Paleo Pumpkin Muffins
These paleo pumpkin muffins are easy to make in 30 minutes. They are moist with rich fall spices, and they're gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free with no refined sugar.
Servings: 12 Muffins
Cost: $4
Ingredients
- ½ cup coconut flour
- ¼ cup almond flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- ⅓ cup coconut sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 Tablespoons coconut oil melted
- 4 eggs lightly beaten
- ¼ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a standard muffin pan, set aside.
- Combine coconut flour, almond flour, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice baking soda, baking powder and salt in a small bowl, set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine pumpkin, coconut sugar, melted coconut oil and vanilla.
- Add eggs and stir until completely combined. .
- And the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until the mixture is smooth and there are no lumps.
- Mix in chocolate chips (or cinnamon chips) by hand.
- Let the mixture set for 5 minutes. (this gives the coconut flour time to soak up the moisture).
- Scoop ¼ cup portions of batter into the prepared muffin pan.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center of each muffin comes out clean. (To make into bread bake in 9x5” loaf pan for 35-40 minutes!)
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Notes
Ingredient Substitutions
Paleo baking is super exact and not very forgiving. Please do not alter the amount or type of flour in this recipe. Here are a few substitutions that would work well!
- Coconut Sugar. Any granulated sugar works well in this recipe.
- Coconut oil. Grass-fed butter or ghee are perfect substitutes for coconut oil!
- Pumpkin Pie Spice. Use store bought or make your own!
Nutrition
Serving: 1Muffin | Calories: 123.7kcal | Carbohydrates: 13.2g | Protein: 3.8g | Fat: 6.8g | Saturated Fat: 3.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 184mg | Potassium: 39.3mg | Fiber: 3.5g | Sugar: 7.8g | Vitamin A: 2600IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 0.7mg