If you are going to bake with kids – especially toddlers, I think you need to be prepared for mess.
Even though our kitchen adventures ALWAYS end up with a scene resembling a flour bomb going off, I honestly do enjoy having fun with the boys in the kitchen and watching them learn. One of our favourite things to make is muffins or “little boy cakes” as our three year old calls them. We like to mix it up when it comes to the different flavours, but these easy Blueberry Muffins are one of our all time favourites.
They take very little time to put together and as long as you have some blueberries sitting in your fridge or freezer you just need basic pantry ingredients to make these yummy and freezer friendly treats.
Easy Blueberry Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups of self raising flour
- 1/2 cup of caster sugar
- 1 1/2 cups of milk
- 2 eggs - lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence
- 150 g butter
- 300 g of blueberries - fresh or frozen
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 200 degrees and lightly grease two 12 hole muffin baking trays.
- Place the butter into a microwave safe bowl and cook for 30 seconds or until melted. Set aside to cool.
- In a large mixing bowl, sift the flour and add the sugar before stirring to combine and make a well in the centre.
- In a large jug, combine the milk, eggs and vanilla essence.
- Pour the mixture from the jug into the well and add the cooled melted butter. Gently fold the ingredients together with a large metal spoon until the mixture is almost combined.
- Add the blueberries and gently fold through - make sure you don’t over mix as they blueberries will bleed (if using frozen) and overworking the mixture will give you a dense muffin.
- Spoon the mixture into the prepared muffin tins and place into the oven to bake for 18 minutes or until cooked through when tested.
This recipe makes approximately 24 muffins however you can also use a mini muffin tray to make smaller toddler friendly sized portions.
Do your kids make a mess in the kitchen too?
Lydia C. Lee says
YUM!!
Lauren says
Thanks Lydia 🙂
Jessica @ Sweetest Menu says
I love blueberry muffins. These look lovely Lauren!
Lauren says
Thanks Jess 🙂
Swah says
I love blueberry muffins so much but hate the majority of store0bought ones. So artificial and sickly sweet! I definitely need to give these a go.
Lauren says
Oh yes I’m the same, they are just so artificial and don’t even taste like a real cake!
Kat - The Organised Housewife says
Oh i love Blueberry muffins! I just love anything blueberries at the moment.:)
Lauren says
Me too, blueberries are my favourite! It’s just a pity they are so expensive 🙁
Emma @ Life, kids and a glass of red says
My toddler is obsessed with blueberries at the moment – will whip up a batch of these in muffin tins for the freezer (if they’re not eaten first!) #MummyMondays
Lauren says
Enjoy!
Mumma McD says
Oh yum blueberry muffins are a favourite around here too, my kids love ‘helping’ (I use that term very loosely haha).
#TeamMM
Lauren says
Haha, I know EXACTLY what you mean!
Lucy @ Bake Play Smile says
Your two little chefs are going to grow up to be the most amazing bakers you know! Love this easy recipe – yum!!
Lauren says
I sure hope so, it will be great to have someone make things for me for a change!
Bec says
Yum I love blueberry muffins! I don’t have kids buy my boyfriend does!
Lauren says
They sure are a favourite with all of us!
Eva @ The Multitasking Mummy says
These look so easy to make! I think the last blueberry muffins I made were the packet ones and I’m sure these ones would taste so much better!
Lauren says
They are ridiculously easy to make Eva, you should try them in your new kitchen 🙂
Kathryn Doherty says
Messes everywhere! Mine don’t limit themselves to being messy in the kitchen 🙂 Only sort-of kidding… but at 4 and 2, what can you expect? My oldest has always loved helping me but it’s time I got my little one involved in the fun. They are serious muffin lovers, too, so I know we’ll have fun with this recipe. Thanks for sharing!
Lauren says
Oh I know what you mean! It’s great to involve them – but the mess!!
Milford Maki says
I too have been on the hunt for those envious giant muffins to make on my own. I am making this now and following the recipe exactly except using frozen tart cherries instead of blueberries since it is a master mix.
Trevor G Jones says
Tried making some of these muffins but instead of using milk, I used 200ml of vanilla yogurt, taste was brilliant and so light.