Air Fryer Blueberry Muffins

This Air Fryer Blueberry Muffins recipe is quick, easy and super delicious – more proof that air fryers aren’t just for frying. They bake too!

Baking In An Air Fryer? You Bet!

If you’ve only used your air fryer for frying, it’s time to discover what you’ve been missing. Give baking a try, and chances are, you’re going to be amazed.

Some of the many baked goods I’ve cooked in my Philips air fryer include biscuits, scones, cornbread, yeast breads, flatbread, cakes, cookies, brownies, and cobblers.

Add to that list a wide variety of muffins. There are savory versions such as corn muffins loaded with jalapenos, cheddar cheese, sausage, or hot dogs. Then there are all the sweet versions such as Morning Glory muffins, oat bran muffins, cranberry orange muffins, whole wheat muffins, and a recently published recipe for a very simple sweet muffin, Air Fryer Muffins For One.

Blueberry muffins have been one of my all time favorite foods since childhood. I even liked the kind that came in a box with the little can of wild blueberries. That was until I discovered the fabulous homemade recipes from the wonderful country cooks in my home town. You just can’t beat scratch baking, and in this case it doesn’t take long.

About This Recipe

Those who truly love blueberry muffins usually don’t want you to mess with the basic recipe too much. I agree. I rarely alter the recipe below. Only once in a great while I’ll go crazy and add a teaspoon of pure vanilla extract.

Otherwise to me these muffins taste just right as is. When fresh berries aren’t available, frozen will work fine. Whenever possible I use the smaller wild blueberries. They contain less water and, to me, they bake up a little better.

If you don’t have any foil baking cups, you may want to double your paper cups just to be sure they’re sturdy enough to stand up to the batter.

I always use these silicone muffin cups in my air fryer. They’re great for muffins and so sturdy they’ll hold even liquid contents like raw eggs or runny batters. Mine have been through the dishwasher dozens of times and still look new.

These are also extremely inexpensive, so over time you save money (and trees!) because you don’t have to keep buying paper cups all the time.

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Blueberry Muffins Recipe – from The Air Fryer Bible Cookbook

If you see light spots in your cooked muffins that’s a good thing. It means you didn’t overmix the batter. Beating the batter or mixing too much makes muffins tough.

Air Fryer Blueberry Muffins

Susan LaBorde

Blueberry muffins have been a favorite of mine since childhood, and now I love baking them in my air fryer. This version is fast and simple and tastes absolutely wonderful.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time Per Batch (2 batches) 13 minutes mins

Total Time 36 minutes mins

Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Servings 8 muffins

Equipment

• Air Fryer
• 8 Foil muffin cups with paper liners (or 8 silicone baking cups)

Ingredients

  

• 1 1/3 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/3 cup oil
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2/3 cup fresh blueberries, or frozen and thawed

Instructions

 

• Preheat air fryer to 330℉.
• In medium bowl stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
• In separate bowl combine oil, egg, and milk, and mix well.
• Add egg mixture to dry ingredients and stir just until moistened.
• Gently stir in blueberries.
• Spoon batter into muffin cups.
• Place 4 muffin cups in air fryer basket and bake at 330℉ for 12 to 14 minutes, or until tops spring back when touched lightly.
• Repeat previous step to cook remaining muffins.

Notes

If you own an extra large capacity air fryer you may be able to bake more than 4 muffins at a time. You can space them close together, but leave enough room for air to circulate around each muffin.

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© 2018 Susan LaBorde and Elizabeth Hickman. All rights reserved. No part of this recipe may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written permission.

Want more? This recipe is from The Air Fryer Bible Cookbook by Susan LaBorde and Elizabeth Hickman. Click here to see The Air Fryer Bible on Amazon.

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• Air Fryer Muffins For One
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