The Best Paleo Banana Muffin Recipe
Our Banana Muffin Recipe is so good you won’t believe how healthy it really is.
Do you cringe when you see the word ‘healthy’ attached to muffins? Probably tastes terrible right? Or have no taste at all?
I know.
And up until quite recently, I would have agreed with you!
However, I’m about to share one amazing muffin recipe. A Almond Flour Banana Muffin Recipe to be exact.
And I’m very sure you will fall in love with this muffin. It’s moist, and chewy, with just the right amount of sweetness and spice.
And it is so healthy and good for you, you can have two!
You’re welcome.
I love to have them for breakfast, but more often than not, I have one with my coffee when I get to work in the morning. Just a little boost, without sugar!
Yes, because with Paleo, not only are you not eating regular grains, there is no refined sugar to be found anywhere. So just what the heck is in these perfect, life-changing muffins?
Goodness. No icky gluten-free flours, or sugar substitutes either. Wholesome healthy ingredients like almond flour, raw honey, cinnamon, and walnuts.
I made this batch just this past week before I went to work! The batter mixes up so quickly and in just a few minutes you have deliciously warm Banana Nut Muffins.
I found the recipe at Paleo Newbie and made some adjustments. The original recipe was for Banana Nut Chocolate Chip Muffins, and also had a heavy cinnamon flavor.
Cinnamon and I are not great friends. Good friends, but not great, so I really reduced this spice. And I love sweet things, so the amount of honey was increased.
Paleo Newbie is such an amazing site, and if you decide you really want to dive right into the Paleo Lifestyle like I have (more on that later), then check out these amazing recipes!
Why Paleo?
So everywhere you look these days you see Paleo. Paleo diets, paleo foods, everything. People are embracing the ‘no grains, no refined sugars, no dairy’ way of eating and it’s just exploded.
For a long time, I’ve looked at these new ways of eating paleo, or Whole30 or gluten-free as fads and it certainly wouldn’t be something that I would try. Well, all of that has changed for me and in this post, I’m going to explain why.
This post is all about paleo baking, specifically paleo banana muffins. I know that sounds pretty weird coming from the pie lady but I’m here to tell you that as I approach retirement my health has become my number one concern.
You can read more about our yummy almond flour banana muffins webstory!
Pie Lady Bakes Goes Paleo!
My diet definitely needs a good overhaul, and lately, my tummy is not happy. I’ve discovered this is due to a diet that is heavy in grains, dairy, and sugar.
So what the heck am I going to eat I ask myself? And I have to be able to bake. And not just bake, but to be able to eat what I bake! And so my research so far has opened up a whole new world, and I’ve found some pretty cool recipes on the web too!
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After all, Pie Lady Bakes needs her baked goods!
Paleo Baking
There are many choices for ingredients when you start baking the Paleo way. I wanted to find ingredients to share with you that were:
- easy to find
- had great flavor
- weren’t crazy expensive
So I headed over to the bulk food store. This is not only the cheapest way to find specialty nut flours and honey, but you can be sure it will be fresh as well, and not sitting in a package on a shelf for weeks or even months. I love bulk food stores and use them often!
I’ve been experimenting mainly with recipes that use almond flour because the substitution is 1-1 over regular flour. That’s what I love about this recipe.
And Paleo allows raw honey and pure maple syrup as sweeteners. So I’m using the honey quite often.
I’d love to hear from you, what you’ve tried, and of course especially if you make this amazing Muffin Recipe yourself!
Ingredients
- 2 ripe bananas
- 1 1/2 cups almond flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla
- Pinch of salt
- 2 eggs, whisked (at room temperature
- 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted and cooled
- 3 tbs raw honey
- 1/3 cup walnuts, chopped
Let’s Bake!
Preheat your oven to 350F/180C
Grease a muffin tin (makes 12 regular sized muffins)
In a large bowl, mix up all the dry ingredients: almond flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon.
In a medium-sized bowl, mush up the banana, add the eggs, coconut oil, vanilla, and honey.
Mix the wet ingredients into the dry, but do it by hand.
Now I’m new to the Paleo way of baking, but if you’ve made muffins before, you know where I’m going. Muffins don’t like to be overmixed, so I applied the same principle here. Just enough mixing to combine the wet and dry.
Stir in the chopped walnuts, but keep a 2 tbsp. back to sprinkle on the tops before baking.
And that’s it!
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until a toothpick comes out cleanly.
The smell, when they are baking, is divine, and you will have a sweet reward for very little effort.
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Paleo Banana Muffin Recipe
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Equipment
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 2 bananas - ripe
- 1 1/2 cups almond flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla
- Pinch of salt
- 2 eggs - whisked (at room temperature
- 1/4 cup coconut oil - melted and cooled
- 3 tbs raw honey
- 1/3 cup walnuts - chopped
Instructions
Let’s Bake!
- Preheat your oven to 350F/180C
- Grease a muffin tin (makes 12 regular sized muffins)
- In a large bowl, mix up all the dry ingredients: almond flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon.
- In a medium-sized bowl, mush up the banana, add the eggs, coconut oil, vanilla, and honey.
