Banana Walnut Muffins
I originally posted this date sweetened, gluten free muffin recipe the year before last in my Great Agave Debate post. Because it was part of something so much bigger, it kinda got lost in the mix. I'm re-posting it because I think it's an easy, super tasty, healthy recipe that will please both agave lovers and haters alike.
For more information on agave, please check out my Great Agave Debate post and all of the amazing reader comments and debate that follow it. Meantime, everyone, enjoy these purely fruit sweetened coconut flour based muffins!
- 3 eggs
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- 2 medium bananas
- 3 dates, pitted
- 10 drops stevia
- ¼ cup coconut flour
- ¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup walnuts, toasted and chopped
- Place eggs, oil, bananas, dates and stevia in a Vitamix
; blend on medium speed until combined
- Add in coconut flour, salt and baking soda and blend until smooth
- Fold in walnuts
- Scoop ¼ cup batter into a lined muffin pan
- Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes (my batch took exactly 23 minutes; all ovens are slightly different)
- Cool and serve
I loved Joy the Baker's awesome post on coconut flour; her accompanying recipe for Coconut Waffles looks obscenely good (I can't wait to make it myself). If you haven't been to her site, be sure to check it out. Joy is an amazing writer with true wit and an outrageously good sense of humor. Her recipes are pretty darn great too!
More breakfasts and muffins, scones and biscuits you might enjoy:
When you made this, did you use green bananas, ripe bananas, or very ripe bananas? I look forward to making it very soon. Thanks.
I have made this muffin recipe many times since you first posted it. The batch seems to mysteriously disappear within a short time - although no one wants to admit they ate the last one ;)
Thanks for posting this recipe. I have found that agave does not agree with me so I'm constantly looking at the recipes you post and trying other sweetners -- Brown Rice Syrup, Coconut Syrup, Stevia. I will definitely give this one a go.
I found these were so naturally sweet, I did not need the addition
of stevia or any other sweetner. Loved them <3
Sounds great, Elana! Will definitely link these to my clients with thyroid disease. Coconut flour is so wonderful. :)
Just made these, they're in the oven now. The batter is delicious! Many thanks!
Thank you Elana
off to check that waffle link
isa
mmhm, they look so good!! Im not sure where I stand with agave at the moment, and I try to stick to maple sirup for now.
Mmm! Those look delicious Elana! A perfect breakfast to go with a large cup of green smoothie. -Ali :)
Thanks for reposting this! I did miss it, and I use Stevia all of the time.
I checked out the coconut waffle recipe. Looks so yummy, but I don't have a waffle maker, bummer.
Elana, your recipe for almond butter brownies is my family's favorite!! I even let my kiddos eat some for breakfast!!!.... Shhhhh don't tell anyone!!(;
Seriously when I visit your blog it is EXACTLY how I like to cook & bake. Wonderful to see someone who speaks the same language. These muffins look awesome.
Gonna go check out the agave debate now....
Does someone know how many this makes??
I managed to squeeze out eight. Swapped the walnuts for an equal amount of grated coconut (lightly toasted). They're cooling on the rack as we speak...
Elana,
I just had to tell you your website is amazing! I follow a grain-free, sugar-free, dairy-free diet to keep my colitis in control. Every recipe I have made from your website has turned out great and my husband can't get enough of your recipes! The asparagus salad is my fav right now (asparagus is in season at the farm by my place here in Canada). Sooo yummy! I'll definitely be ordering your cookbooks! Thanks for sharing all your amazing recipes!
Can I substitute almond flour instead of the coconut flour? I am trying to only buy ingredients that I use on a regular basis to fit into our monthly budget. :) Thanks Elana, your recipes are SO delicious and easy!
Coconut flour and almond flour are very different - coconut flour absorbs many times more liquid that almond flour. You could give it a try though!
Once the new cupcake cookbook came out I was thrilled b/c it is so much easier to get coconut than real almond flower. It also uses very little in each batch. I think you will find that it is a good investment.
I'm vegan, do you think this would work with flax instead of egg? Or perhaps applesauce?
I made these recently and wow are they good! I missed out the stevia, but substituted a tspn of cinnamon into the recipe, and they were truly delicious and disappeared very rapidly with positive comments from everyone who had one - thank you so much!
I just made your Almond Flour Banana - Blueberry muffins from the original cookbook but substituted walnuts for the blueberries. Fabulous! I always sub out the agave and use Stevia or Xylatol (i.e. Zero) and Coconut Palm Sugar (not quite as low glycemic as Stevia at none but pretty low). Add some applesauce if needed for liquid.
At this point there is no baking we don't do that is not in one of your two cookbooks or blog! Couldn't live without you - thanks!
Made these on Thursday morning - yes before school and (My 3 little boys gobbled them up and took a few in the car on the way to school) had to make them again Saturday morning! We had trouble waiting for them to cool they were so yummy! Thanks!!!
Elana, I might just HAVE to bake these! They sound so good.
Wow! Just got done making a batch of these gems...yum!!! I just love'em!!!
Dear Elana,
I was home sick the past couple days so I finally got around to buying some new flours, oils, stevia, etc - and, 6 months into the GF diet, I am totally convinced by your angle on it. I just made these muffins today and the coconut almond bars yesterday. Both are delicious and loved equally by the gluten-eaters who tried them. The first word one of them used to describe them was actually "moist" - not exactly the typical comment when using rice flour/potato starch combinations. I also love the fact that there's no cane sugar, and hardly any sweetening at all, in a lot of your recipes. You have one more follower!
Thanks,
Ben
Made these this morning ,but had to tweak the recipe since I didn't have stevia or walnuts and used cocnut sugar and almonds instead and they cme out GREAT!!!
I had given up hope that I would be able to eat baked goods again after starting the paleo(ish) diet. I've tried some recipes and they did not turn out well to say the least. I decided to try these out when looking for something other than egg cupcakes for my two-year-old to take for breakfast at daycare. These didn't get a chance to cool and they didn't make it into my child's lunchbox; we devoured the entire batch! I am SO addicted to these--I even woke up last night craving one of them! I am now optimistic that yummy baked goods, in moderation, will make it back into our household! THANK YOU! You've also turned me on to the fabulous brown-sugar-like yumminess of the date! WOW! Can't believe what I've been missing... :)
I got 10 muffins from this recipe. I added cacao nibs, cinnamon and allspice too. They were very egg-y - Almost like French toast - even though I baked them for almost 30 mins. Still, I love the flavours. Thanks!
Can I substitute coconut flour for almond flour in muffin recipe?
DH and I just ate these. Good flavor, light texture. Prefer making banana muffins w almond flour. Will make them again, may add vanilla. Love that they are sweetened w dates and stevia. They were plenty sweet. I followed the recipe. In Mass. I baked a dozen in silicone cups for 26 min.
Thanks Elana, yummy as usual.
Elana, you're heaven sent. Thank you! These are amazing.
I just made these and followed the recipe exactly. It made 10 muffins for me and I baked for about 24 min. I watch my carbs/sugar so I just calculated the nutrition info on spark and it told me for a batch of 10 muffins, each muffin contains:
148.7 cal
11.4g fat
10.2g carb
2.4g fiber
3.5g protein
Wasn't sure if it is helpful to post on here or not, but thought I'd share in case others are wondering.
thanks for all these healthy, low sugar, delicious options that are keeping me and my family as healthy as possible without feeling deprived!