Lemon Blueberry Ricotta Muffins
(gluten-free)

Lemon Blueberry Ricotta Muffins have pockets of bursty sweet blueberries enclosed in a moist, lemony fresh muffin. Bonus: They’re made with gluten-free flour!

Do you know one of my favourite things about summer? THE FRUIT.

I have a summer fruit addiction. I could consume my weight in fruit every day. My happiest moment this past week was finding a company who will ship me fresh stone fruits from the Okanagan (best fruit growing region out here on the west coast) straight to my door – today I received 10lbs of apricots! Mmmmm… now to decide what to do with them all.

I also just bought a giant box of blueberries from the market last weekend and have been devouring them all week – truly, there are only a handful left. I knew I had to whip up some blueberry muffins – because there’s nothing better than pockets of bursty sweet blueberries enclosed in a moist, lemony fresh muffin.

And yes, these Lemon Blueberry Muffins are GLUTEN-FREE!

I’ve spoken before about how I’m becoming more aware of my  grain/gluten intake (in addition to eating my weight of fruit every day, I could eat a loaf of bread every day!) and trying to reduce it. However, that’s not to say that you couldn’t substitute regular all-purpose flour for the gluten-free blend I’ve used here and the muffins would still turn out fabulously moist and fabulously blueberry-bursty.

A note about the gluten free flour blend – I’ve found an amazing blend by Cup4Cup (and no, this post is not sponsored). You just substitute the same amount of flour in a recipe for the Cup4Cup gluten-free flour and it yields amazing results. No messing around with xanthum gum or worrying about crumbly textures or throwing away an entire recipe. Cup4Cup is also GMO-free, which, hey, is also pretty sweet. You can find it at Whole Foods, or online.

Let me know if you make these muffins – I promise you will love them! Happy Canada Day tomorrow to all my Canadian friends, and a Happy 4th to all the US readers!

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Gluten-Free Lemon Blueberry Ricotta Muffins

Prep Time

20 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

Total Time

40 mins

 

Pockets of bursting sweet blueberries are enclosed in a moist, lemony fresh muffin.

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: blueberry, gluten free, lemon, muffins

Servings: 12 muffins

Author: breakfast for dinner

Ingredients

• 5 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 3 large eggs, at room temperature
• 3/4 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
• zest of 1 lemon (approx 2 tablespoons)
• juice of 1 lemon (approx 2 tablespoons)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups Cup4Cup gluten-free flour blend
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup fresh blueberries (use 1 1/2 cups for extra berry flavour!)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F and line 12 muffin cups with muffin liners.
2. In a large bowl, beat together butter and sugar until creamy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until fully incorporated. Reduce the mixer speed to medium-low and beat in ricotta cheese, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla.
3. Stir in the gluten-free flour blend, baking powder, and salt, until wet ingredients are just moistened. Gently fold in blueberries.

4. Drop batter into each muffin cup, filling 3/4 full. Bake for 20-23 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean and tops are springy to the touch.

5. Let cool completely.