Air-Fryer Blueberry Muffins (Gluten-Free Option)
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. This recipe can easily be made gluten-free and/or dairy-free. Try a batch today!
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.
Air Fryer Blueberry Muffin Benefits
- 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.
Ingredients
- 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.
Please see the full recipe card at the end of this post for the exact measurements.
Recipe Steps
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!
Recipe Tips
- 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
Yes! I would recommend 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until they are golden brown on top. Use a regular muffin tin.
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.
You can use an egg replacer to make these muffins vegan.
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Air-Fryer Blueberry Muffins (Gluten-Free Option)
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
- 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
- Spray a silicone mini muffin pan with nonstick cooking oil and set aside.
- Combine the frozen blueberries, flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder in a large mixing bowl. Stir to combine.
- Next, combine the applesauce, egg, butter, vanilla extract, and milk in a small mixing bowl and stir to combine.
- Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture and stir to combine.
- Use a tablespoon to fill the muffin wells ¾ of the way full.
- Place the muffin pan on the tray of your air-fryer. Set the temperature to 360 degrees for 10 minutes.
- When the cooking time is up, remove the muffin tin and transfer the muffins to a cooling rack.
- Next, use your spoon to divide the rest of the batter into the muffin pan and repeat the baking process.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
- 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.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Air-fryer
- Cuisine: Healthy
- Diet: Vegetarian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 101
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 96.6 mg
- Fat: 4.4 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 0.6 g
- Protein: 1.5 g
- Cholesterol: 13.3 mg
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What’s you opinion on using almond flour instead of all-purpose flour to bring down the carb numbers?
I think that’s a great idea! It should work just fine, although they will be denser.
I have made this recipe several times and love how the muffins turn out!
Made them gluten free and they were really good!
They looks and sounds so delicious! I recently got a airfry and I am always looking fir some bew recipes and now I know what I am making this weekend
Oh my gosh, I had no idea you could make muffins in the air fryer!! These look amazing and I’m a sucker for blueberry muffins, I just adore them. Definitely trying these!
These are perfect for the whole family to enjoy!
These blueberry muffins look perfect for breakfast with a cup of coffee. I really need to look into getting an air fryer. It sounds like a great piece of kitchen equipment. Thank you for including a note on how to make it in the oven too.
Wow, these are amazing! Love the fact that they’re gluten free, too!