Blueberry muffins are good, but CHOCOLATE blueberry muffins with nicecream sandwiched in the middle are a whole different very delicious story! Get the recipe plus 6 other vegan summer blueberry recipes.
The blueberries have been especially tasty this year, don’t you think?
I’ve munched more of them this year than any other and enjoyed every bite. A few times I downed so many at once my mind started to wander to the girl in Willy Wonka who turned blueberry and had to be rolled away. I don’t think I was at serious berry-morphing risk, but one has to wonder.
Or maybe the blueberries have always been this good and it’s me that has changed. I used to think they were flavorless and gritty. I would always opt for berries of the red and seed-speckled variety instead. Eating a high fruit diet has sharpened my tastebuds for subtle fruit flavors, making me much more appreciative of all things naturally sweet.
Also, seeking out high quality berries makes a tremendous difference. You can’t beat those freshly picked, organic, extra sweet ones! The blueberry bushes in my yard are not reliable at all. They seem stuck on producing these little purple berry beginnings that never actually ripen fully. Or maybe the squirrels and birds steal them before they have the chance. Either way, thank goodness for farmers markets and pick your own farms.
Blueberry Blogger Collaboration
To celebrate these sweet summer gems, I joined up with a group of amazing bloggers to bring you a recipe collection all revolving around B L U E B E R R I E S !
And we somehow miraculously managed to not overlap at all, so that means 7 completely unique, totally delicious blueberry treats. Blueberries are just that versatile and these ladies are just that creative.
There is a delightfully quick and crumble-topped Lemon Blueberry Crumb Cake in a Mug from Athletic Avocado.
And one of my favorite quick breads gone berry with this Vegan Blueberry Zucchini Bread from Emilie Eats.
And Matcha Frosted Blueberry Cupcakes from Love Me, Feed Me with their gorgeously-green perfectly-piped tops.
And daintily decorated Blueberry Granola Tarts from Choosing Chia.
And irresistibly easy bite-sized berry bliss in the form of Blueberry Cobbler Cookie Dough Bites from Healthy Helper.
Chocolate Blueberry Muffins Turned Ice Cream Sandwiches
For my own very berry contribution, I took the humble blueberry muffin and gave it a chocolatey twist and a creamy filling. These are Chocolate Blueberry Muffin Ice Cream Sandwiches and trust me when I tell you they are just as yummy as that name is long. A mouthful of a name for a mouthful of a muffin!
The chocolate blueberry muffins alone are something to crave. Blueberries and chocolate are another favorite pair of mine. I do not know why it took me 22 years to put cacao powder IN the blueberry muffin batter! I wouldn’t blame you if you just left the frozen blueberries and bananas in the freezer and inhale these chocolate blueberry muffins filling-free.
But the nicecream in the middle makes these muffins especially summery and especially scrumptious!
Enough berry babbling, let’s get to this sweet berry sandwich situation…
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Chocolate Blueberry Muffin Ice Cream Sandwiches
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 70 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
Ingredients
- Muffins
- 1 1/2 cups oat flour
- 2 tbsps tapioca flour
- 2 tbsps cacao powder (or cocoa powder)
- 2 tsps baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/3 cup frozen blueberries
- Ice Cream
- 3–4 frozen bananans
- 1 cup frozen blueberries
Instructions
- Muffins: preheat the oven to 350F.
- In a large mixing bowl combine all of the ingredients except the frozen blueberries. Stir to combine.
- Divide into 6-8 lined or lightly oiled muffin tins.
- Add 4-5 blueberries on top of each muffin and press them in. (Adding the blueberries on top keeps the batter from turning purple which looks really ugly with the chocolate.)
- Bake for 25 mins at 350F. Let them cool, then slice in half with a serrated knife.
- Ice Cream: Blend the bananas and blueberries in a blender or food processor until smooth. Working quickly, spoon the ice cream onto the bottom half of each muffin, smush down with the top of the muffin, and (optionally) coat the sides with chocolate chips. You can use the muffin pan to build them in too.
