I call these my Blueberry Ninja Muffins, since I’ve adapted it to be less messy when my children eat them.  I add a blueberry puree’ to the top of the muffins for two reasons: for uniform blueberry flavor (whole blueberries tend to sink to the bottom of the batter), and to trick my children into eating the whole muffin.  They like to pick out the blueberries and eat the rest of the muffin separately.  Talk about a mess!

For approximately 6 GIANT muffins (I use my large muffin tin for this recipe):

Ingredients

2 c. Spelt Flour

1 Tb. Baking Powder

1/2 tsp. Salt

3 Tb. + 1 tsp.  Powdered Stevia

1 egg, beaten

1 c. Half and Half, Whole Milk, Almond Milk

1/2 c. Whole Fat Greek Yogurt

2 tsp. Vanilla

1/4 c. Unsalted Butter, melted (You may sub a flavorless baking oil of your choice)

1 + 1/2 c. Frozen Blueberries

1 tsp. Arrowroot Starch

Method

For the puree’:

Heat 1 c. Frozen Blueberries and 1 tsp. Powdered Stevia over medium high heat.

Mash and stir the blueberries for approximately 5 minutes to reduce liquid.

Add 1 tsp. Arrowroot Starch, and simmer for 1 minute more, stirring constantly.

Remove from heat and allow to cool while mixing the muffin batter.

Muffin Batter:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl.

In a separate bowl, beat the Eggs and Yogurt together.

Mix in the rest of the wet ingredients (including the Butter).

Add the wet ingredients to the dry, and mix until just blended.

Fold in 1/2 c. Frozen blueberries.

Fill muffin cups 3/4 full.

Spoon approximately 2 tsp. of the Blueberry puree’ on top of the batter in each cup.

Swirl into batter.

Bake for 30-32 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.

Updated 4/26/13