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Lemon Blueberry Corn Muffin

Lemon-Blueberry Corn Muffins

Breakfast Crediting for Ages 3-5

Total Time

40 minutes

Serving Size

1 muffin

Servings

6

Grains Solo

Components

Grains

Ingredients

  • â…” cup whole wheat flour
  • ¼ cup enriched cornmeal
  • ¼ cup brown sugar, packed
  • ¼ tsp table salt
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ cup low fat milk
  • ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 egg, large, whole
  • ¼ tsp lemon extract
  • ½ cup blueberries, whole, frozen
  • Nonstick cooking spray

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 °F.
  2. Line muffin tins with paper liners. Spray with nonstick cooking spray.
  3. In a medium bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, brown sugar, salt, and baking powder. Sift mixture. Remove 1 Tbsp of dry mixture and set aside.
  4. In a small bowl, combine milk, applesauce, eggs, and lemon extract. Whisk until well-blended. Add to dry ingredients. Whisk to mix. Wash hands after touching uncooked eggs.
  5. Place frozen blueberries in a small bowl, add 1 Tbsp reserved dry mixture and toss.
  6. With a rubber spatula, fold breaded blueberries and any remaining dry ingredients from the bottom of the bowl into the muffin mixture.
  7. Pour â…“ cup of muffin mixture into each prepared muffin liner.
  8. Bake for 25 minutes.
  9. Remove from the oven and cool on a rack for 5 minutes.

One muffin provides 1½ oz eq. grains

Creditable Stamp 2017
USDA (1)

This recipe is courtesy of

USDA Food and Nutrition Service.