This Blueberry Okara Muffins recipe is simply delicious and a wonderful way to use okara, leftover soy bean pulp. Loaded with fresh blueberries and nutritious okara, these muffins are moist and fluffy and really easy to make. Serve the Blueberry Okara Muffins with butter or your favorite jam for a delicious breakfast treat or anytime snack.
If you’re not familar with okara, soy bean pulp, check out my earlier post: Okara / Soy Bean Pulp to read more about it. Okara is nutritious, delicious and really versatile!
This Blueberry Okara Muffins recipe is super easy, needing just a few fresh ingredients and some pantry staples: all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, okara, eggs, soy milk, canola oil, vanilla extract and fresh blueberries.
To make these muffins gluten-free, substitute the all-purpose flour with sorghum flour or rice flour. I love Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free All Purpose Baking Flour which is a blend of gluten-free flours.
For this recipe, I use fresh okara from a just-made batch of soy milk. The okara is moist and so the liquid ingredients in the recipe reflect this. If using dry okara, double the soy milk measurement.
This Blueberry Okara Muffins recipe is so easy and delicious. I hope you love it!
Whisk together the dry ingredients.
Combine the okara, beaten eggs, soy milk, vegetable oil and vanilla extract.
Mix until the batter is well-incorporated and smooth.
Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, in thirds, and mix together. Don’t over-mix the batter. This will make the muffins tough and dense.
The batter should be thick.
Add the fresh blueberries. If fresh blueberries aren’t available, frozen ones work too. They do not need to be thawed. Just toss the frozen berries into the batter. Fold gently so you don’t smash the blueberries.
Use a large cookie scoop to transfer the batter into lined muffin cups.
Sprinkle the top with a bit more sugar. This makes the Blueberry Okara Muffins golden and adds a bit more sweetness.
Bake at 375 F (191 C) for 20-25 minutes or until golden. (This is a conventional bake.)
Remove the pan from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes. Transfer the muffins to a cooling rack.
Look at those gorgeous Blueberry Okara Muffins! The blueberries have a tarty sweet taste and the okara makes the muffins fluffy and moist. One of my favorite ways to enjoy the muffins is topped with a pat of butter. Delish!
Blueberry Okara Muffins

Blueberry Okara Muffins
This Blueberry Okara Muffins recipe is simply amazing and a wonderful way to use okara, leftover soy bean pulp. Loaded with fresh blueberries and nutritious okara, these muffins are moist and fluffy and really easy to make. Serve the Blueberry Okara Muffins with butter or your favorite jam for a delicious breakfast or anytime snack.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup sugar, reserve 2 Tbsp for topping
- 1/2 Tbsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 6 oz fresh okara, approximately 1 cup
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1/2 cup soy milk
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 375 F (191 C). Prepare a 12 cup muffin pan with paper liners.
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In a medium bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
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In a large bowl, combine the okara, beaten eggs, soy milk, canola oil and vanilla extract.
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Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture, in thirds, and combine until incorporated. Do not over-mix the batter.
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Add the fresh blueberries and gently mix together.
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Using a large cookie scoop, transfer the batter into the lined muffin cups.
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Sprinkle the muffin tops with the remaining 2 Tbsp sugar.
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Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the muffins comes out clean.
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Increase the oven temperature to 400 F (205 C) and bake for 3-5 minutes or until the muffin tops are golden.
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Remove from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes. Transfer the muffins to a cooling rack.
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Enjoy the muffins warm or at room temperature with butter or your favorite spread.
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Store the muffins in an air-tight container and enjoy within 3-4 days. Refrigerate for up to 2 weeks. Freeze for up to 2 months.
Notes, Tips & Tricks
- Use frozen blueberries if fresh ones aren't available. Add the frozen blueberries directly to the batter. Do not thaw or the juice will turn the muffins blue.
- For a gluten-free option, substitute the all-purpose flour with sorghum flour, rice flour or gluten-free baking flour.
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I used this recipe as the basis for a quickbread. I make soymilk regularly and I wanted a way to use the okara. I used part all purpose flour and part whole wheat flour, part white sugar and part brown sugar, and added 1/4 cup oatmeal and a cup of dried cranberries. My okara was wet [I did not try to squeeze out all the soymilk] so I blended the oatmeal and cranberries with it and let it sit for a while. I baked it at 350 for about an hour. It has turned out so well! I found your recipe by googling okara muffins quickbread ..I would give it 5 stars but I didn’t make it quite the same way. However, someone reading this might try to make a quickbread instead of muffins.
Thank you very much for this recipe.
I have been searching for an okara muffin recipe, and the loft on yours looked fabulous. So, I just made a vegan version today substituting flax eggs and butter flavored coconut oil (melted, 60g). I also happened to have an overflow of apples, so spiraled two to use in place of blueberries. I did add a tablespoon of tapioca starch to account for the extra apple juices. I know I made so many adjustments that I wouldn’t be able to hold your recipe accountable, but your base is so good that it worked beautifully! Thank you for sharing your okara genius!
Excellent Okara muffinsl..beautiful! I thought I has seen a Energy chocolate drizzled bars on your site. Can you let me know if it is you.
Made a gluten free version by substituting with brown rice flour. It was delicious!
Hi Trang,
Made a gluten free version of the muffin and it turned out great! Really delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Take care.
Great recipe! I used raspberries and ended up almost doubling the amount of berries indicated. I replaced the sugar with Truvia and used whole wheat pastry flour. I cooked them for the full 25 minutes. They were very moist but have a good texture. I’ll definitely make them again. Thanks for giving me a great way to use up okara.
Hi, I have everything thing for the recipe and am anxious to try it. Any suggestions on a substitution for the eggs to make it vegan. Thanks.
You can use applesauce. It won’t puff up quite as nice but is a delicious vegan option. Enjoy!
Hi Trang,
Since I don’t know where I can purchase okara, do you think I can substitute okara with light cream cheese?
Hi Liu,
Okara is commonly sold in the Japanese markets. I haven’t tried substituting okara for light cream cheese but it sounds delicious. I think it’s worth a go! If you make it this way, please stop back to share your results. Good Luck!
Thanks you co Trang, this recipe is easy to make nutritious and delicious! Thanks again co Trang!
Hi Hoa,
I am so glad you like this recipe. These muffins are nutritious and delicious. Enjoy the recipe! 🙂
Hi Trang, good to try how to baked okra muffins came out pretty good. Do you know how to cook (Nuoc Sam giai khat) for summer because the weather too hot. Thanks for posted up.
Hi Lynn,
I am glad to hear you like the Blueberry Okara Muffins recipe. I will add nuoc sam to the list for upcoming recipes. It so refreshing and would be perfect for this hot, hot weather! Stay cool! 🙂
I baked blueberry okara yesterday and the muffin Turn out pretty good eventhough I reduced sugar and oil for health reason
Thank you for sharing
Can I substitute blueberry with chocolate/chocolate chips? If can, how much chocolate should I use?