This recipe for Air Fryer Blueberry Muffins only take 10 minutes to bake. These muffins are a healthy and delicious snack or dessert that both kids and adults love. Try a batch today!

Blueberry mini muffins in a towel-lined basket next to a mug of coffee.

There isn’t anything much more comforting than a warm batch of blueberry muffins. With this Air Fryer Blueberry Muffin recipe, you can make a batch in time to serve with breakfast or brunch.

These healthy muffins can be made to satisfy almost any dietary preference, including gluten-free or dairy-free. They are low in sugar and fat, but they’re so tasty!

I hope your family loves these blueberry muffins as much as mine does.

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1 Why You Need This Recipe
2 Key Ingredients
3 Recipe Steps
4 Recipe Tips & Substitutions
5 Recipe FAQs
6 Other Air Fryer Recipes You Might Like
7 More Helpful Air Fryer Resources
8 Air-Fryer Blueberry Muffins

Why You Need This Recipe

  • Use your air fryer to quickly and efficiently make a batch of warm and fluffy blueberry muffins.
  • This recipe can be made using all-purpose flour or gluten-free baking flour.
  • Applesauce helps displace some of the fat in this recipe, yet the muffins remain light and fluffy. These muffins are on the healthy side, but you’d never know it.

Key Ingredients

Measured ingredients for blueberry muffins in bowls on a white surface.

Gluten-free flour is so easy to work with nowadays. Look for a “1 to 1” version. This means it has all the proper ingredients to substitute cup-for-cup for all-purpose flour. I wrote this recipe using gluten free flour but you can easily use regular all-purpose wheat flour.

Unsweetened applesauce adds sweetness (so we can use less sugar) and works as a fat to cut back on butter. It’s a versatile ingredient to keep the batter moist.

Use any sort of milk here. Dairy-free nut milk or cow’s milk, anything will work (I used unsweetened almond milk).

Blueberries are easy to keep in the freezer for muffins or smoothies. You can use fresh or frozen blueberries.

Butter, ghee or vegan butter can be used as the fat source in this recipe. You could also use coconut oil.

Recipe Steps

Step-by-step collage of mixing up blueberry muffins and putting in a mold.

Step One

Combine the dry ingredients including the frozen blueberries in a large mixing bowl and give them a stir.

Please see the recipe card at the end of this post for the exact ingredients and measurements.

Step Two

Combine the wet ingredients in a small bowl and pour them into the dry ingredients.

Step Three

Stir the batter and use a tablespoon to divide half the muffin batter into a lightly greased silicone muffin liners. Bake the muffins in the air fryer at 350 degrees F for a cooking time of 10 minutes.

Step Four

Then, remove the baked muffins to a cooling rack and re-fill the muffin pan silicone cups with the rest of the batter to bake the rest of them. Enjoy warm or at room temperature!

I hope your family loves these delicious muffins as much as mine does!

A red silicone muffin mold with 6 baked blueberry muffins.

Recipe Tips & Substitutions

  • You’ll need a muffin mold for this recipe that will fit inside of your air fryer basket. This silicone egg cup mold is perfect and should fit inside most air fryer models. I can’t tell you how often I’ve used these silicone muffin cups.
  • You can cut my recipe in half if you want to make just one batch.
  • Store any leftover muffins in a ziptop bag or an airtight container with lid in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
  • Some air fryer models needs to be preheated. Please refer to the owner’s manual of your particular model to see if you need to preheat it before using. 

Recipe FAQs

Can I bake these in a regular oven?

Yes! I would recommend 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until they are golden brown on top. Use a regular muffin tin.

Can I use fresh blueberries?

Yes! You can use either fresh or frozen blueberries in this recipe. You could also replace the blueberries with chocolate chips for a flavor variation.

Can these muffins be made vegan?

You can use an egg replacer to make these muffins vegan.

Mini blueberry muffins set out on a wire cooling rack.

Other Air Fryer Recipes You Might Like

Or, see my entire index of Air Fryer recipes.

More Helpful Air Fryer Resources

Air Fryer Versus Deep Fryer

45+ Air Fryer Recipes for Beginners

8 Best Air Fryers Under $100

Air Fryer Pros and Cons

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Blueberry mini muffins in a towel-lined basket next to a mug of coffee.

Air-Fryer Blueberry Muffins

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This recipe for Air Fryer Blueberry Muffins only take 10 minutes to bake. These muffins are a healthy and delicious snack or dessert that both kids and adults love. Try a batch today!

  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 14 1x

Ingredients

Units Scale
  • Nonstick cooking spray
  • 1 cup frozen blueberries
  • 1 cup all-purpose baking flour or gluten-free baking flour (I like Bob’s 1-to-1 Gluten-Free Baking Flour)
  • 1/3 cup coconut sugar or regular sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • 1/4 cup melted butter, ghee, or coconut oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup milk or unsweetened almond milk

Instructions

  1. Spray a silicone mini muffin pan with nonstick cooking oil and set aside.
  2. Combine the frozen blueberries, flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder in a large mixing bowl. Stir to combine.
  3. Next, combine the applesauce, egg, butter, vanilla extract, and milk in a small mixing bowl and stir to combine.
  4. Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture and stir to combine.
  5. Use a tablespoon to fill the muffin wells ¾ of the way full.
  6. Place the muffin pan on the tray of your air-fryer. Set the temperature to 360 degrees for 10 minutes.
  7. When the cooking time is up, remove the muffin tin and transfer the muffins to a cooling rack.
  8. Next, use your spoon to divide the rest of the batter into the muffin pan and repeat the baking process.
  9. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Equipment

Notes

  1. You’ll need a muffin mold for this recipe that will fit inside of your air fryer basket. This silicone egg cup mold is perfect and should fit inside most air fryer models.
  2. You can cut my recipe in half if you want to make just one batch.
  3. Store any leftover muffins in a ziptop bag or a container with lid in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
  4. Some air fryer models needs to be preheated. Please refer to the owner’s manual of your particular model to see if you need to preheat it before using. 

Keywords: air-fryer blueberry muffins, gluten-free muffins, air-fryer healthy recipe

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