- Mix the wet ingredients into the dry, but do it by hand.
- Now I’m new to the Paleo way of baking, but if you’ve made muffins before, you know where I’m going. Muffins don’t like to be overmixed, so I applied the same principle here. Just enough mixing to combine the wet and dry.
- Stir in the chopped walnuts, but keep a 2 tbsp. back to sprinkle on the tops before baking.
- And that’s it!
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until a toothpick comes out cleanly.
- The smell, when they are baking, is divine, and you will have a sweet reward for very little effort.
- Enjoy!
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Nutrition
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Judy Kahansky
Judy Kahansky is an experienced writer and baker, creating delicious desserts (including pie!) for over 40 years. She loves to take classic and vintage recipes and update them to fit the busy lives of her readers. When not baking, Judy and her husband Mark are passionate golfers, enjoy the simple life, and are travelers and dog lovers, spending as much time as they can with their sweet pup Ruby.
So good! Added just a few Tbsp of monk fruit for a little more sweetness and they were perfection!!
Oh what a great idea Samara, I must try that!
These were so good I had to comment! Definitely saving this one!
Ahh thanks so much Christine! They are a favourite in our home for sure. 😊
wonderful recipe! We loved it and can’t wait to make it again! And my 3 year old said to let everyone know that kids can make it too!
Hi Carissa, Oh I’m so glad you loved them. I must make them again soon myself! Oh and please say a big Thank You to your three year old. I’m now going to bake these with my granddaughters! xo
Making these as we speak 🙂 Was wondering if the dough (?) is supposed to be as thick as mine was? Maybe because paleo flours are different. This is my first time making from scratch instead of using a pre-made mix. Seemed really dry, almost like cookie dough consistency. Hoping they come out of the oven correct though 🙂 Thanks!
Hi Abby – muffin batters are usually a bit dry – but you can always add a little more coconut oil in this case if you think it was too stiff. How did they turn out? I know the first few times I made this recipe they didn’t rise, but hopefully yours were ok. Paleo flours – like almond flour and coconut flour are a bit different to handle. I find them so much lighter (in weight) than wheat flours.
I actually made this yesterday and it was really so good! Thank you so much for sharing!
Hi there, so happy you loved it! They are amazing muffins.
Easy to make and tasty. Instructions are fail proof
I was wondering if I could use the same recipe but put blueberries and strawberries instead of bananas?
I think you could do that Marie. Just use the base muffin mixture but add the fruit instead. You want to make sure the muffins are moist, so what I would do is cut the bananas in half and add blueberries or strawberries. I may try that myself!
I was wondering if I could use the same recipe but put blueberries and strawberries instead of bananas?
Do you by any chance have a chocolate chip muffin recipe that’s also hralthy?
I just made these, and they are absolutely amazing. I didn’t change a thing. I will be making these again!!!
Thanks so much Marie! They are delicious, and I just might make some today! ?
Do you by any chance have a chocolate chip muffin recipe that’s also hralthy?
Hi Marie
I have a chocolate chunk banana bread that is delicious – but not paleo. You’ve given me an idea though!
I just made these, and they are absolutely amazing. I didn’t change a thing. I will be making these again!!!
I have made these muffins literally dozens of times. They are delicious. I have tweeked them a little though as the first time I made them they came out quite flat due to the lack of flour. (almond flour isn’t really flour it’s simply almond meal). So I reduced the almond flour to 1 1/4 cups and added a 1/4 cup of SR flour. They came out super fluffy but still moist. I realise this defeats the purpose of being paleo but I wasn’t looking for paleo I just wanted a delicious muffin. I also added just under a 1/4 cup of Natvia to the dry ingredients for some extra sweetness as well as 3/4 teaspoon of mixed spice on top of the cinnamon. I also used 1/4 cup of melted butter in place of the coconut oil. If you want to stick to paleo then sure, stick to the original recipe… they will still be delicious. But if you don’t care about the health aspects try my alterations to the recipe. They are simply one of the best muffins I’ve ever eaten.
Hey Robyn Thanks so much! Almond Flour is tricky isn’t it. You should have seen my first muffins – blueberry and they were flatter than pancakes! I love it when my readers make their own adjustments to recipes cause that’s what baking is all about in my opinion! Being creative and having a delicious result. 🙂
I have made these muffins literally dozens of times. They are delicious. I have tweeked them a little though as the first time I made them they came out quite flat due to the lack of flour. (almond flour isn’t really flour it’s simply almond meal). So I reduced the almond flour to 1 1/4 cups and added a 1/4 cup of SR flour. They came out super fluffy but still moist. I realise this defeats the purpose of being paleo but I wasn’t looking for paleo I just wanted a delicious muffin. I also added just under a 1/4 cup of Natvia to the dry ingredients for some extra sweetness as well as 3/4 teaspoon of mixed spice on top of the cinnamon. I also used 1/4 cup of melted butter in place of the coconut oil. If you want to stick to paleo then sure, stick to the original recipe… they will still be delicious. But if you don’t care about the health aspects try my alterations to the recipe. They are simply one of the best muffins I’ve ever eaten.