These Blueberry Banana Muffins are your new breakfast meal prep BFF! We’re sharing an updated version of a classic combination with these Blueberry Banana Muffins. These muffins are made with all-natural ingredients, including real fruit and Blueberry Lifeway Kefir. Our lowfat kefir gives the muffins a tender, soft texture so they come out perfect every time. They’re perfect when paired with applesauce or apple butter, and they store well, so they can be kept in the fridge for a little muffin meal prep.

The Benefits of Cultured Dairy for Better Health:
Research continues to show the importance of eating healthy foods, including cultured dairy such as kefir, for better gut health, a strong immune system, and to support the microbiome. Fermented foods like kefir hold important value in this line of research due to the link between the gut-brain axis and overall health. Specifically, kefir has been shown to help diversify the microbiome, improve digestion, reduce inflammation, support healthier blood sugar levels, and improve satiety since the bioavailable protein it triggers the release of GLP-1.
Lifeway Kefir also contains a variety of nutrients that are vital for healthy bones and overall health: vitamin D3, K, calcium, and vitamin B12. Along with our kefir, we also offer our artisan-made Farmer Cheese, a creamy high-protein cheese made with live and active cultures to support a healthy microbiome that’s easy to spread and contains no added salt for optimal heart-health benefits.

Prep Time: 30 mins Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup oat flour or brown rice flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 2 tbsp. ground flax meal
- 2 very ripe (heavily spotted) bananas
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 cups Lowfat Blueberry Kefir
- 2 tbsp. pure maple syrup, raw agave, or brown rice syrup
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1/2 cup water (adjust accordingly; see directions)
- Optional: 1/4 cup of any chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans, sliced almonds, etc.)
Directions
- *Prep: Preheat oven to 375 degrees, then add baking cups to a 12-cup muffin pan (or spray the cups with non-stick spray if you don’t have baking cups).
- Add the rolled oat, oat or brown rice flour, baking soda, baking powder, and ground flax to a large mixing bowl; mix to combine everything well.
- To a blender, add the ripe bananas, applesauce, Lifeway Kefir, syrup of choice, and blend until thick and creamy. Add this to the bowl with the flour.
- Using a hand mixer, mix the dry and wet ingredients together until you get a muffin batter (not runny, but not thick like bread batter). Depending on your flours of choice, you may need to add water, so add 1/4 cup then more if necessary in 1/4 cup increments until you get a muffin batter consistency.
- Add in blueberries and any nuts of choice if you want to use them, then stir with a large spoon to combine, and scoop the mixture into the baking cups up to 3/4 full (may be more or less depending on how much batter you have).
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until the tops are golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean. If they’re not done, bake for 5-10 more minutes.
- Set on a counter to cool in the pans, then remove and serve.
- These are delicious sliced open and served with fresh apple butter or more unsweetened applesauce on top!