Coconut Flour Morning Glory Muffins

By on February 14, 2012 in Breakfast, Sweet Treats

In a past life, I was a muffin eating barista.

I worked at a cafe in the South End of Boston, drinking 10 cups of coffee a day (with skim milk and 3 Splenda), and eating muffins and scones to my heart’s content.

Although I don’t do skim milk, Splenda or flour anymore, I still love muffins…maybe a little too much.

One of my favorite muffins are those of the Morning Glory variety. Carrots, apples and raisins in one baked good can’t be wrong.

So I devised a recipe and scribbled my thoughts onto a Post It Note.

Morning Glory Muffins (grain-free, sugar-free)

Ingredients:

1/2 cup coconut flour

6 eggs

1/2 cup butter (or coconut oil)

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp sea salt

1 Tbsp vanilla

2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp ginger

1 1/2 cups carrots, shredded

1 apple, diced

1/2 cup raisins

1 cup unsweetened, shredded coconut

1/2 cup orange juice

Optional: 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped.

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F and line a muffin tin with muffin papers.
  2. Shred your carrots (I used 2 large carrots and it came out to be about 1 1/2 cups), and dice your apple.
  3. In a large bowl mix together the butter, eggs, vanilla and orange juice (all wet ingredients).
  4. In a small bowl, mix the coconut flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and ginger.
  5. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet, making sure to stir.
  6. Once the dry and wet ingredients are combined, mix in the apple, carrot, raisin and walnuts.
  7. Mix and scoop batter into the muffin pan– this recipe will make 12 large muffins.
  8. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until browned. Cool on a wire rack and then eat ‘em up!

All I have to say is “this one’s a keeper!” I have some special friends visiting from Texas this weekend and I plan on making these for them! Get excited, ETown!

What’s your favorite muffin? Have you grain-free-i-fied it?

About Allison

Allison is a Board Certified Holistic Health and Nutrition Counselor. She specializes in working with chronically unsuccessful dieters to transition to a whole food diet or Paleo Lifestyle in order to free themselves from their preoccupations with food so that they can lose weight and build a balanced, healthy lifestyle without feeling deprived. Get started with health counseling here: http://friskylemon.com/nutrition-counseling/
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7 Responses to Coconut Flour Morning Glory Muffins

  1. Melissa February 28, 2012 at 10:29 pm #

    I love your banana and pumpkin muffin recipes and I can’t wait to try this one!! They look great in the picture!

    Reply
    • Allison February 28, 2012 at 10:58 pm #

      Thanks, Melissa! This might be my favorite muffin recipe yet! Let me know how they turn out.

      Reply
  2. Mary March 10, 2012 at 4:12 pm #

    I finally tried these today and they are the bomb diggity!!! This is the first muffin my hubby and I are totally head over heels in love with. Great job Allison….thanks!!!

    Reply
    • Allison March 10, 2012 at 4:23 pm #

      Thanks so much, Mary! I glad you both like them!

      Reply
  3. Emily April 7, 2012 at 1:52 pm #

    I can attest to their deliciousness. I am making a batch this weekend! I will let you know how my adventure into gluten-free baking goes!

    Reply
    • Allison April 9, 2012 at 10:55 am #

      Thanks, Emily! How’d they turn out?

      Reply

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