up the ingredients and bake.
You can use frozen blueberries, but your muffins will most likely turn purple.

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How To Make Sourdough Blueberry Muffins

In a large bowl (I like to use my stand mixer bowl), mix together melted butter, honey, flour, and active sourdough starter.

The dough will be pretty thick and will continue to thicken as it ferments.

Depending on how saturated your starter is, you may need to add a touch of water. I feed my starter equal parts water to flour.

Cover the bowl with a tea towel, beeswax wraps, or plastic wrap and allow to ferment for 12 to 24 hours.

The next day, preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Line muffin tins with cupcake liners or grease well.

sourdough muffin batter in a bowl with eggs and leaveners

Take your fermented muffin batter and add vanilla extract, baking soda, eggs, and salt to the batter.

Start mixing all the ingredients together. You can do this with your hands, but I prefer to use my stand mixer. It makes it way easier.

Optional: While the batter is mixing, take your fresh blueberries and mix them with a teaspoon or two of flour (just until they are lightly coated, as this helps prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the muffin).

fresh blueberries coated in a bit of flower being added to muffin batter

Once the batter is mixed well and no large lumps remain, gently fold the blueberries in.

fresh blueberries folded into sourdough muffin batter

Spoon into muffin tins equally. I like to do this using an ice cream scoop.

sourdough blueberry muffin batter in a lined muffin tin with an ice cream scooper to the left

Bake for 20-25 minutes until tops start turning golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean.

Flip onto baking rack and allow to cool.

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