Highlight the season's delicious blackberries with these healthy oat and whole wheat blackberry muffins that are lightly sweetened only with honey, which really allows the berries to shine.
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a 12-cup muffin tin with butter and a pastry brush (alternatively use oil or liners).
Add dry ingredients (flour, oats, baking powder, cinnamon and salt) to a large bowl.
In a 4 cup glass measure (or similar sized bowl), whisk all the wet ingredients: oil, egg, honey, and milk.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix with a wooden spoon just until you don't see any dry flour. Gently fold in the 1 cup of blackberries.
Divide the batter evenly between the prepared muffin cups, making sure to get an even amount of berries in each (about 3-4 in each, depending on how big your berries are). The cups should be 2/3 to 3/4 cup full. Optional: add 1-2 more berries to each cup and/or dust the tops with a cinnamon-sugar mixture.
Bake for 15 to 18 minutes until browned on top and a toothpick has no batter on it (there will probably be berry juice, though). Rotate the pan at the halfway mark if you're using a regular oven for even browning.
Cool in pan 5-10 minutes before turning out onto a cooling rack.
When completely cool, store at room temperature in an airtight container for 1-2 days or move to the freezer for longer storage.
Notes
*To make these gluten free, substitute the flour for the same amount of oat flour.**To use frozen berries, thaw, drain, and toss with a tablespoon of flour before folding gently into the batter.