Reviewed: May 20, 2012

These muffins are great! They did an excellent job of "hiding the veggies"... I did not notice the beet at all! They were popular with friends. The only modification I made was to use a little less than half of the sugar called for in the recipe.

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simplechef

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Dallas, Texas, USA

Living In: Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 26, 2012

I make these all the time. I've used plain yogurt in place of apple sauce and it made the muffins fluffier but the taste wasn't quite as good. I've also used sugar and sugar alternatives. Either way, the muffins were delicious. They make a great quick morning snack. My super picky husband even came up to me one day to compliment me on the muffins. He had eaten like 6. I was confused because he doesn't like beets. I guess he thought they were just blueberry muffins. He quit eating them after I told him there were beets in them too.

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sassash

Reviewed: Apr. 17, 2012

Very good muffins! I used a 50/50 mix of AP and WW flour and doubled the blueberries. It made 24 regular sized muffins and 20 minis. We couldn't taste the beets at all. Whole family loved them!

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MPMommy

Reviewed: Apr. 15, 2012

Oh wow! Talk about your power food and delicious too!! I replaced a half a cup of the flour with bran and cut the sugar in half and they were scrumptious! A definite make again recipe!

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patricia

Reviewed: Mar. 4, 2012

BEETS??? I'm thinking, how odd this is. Made this recipe although I thought my kids would never eat this. Muffins just came out of the oven and I have to hide them from my children (made it for school lunches). They LOVE IT !!! I feel like the mother of the year, baking muffins so healthy lol. I always substitute applesauce for oil when baking so I added 3 cups of applesauce. Fantastic!!!! Btw, my children think they are eating blueberry muffins only...no way I'm telling them I added BEETS ...still chuckling about it!

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Kat005

Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2012

I can't believe I loved it! This was totally a guilt menu item from realizing I don't eat veggies, but they were SO GOOD! I did cheat by switching in about 1/3 of the flour to white and adding a strusel topping (1 Tbs flour, 4 Tbs sugar, 2 tsp oil), but my husband was amazed at how much he liked them. We played a guessing game on "guess the secret ingredient" and I won. :)

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LizzieAnn

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: El Paso, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 9, 2012

These were fabulous, and the recipe makes so many! I replaced the sugar with 3/4 cup honey and cut down on the water a bit. I also used coconut oil. Thanks for this healthy recipe!

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purplegirl

Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2012

Very moist! I may reduce water next time. I added more blueberries and beets than called for. I could probably reduce the sugar as well. They were pretty sweet. I'll be making these again for sure.

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Laurabb99

Reviewed: Jan. 8, 2012

Thank you Blue Clements. These were delicious. I have to admit, I was skeptical as I was grating beets and mixing the ingredients. I kept thinking, "this seems too healthy to be good." I didn't have fresh blueberries, so I used defrosted blueberries and saved the juice as part of the 1/2 c of water. I also used 1/2 whole wheat pastry flour and 1/2 all-purpose to make it a little lighter. These are so light, fluffy, have a gorgeous golden color and a slightly sweet taste. No one was able to tell that there were shredded raw beets in the batter. These are definitely a hit with the family, including my 23-month old toddlers. Thank you for creating (and sharing) a healthy and delicious blueberry muffin recipe.

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Theresa787

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Smithtown, New York, USA

Living In: New Tampa, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2011

I was trying to find a recipe to tolerate beets that I grew in my garden and saw this almost as a joke for my husband. He likes beets, I can't stand them but the recipe is actually really good. My only thing I might do differently is either drizzle some honey over the top or use half whole wheat and half spelt or white flour so it's not quite so harsh with the whole wheat. Pretty amazing for someone who really has hated beets all their life!

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