- Freeze immediately for 30 mins. Enjoy!
These look DELICIOUS ! I love blueberries in just about anything and get a little antsy if my freezer runs low! I can safely say I’ve never had them in an ice cream sandwich, though, so I will definitely be trying this recipe. Your photos are truly stunning! 🙂
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I pretty much pulled out the entire contents of my freezer looking for a bag of them I thought I had a couple of weeks ago only to find nope I was out, so I agree with you on the sad state of a freezer without. They are so good in so many things though 🙂 Thank you Heather, I hope you give them a shot!
I eat at least a cup a day, so I’m with you! 🙂 I will definitely give them a try, I love this recipe! 🙂 Thanks again!
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Wow Natalie I don’t think that there is anything more perfect than these beauties! You combined my two favorite things in the world! <3
I think we need to merge our two recipes, because these sandwiches are sadly lacking in the crumbly topping department! And lemon. And speed. So your cake, my ice-cream, and we would have something pretty epic 😀 I’m so happy we had this little blueberry party!
I don’t know what I am more excited for…the muffins or the beautiful creamy ice cream sandwiched in between!!! BRILLIANT!!!
Thanks lovely!! I would be most excited about the muffins, nicecream is old news but chocolate in the blueberry muffins is a must try 🙂
This is soooo genius! it makes me think of ice cream and cake that I used to eat at birthday parties when I was little! except I can eat this because it’s HEALTHY as opposed to the ice cream and cake which was totally not hahaha 😉 I love this recipe!
It is a lot like ice cream cake. Funny thing is I actually used to hate ice cream cake haha! The whole frosting AND ice cream thing just weirded me out 😀 So no frosting here. You know what other non-traditional food would make a very good ice cream sandwich? YOUR BROWNIES! Can you image two of those with ice cream in the middle…heaven <3
Hahaha you just made me start dreamin of that! You have such creative and drool worthy ideas gosh that sounds so good!!! lol ???
I know, let’s take 3 of the best things (blueberry muffins, chocolate and ice cream), and combine them into one! Oh wait, that’s what you did . . . these look incredible! Not only in the pictures, but also in my mind because of how much I love all of these things. And now I get to have them all at once. Dreamy.
Yep that was pretty much my thought process! Just dump a bunch of good things together and it has to turn out great, right!? Very dreamy…and messy…but mostly dreamy 🙂
Even without the ice cream I’m SO into these glorious muffins!! The ice cream just makes them even more droolworthy. I’ve also been way more into blueberries this year, so sweet and juicy. The box I just got has some of the biggest blueberries I’ve ever seen! They’re amazing and I love them <3 and these <3 and you!!!!
I know, I almost posted the muffins by themselves because hello chocolate + bluebs <3 But it's summer so ice cream it up! If you don't mind passing a little matcha frosting over here that would be a pretty spectacular addition too I think 🙂 xo
Oh my goodness gracious, Natalie! Basically, I have to accept that every time I visit your lovely corner of the blogging world, you’re gonna have outdone yourself. I thought it seriously couldn’t get any better than those double chocolate ice cream cupcakes, and now here we are (well, here I am) drooling like I’ve got no self-control. Those chocolate chips dotting the melty layer of nice cream… *happy sigh* 🙂 So funny that you made this recipe with a combo of chocolate and blueberries. Okay, don’t think I’m weird, but do blueberries sometimes taste like chocolate to you? All by themselves? 🙂 You and I can live in our semi-Willy Wonka-driven worlds, where we may or may not be rolled from location to location, glass elevator to glass elevator. 🙂 But at least we’ll have each other! 😉 I’ll be dreaming of farmers markets (free of greedy squirrels), double-scoop nice cream filled choc blueberry muffins, and a mouthful of berry babbling along with sweet berry sandos. 🙂 Thank you for the lovely, sweet time. *double happy sigh* Happy Monday, Natalie! xo
Blueberries that taste like chocolate!?! I think I need to come to Maine just to try the berries now, what am I missing out on!!!? I’m sorry, but I sadly cannot relate on that one. When I eat blueberries I often think “Wow these would be good with some chocolate.” or “Man, blueberries are great and all, but chocolate…<3" but that's as close as it gets. And I did just go eat some with your comment in mind to test it...nope. There are a lot of downsides I can foresee being a blueberry-person, but being rolled around would not be one of them. It sounds kind of convenient really, like you are your own wheel. Just someone roll me into the chocolate river please, face down? Mmmm you just described what sounds like the most wonderful afternoon! I'll meet you in dreamy berry la la land! ? xo
Adding cacao to blueberry muffin batter is genius!! And pairing it with that creamy nicecream is even better – love how those mini chips found their way in there ? I’ve always been crazy about blueberries, but this summer we’ve been going through them faster than ever…now if only I could get Willow on board with fresh blueberries – she prefers eating through bags of frozen ones until her face and fingers are purple!
