Coconut Flour Muffins
This recipe is for blueberry but you can basically add any fruit you want in the same quantity. I have also added half fruit and half homemade chocolate chunks – really good!
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 6 Tbsp melted coconut oil or ghee
- 6 Tbsp raw honey (where to buy natural sweeteners)
- 1/4 tsp almond extract
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup coconut flour (where to buy coconut products)
- 1/2 cup frozen blueberries or 3/4 cup fresh fruit
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. I put the amount of coconut oil or butter needed in a glass measuring cup and throw it in the oven while it preheats – keep checking it and once it is melted use most for the recipe and use a little to grease your muffin tin or inserts.
Blend all ingredients (except blueberries or fruit) with a whisk until well blended. Fold blueberries and other mix ins into the batter. Pour the batter into 12 lined muffins cups and bake for 16-20 min until a toothpick comes out clean.
Photo credit: jason prini, on flickr
Just made these. I reduced the honey to 4tbls (cos that’s all I had) and they turned out so delicious! Thanks for the recipe
So glad you liked them!
These are on my list to make for Christmas morning – with apple bits and cinnamon – to make up for my banning my husband’s family’s tradition of cinnamon rolls!
Enjoy them!
good idea!
Will this recipe work with sprouted whole wheat flour?
No it wouldn’t. That would be something entirely different.
Did you sift the coconut flour?
No I just throw it all into my vitamix and whir. Even before my vitamix I didn’t sift and they turned out just great!
Very glad to have this recipe – I’ve cut out the gluten and have grand kids who are also gluten free. Good and nourishing, thank you!
Will this recipe work with maple syrup or maple sugar? If so, how much? I am trying to make this baby friendly for my baby’s 1st birthday. I can’t use honey. Thank you!
You my sweet, are awesome – I LOVE your recipes ! Thank you so much for sharing them.
Awwww thanks!
Can I leave out the almond extract or substitute it with something else? I want to make these for my daughter’s preschool class for her birthday this week, but her school is nut free. Are these sweet enough to seem like a special treat? I don’t want to bring cupcakes as they have their snack at 9:30 am and most kids in her class are only 2 years old. Thanks!
You can just leave it out.
I left out the almond extract and they were delicious!
Excellent!
Do you think I could leave out two eggs and add a mashed banana? I have some really ripped bananas I’d like to use up
I have never tried that so I can’t be sure – just try it and see what happens!
Is flax seed out in a gluten-free diet? I like to save on some of the eggs and sub the flax/water combo. What do you think?
Would love to try the recipe but need a substitute for eggs….food sensitivity. Do you have any suggestions…mashed bananas, chai seed/water??
Sorry – I have never tested anything but eggs. You can try it and report back to us though!
Great recipe, but I have issues with the muffins sticking to both a tin and liners. I’ve waited for them to cool down, generously greased, used butter and succanat instead and nothing seems to help. Any tips?
They do stick to paper muffin liners. I use silicon muffin liners and they do not stick to those. I don’t even grease them.
I use these parchment muffin liners – they are the best! You can get mini ones, too.
http://www.amazon.com/PaperChef-Culinary-Parchment-Large-Baking/dp/B003X5DW6S
You can also make your own out of plain parchment paper as well. I believe there are tutorials on you tube.
And, Lindsey, I can’t wait to try this recipe. I’m always looking for great go-to coconut flour recipes – it looks delicious!
Wow, these were great! So moist and sweet. I used three tbsp honey + three tbsp maple syrup as I ran out of honey.
Read here that they can be tricky to get out of paper liner so I but a small amount of coconut oil in the tins and the added the batter – I have no problem removing the paper tins.
Have anyone tried to add coconut flakes? Nuts?