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Paleo Chocolate Banana Muffins

Paleo Chocolate Banana Muffins taste are made with coconut flour, almond flour and sweetened with maple syrup for a grain-free, gluten-free, and refined sugar-free muffin recipe.
Prep Time16 minutes
Cook Time24 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 muffins

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs large
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • cup pure maple syrup
  • 2 Tbsp. coconut sugar
  • 1 cup banana mashed
  • ½ cup coconut oil melted
  • cup coconut flour
  • ½ cup almond flour
  • cup cocoa powder
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp. baking powder
  • ¼ cup cacao nibs or mini chocolate chips*

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Line a 12-count cupcake tray with liners and spray each one with non-stick cooking spray.
  • In a large bowl combine eggs, extract, maple syrup, sugar, banana, and coconut oil. Beat on low speed with an electric mixer until just combined.
  • In a separate, medium-sized bowl combine coconut flour, almond flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Toss to combine.
  • Slowly add dry ingredients into the larger bowl of wet ingredients. Mix by hand until just combined after each addition.
  • Stir in caco nibs by hand until just combined.
  • Fill each cupcake liner with equal amounts of muffin batter.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 24-26 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Let sit for 10-15 minutes before enjoying.

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Notes

*If you want muffins to be refined sugar-free use cacao nibs. **Nutrition information was calculated with cacao nibs.

Nutrition

Calories: 221kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 162mg | Potassium: 170mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 85IU | Vitamin C: 1.1mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 1.2mg