All of these recipes sound wonderful! What a great collaboration ❤️ Blueberry heaven!!
Hahahaha! Willow’s baking style has rubbed off on me–when in doubt add mini chocolate chips 😀 According to my sister you get pretty amazing berries up there, so I bet it has been delicious! I got one batch of freshly picked ones from a friend and the grocery store ones just don’t even compare anymore. I need to go to the farmers market and get some good ones! I love the frozen too, but they are like a complete different snack experience. Oh yes, I had major purple fingers too after adding all those blueberries 🙂 It’s always fun to collaborate with other bloggers, thanks for the sweet comment Mandy <3
These photos are stunning! And I’m so so happy I found blueberries here. Living in China means foods come and go in a flash depending on the season, so I’ve been buying blueberries as often as I can to stuff in the antioxidants. Love that you sandwiched banana ice cream between a muffin…brilliant!
Thank you Faith! Oooh yes stock up while you can. That would be weird since I’m so used to having most things year round, but kind of fun and exciting too 🙂
The recipe looks so yummy and healthy too! Perfect little summer treat 🙂
Oh wow, this looks like some incredibly messy dessert that my daughter would go crazy over, hahaha! She loves, LOVES blueberries and I put them in her oatmeal every day, but funny enough, she hates them in pancakes. So strange. I don’t like bananas, but she loves banana ice cream and I imagine she would really love banana blueberry ice cream too!! I’ve made her chocolate nice cream many times and she really loves them. I haven’t had an ice cream sandwich in so so long, but I loved them as a kid. You had to eat them really fast though or they make the cookie part soggy. I love the gorgeous color that blueberries give everything, as I really love purple! Great idea Natalie!
I am kind of on a melty messy dessert kick right now. You should see my poor camera and tripod haha! I think Olivia and I would get along very well, it sounds like we like lots of the same things. And I’m sure she is an expert taste tester by now 🙂 Although I love blueberries in pancakes, that is a funny one not to like. I haven’t had an ice cream sandwich in a long time either, but I do remember them being incredibly messy with that weird chocolate cookie that stuck to your fingers like crazy! I was always more of an ice cream sundae kind of person, but when you put it in a muffin and can reasonably call it breakfast food I’m in 😀 Thank you Brandi!
These muffins look delicious, thanks for sharing.
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Thanks for stopping by Lucy 🙂
hi! is the muffin gonna be sweet without the filling? coz I only like to make some blueberry muffins.. thanks!
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Yep, the muffins are sweet and delicious on their own too–filling completely optional. Hope you enjoy 🙂
Thank u so much! I love your recipes! You are definitely my go to website when I’m craving for simple easy and CLEAN desserts! Keep up the good work 😘
Hi 👋 Natalie have you tried this with a grain free flour?
I have not, although a paleo flour blend could work! I do have a almond flour blueberry muffin here too: https://www.feastingonfruit.com/vegan-paleo-blueberry-muffins/ You could easily add cocoa or cacao powder to that one 🙂