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Mixed Berry Muffins

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A recipe for mixed berry muffins made with almond milk, oats, and cornmeal, plus your choice of fresh or frozen berries.

Ingredients

Scale

100 grams rolled oats (1 cup), plus more for sprinkling
85 grams all-purpose flour (2/3 cup), plus more for coating berries
65 grams cornmeal (1/2 cup)
50 grams light brown sugar (1/4 cup, packed)
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
Pinch ground nutmeg
60 grams unsalted butter, melted and cooled (4 tablespoons)
240 milliliters almond milk (1 cup)
1 large egg, at room temperature
7 grams lemon zest (1 tablespoon, grated on a Microplane)
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
200 grams fresh or frozen mixed berries (about 1 1/2 cups), not thawed if frozen
Demerara sugar, for sprinkling

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425° F / 220° C. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with silicone or paper liners.

a muffin tin lined with silicone liners

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together rolled oats, all purpose flour, cornmeal, light brown sugar, baking powder, ground cinnamon, kosher salt, and ground nutmeg.

Dry ingredients in a bowl

Dry ingredients whisked together

In a separate bowl, whisk together melted butter, almond milk, egg, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla extract.

Wet ingredients whisked together in a bowl

Make a well in the dry ingredients. Add wet ingredients and use a wooden spoon or rubber spatula to stir until just combined. Do not overmix. (Batter will be lumpy.)

Adding wet ingredients to dry ingredients

Oatmeal muffin batter in a bowl

In a small bowl, toss berries in 1-2 tablespoons of flour. With a rubber spatula, fold berries into batter.

Berries tossed in flour

Adding flour coated mixed berries to muffin batter

Mixed berry muffin batter in bowl

Spoon batter into prepared muffin tin, dividing it equally between the 12 cups.

A muffin tin with silicone liners next to a bowl of muffin batter

Muffin batter in tin

Sprinkle with oats and Demerara sugar.

Sprinkling sugar and oats on top of muffins

Bake in preheated oven for 23-25 minutes or until muffins are golden brown and nicely risen, and spring back lightly when touched.

Mixed berry muffins in tin

Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Serve warm or at room temperature.

A wire rack with mixed berry muffins

Store leftover muffins in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days. Mixed berry muffins can also be frozen.

 

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Notes

If using frozen berries, do not thaw.

Slice any large berries, such as strawberries, into smaller pieces.

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