Almond Flour Muffins | Straightforward, Evenly Candy, Tender

Prep Time : 10 minutes

Prepare dinner Time : 17 minutes

These massive, stunning almond flour muffins are the right buttery-tasting, nutty, and tender grain free muffin that you simply’re looking for. Sweetened solely with pure maple syrup and pure applesauce.

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These almond flour muffins are similar to the beneficiant muffins you see in a bakery, however approach decrease carb and solely frivolously candy. Make them with chocolate chips, no matter mix-in you want, or nothing in any respect!

What makes these almond flour muffins particular

My youngsters actually, actually like it once I bake with almond flour. They do not know Paleo from Schmaleo. They simply know what they like. And these almond flour muffins hold my youngsters full all morning after they have them for breakfast.

My household likes that these muffins are candy, tender and filling. I like that they are frivolously candy, filled with plenty of wholesome fat and low in easy carbs. I take into account these a real breakfast meals, they usually additionally double as an ideal afternoon gf snack.

These almond flour muffins are, the truth is, compliant with the Paleo weight loss program, however I discover myself much less and fewer involved with labels like that. I’ve tried consuming each which approach (low carb, Mediterranean, Paleo, sugar-free grain-free, you title it), and I largely really feel greatest once I eat largely crops, some protein and wholesome fat, like these grain free muffins.

Notes on almond flour muffins substances

• Almond flour – This recipe could be made solely with finely floor, blanched almond flour. Blanched almond flour is simply almond flour that’s made with almonds which have had their outer skins eliminated. Your almond flour should be finely floor, and by no means coarsely floor almond meal, or your muffins will not maintain collectively and even look very like muffins in any respect. I actually like Honeyville model, Wellbee’s model, and nuts.com sells a pleasant model. Simply ensure it is finely floor and blanched.
• Tapioca starch/flour – Tapioca starch (also called tapioca flour) helps stability the excessive fats content material of almond flour, lightening the batter, and serving to maintain the muffins collectively with out being too crumbly.
• Baking soda – That is the one chemical leavener in these muffins, and it will get activated as quickly because it’s added to liquid, so work rapidly to get the muffins into the oven after you make the batter. Baking soda additionally helps baked items brown within the oven.
• Salt – This balances the sweetness and brightens all the opposite flavors.
• Pure maple syrup – The one added sweetener, pure maple syrup provides sweetness and tenderness to those muffins. Plus, that caramel taste of actual maple syrup provides actual depth of taste.
• Applesauce – Be sure you’re utilizing clean, unsweetened applesauce, since we’re already sweetening these almond flour muffins with maple syrup. Chunky applesauce will not have as a lot moisture as clean, and it will not combine into the batter as effectively. In case you’re utilizing home made applesauce, puree it effectively.
• Virgin coconut oil – That is the form of coconut oil that is strong at cool room temperature (in heat climate, it is normally form of mushy within the pantry). In case you’re in any respect involved about coconut taste, you’ll want to use a triple-filtered form of coconut oil, which removes any hint of coconut.
• Eggs – This recipe requires 3 eggs, which give construction and assist these muffins rise within the oven. The burden measurement I present is admittedly only for these readers who use farm-fresh eggs that have not been sorted into sizes. I exploit giant cage free eggs.
• Miniature chocolate chips – I actually love Get pleasure from Life model miniature chocolate chips, since they’re dairy free and gluten free (and likewise freed from all high 8 allergens) they usually’re additionally darkish and wealthy and are by no means white with the bloom that may seem on lesser high quality chocolate chips.

Suggestions for baking the right almond flour muffins each time

Combine your almond flour with tapioca starch

Almond flour combined with tapioca starch/flour is my present favourite combination for baking issues like our recipe for almond flour cookies. Finely floor, blanched almond flour is already fairly versatile in baking, and including tapioca absorbs a number of the fats, resulting in extra even baking and lighter baked items normally.

Keep away from utilizing almond meal

Almond meal is produced from coarsely floor almonds that have not been blanched to take away their skins. Because it is not finely floor, like our almond flour, it does not mix into the tapioca starch, or into the remainder of the muffin batter, totally. It tends to make crumbly, oily baked items.

Ensure that your substances are on the proper temperature

Elements that clump after they’re chilly, like coconut oil and even almond flour (all that wholesome fats!), will not mix effectively into the opposite substances within the batter. So be certain your applesauce, eggs, maple syrup, and another substances you retailer within the fridge come to room temperature earlier than you mix them into the batter, or they will trigger substances that are likely to clump to do exactly that! In case your eggs are chilly, strive floating them in a bowl of very heat (not sizzling) water proper from the faucet for about quarter-hour.

