Air-Fryer Blueberry Muffins

Name: Air-Fryer Blueberry Muffins
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 14
Cuisine: Healthy
Ingredients: 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; ½ teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons baking powder; ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce; 1 large egg, lightly beaten; ¼ cup melted butter, ghee, or coconut oil; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; ¼ cup milk or unsweetened almond milk

by Carrie Forrest, MPH in Nutrition | Mar 26, 2022

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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!

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.

Contents hide

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 Air-Fryer Blueberry Muffins

Why You Need This Recipe

Use your air fryer to quickly and efficiently make a batch of warm and fluffy 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.

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.

Butter, ghee or vegan butter can be used as the fat source in this recipe.

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 big bowl and give them a stir.

As always, please do 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 mixture into a lightly greased pan. Bake the muffins in the air fryer at 350F degrees for 10 minutes.

Step Four

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

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.
You can cut my recipe in half if you want to make just one batch.
Store any leftover muffins in a ziptop bag or a 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.

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

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