Gluten-Free Banana Muffins are moist, tender and easy to make. Not only are they gluten-free but grain-free, dairy-free and refined sugar-free.
Incredibly my family could not taste the difference between these muffins and muffins with regular flour in them. When my family ate these they said, “are you sure you changed the kind of flour you use?” Yep, these are a keeper and super yummy! Indeed, the aroma emanating from my oven was so overwhelming it was so hard to wait until they cooled down. As a matter of fact, the coconut milk gives these muffins a creamy and delectable flavor.
The fact that most gluten-free bakery items used to make me cringe as they were as tasty as a stale piece of cardboard while often fooling you by appearing appealing. It is, therefore, why I was encouraged by friends and family to start my blog and share it with others who are in the same predicament as myself. For instance those with autoimmune disorders, leaky gut, etc. who no longer eat grains or refined sugar as it can be a very isolated feeling. In particular grocery shopping can be a little intimidating as the majority of the food in the supermarket about 90% are foods I can no longer eat. But, tasty, delicious and decadent food is what all people crave.
My friends have said that they don’t taste like they are grain free. They taste like they have grains. Don’t settle for flavorless, textureless or unattractive food. You have to make these muffins and bring that yummy aroma to your kitchen. If you do make these please let me know what you think of them.
RECIPE NOTES:
Hence I went to my kitchen to experiment and this is the recipe I came up with.
I occasionally add nuts to this recipe to give it some texture and crunch. As a matter of fact, I like to roast my nuts in the oven as I feel it gives them a deeper flavor. On this particular day, I added 1 cup of roasted hazelnuts. I have used walnuts, pecans, and hazelnuts and liked them all. I prefer to make mini, muffins feel free to use a regular sized muffin tin.
For more information on Monk Fruit Sweetener or Cassava Flour please read my blog posts on them.
There are nutritional facts with nuts and without nuts.
Gluten-Free Banana Muffins
Ingredients:
- 2 cup mashed bananas
- 2 beaten eggs
- 1/3 cup monk fruit sugar
- 1/3 cup coconut sugar
- 1/2 cup melted coconut oil or butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup coconut milk
- 1 cups cassava flour
- 1/4 cup almond flour
- 1/4 cup tapioca flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
1 cup chopped nuts of choice ( I like to roast my nuts in the oven to give them more flavor.) I have used walnuts, pecans, and hazelnuts and liked them all. I prefer to make mini muffins feel free to use a regular sized muffin tin.
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375. Combine mashed bananas, beaten, eggs, monk fruit sugar, coconut sugar.
Blend until mixed. Add melted coconut oil, coconut milk, vanilla. Mix until blended. In a separate bowl blend cassava flour, almond flour, tapioca flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Combine banana mixture with flour mixture. If using muffin tins without paper liners, oil the muffin tin.
If using paper liners in your muffin scoop batter into paper liners. I like to use a small ice cream scoop and scoop into liners. Scoop batter out into mini muffin tins or mini muffin liners.
Gluten-Free Banana Muffin Batter
Place tins in a preheated oven at 375 for approximately 10-12 minutes. You can use a toothpick to test for doneness.
Prick a muffin with a toothpick if it comes out clean then the muffins are done. Remove and let cool.
Gluten-Free Banana Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 cups mashed bananas
- 2 beaten eggs
- 1/3 cup monk fruit sugar
- 1/3 cup coconut sugar
- 1/2 cup melted coconut oil
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 cup coconut milk
- 1 cup cassava flour
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp pink salt
- 1 cup chopped nuts optional
Instructions
1 cup chopped nuts of choice ( I like to roast my nuts in the oven to give them more flavor.) I have used walnuts, pecans, and hazelnuts and liked them all. I prefer to make mini muffins feel free to use a regular sized muffin tin.
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Combine mashed bananas, beaten, eggs, monk fruit sugar, coconut sugar. Blend until mixed.
- Add melted coconut oil, coconut milk, vanilla.
- Mix until blended. In a separate bowl blend cassava flour, almond flour, tapioca flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a separate bowl blend cassava flour, almond flour, tapioca flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Combine banana mixture with flour mixture.
If using muffin tins without paper liners, oil the muffin tin. If using paper liners in your muffin scoop batter into paper liners. I like to use a small ice cream scoop and scoop into liners.
- Scoop batter out into mini muffin tins or mini muffin liners.
- Place tins in a preheated oven at 375 for approximately 10-12 minutes for mini muffins. You can use a toothpick to test for doneness. Prick a muffin with a toothpick if it comes out clean then the muffins are done. Remove and let cool.
- You can use a toothpick to test for doneness.
- Prick a muffin with a toothpick if it comes out clean then the muffins are done.
- Remove and let cool.
Notes
| Nutrition Facts Gluten-Free Banana Nut Muffins with Nuts | |
|---|---|
| Servings 62.0 | |
| Amount Per Serving | |
| Calories 50 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 3 g | 5 % |
| Saturated Fat 2 g | 9 % |
| Monounsaturated Fat 1 g | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g | |
| Trans Fat 0 g | |
| Cholesterol 6 mg | 2 % |
| Sodium 43 mg | 2 % |
| Potassium 41 mg | 1 % |
| Total Carbohydrate 5 g | 2 % |
| Dietary Fiber 1 g | 2 % |
| Sugars 2 g | |
| Protein 1 g | 1 % |
| Vitamin A | 0 % |
| Vitamin C | 1 % |
| Calcium | 0 % |
| Iron | 2 % |
| * The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA. | |
| Nutrition Facts Gluten-Free Banana Muffins without nuts | |
|---|---|
| Servings 62.0 | |
| Amount Per Serving | |
| Calories 39 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 2 g | 3 % |
| Saturated Fat 2 g | 9 % |
| Monounsaturated Fat 0 g | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g | |
| Trans Fat 0 g | |
| Cholesterol 6 mg | 2 % |
| Sodium 43 mg | 2 % |
| Potassium 28 mg | 1 % |
| Total Carbohydrate 5 g | 2 % |
| Dietary Fiber 0 g | 1 % |
| Sugars 2 g | |
| Protein 0 g | 1 % |
| Vitamin A | 0 % |
| Vitamin C | 1 % |
| Calcium | 0 % |
| Iron | 1 % |
| * The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA. | |
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