Make sure you use full sized muffin tins

The batter is comparatively free and skinny, however the muffins rise fairly a bit and fairly rapidly. There’s not a number of chemical leavener in these muffins, however there are 3 eggs in simply 12 muffins and which means a good quantity of rise, so be certain your muffin tins aren’t on the small facet.

Do not bake your almond flour muffins too sizzling

Almond flour baked items tend to burn within the oven, which is why we bake these muffins at solely 325°F. We do not have the choice of baking first at 425°F to get the muffins to rise into a pleasant dome like we do with our gluten free applesauce muffins, or the bottoms and sides would burn. Most ovens run sizzling, so you’ll want to gauge your oven’s temperature utilizing a standalone oven thermometer and alter your oven’s dial accordingly.

Almond flour muffins variation strategies

You may miss the chocolate chips, or swap them for an additional mix-in, like chopped nuts or dried fruit. Simply watch out to not combine in something with an excessive amount of moisture as that can change all the stability.

If you would like so as to add some heat spices to your almond flour muffins, strive including 1 teaspoon of floor cinnamon to the batter, after which a mix of cinnamon-sugar to the tops of the muffins earlier than baking. I would most likely miss the chocolate chips totally in that case.

FAQs

Can I freeze these almond flour muffins?

Sure, these almond flour muffins freeze fairly effectively. Simply wrap them tightly in freezer-safe wrap, or place them in an air tight freezer protected container with a tight-fitting lid. They will not freeze strong, and you’ll defrost them on the counter in a single day or within the microwave rapidly on low energy.

Are these almond flour muffins Paleo?

Sure, these almond flour muffins, made with out grains, dairy, or refined sugars, are applicable to eat on a Paleo weight loss program.

Can I make miniature muffins with this almond flour muffins recipe?

You may attempt to make 24 mini muffins in a light-colored muffin tin with this similar recipe. I’d be certain the wells are full-sized, and actually watch the baking time as a result of they’re much more more likely to burn than the full-sized muffins.

Almond flour muffins ingredient substitution strategies

Since these muffins are already compliant with the Paleo weight loss program, they’re gluten free, grain free and dairy-free. Listed here are a number of phrases in regards to the different potential substances you would possibly wish to substitute on this recipe. Please take into account that these are my educated guesses, however I have not tried these substitutions so you may need to experiment!

Are you able to make these almond flour muffins egg-free?

Since this recipe has 3 entire eggs, it is harder to interchange them with a substitute. Usually, my go-to egg substitute is a “chia egg” (1 tablespoon floor chia seeds + 1 tablespoon of lukewarm water, combined and allowed to gel), however I am not likely certain it could work on this recipe. I do not advocate Ener-G egg replacer.

Almond flour muffins with out coconut oil

If you would like to interchange the virgin coconut oil, I like to recommend making an attempt Spectrum model nonhydrogenated vegetable shortening. I do not advocate Earth Steadiness buttery sticks on this recipe, as they’ve far more moisture.

Almond flour muffins with out applesauce

These muffins don’t style in any respect like applesauce, as it is a comparatively impartial taste in baking. If you cannot have it, you’ll be able to strive changing it with mashed bananas, however the finish end result will style like bananas. You’d most likely be higher off with our almond flour banana muffins recipe!

Almond flour muffins with out almond flour

If you cannot have almonds, you’ll be able to strive finely floor cashew flour and even finely floor blanched hazelnut flour. It ought to work nice. To keep away from nuts and nut flours totally, however nonetheless go grain-free, I like to recommend making an attempt my Paleo Blueberry Muffins, as they’re made totally with coconut flour. If you would like to strive sunflower seed flour, be happy to experiment, however know that the baking soda within the recipe can react with the chlorophyll within the sunflower seeds and switch your muffins inexperienced!

Are you able to make almond flour muffins with out tapioca flour/starch?

Usually, tapioca starch has no correct substitute because it’s distinctive in its habits in baking (in all the most effective methods). However I’ve a sneaking suspicion (learn: I’ve not tried this!) that arrowroot would possibly work as an alternative right here. You may also strive superfine glutinous rice flour, also called candy white rice flour.

Almond flour muffins with out maple syrup

Maple syrup is significantly thinner and fewer viscous than honey, so I do not advocate utilizing honey as an alternative right here. However I wager agave syrup would work simply superb.