Paleo Muffins: Satisfying and Healthy

If you are looking for the perfect snack to serve your guests tomorrow or a tasty breakfast to serve your kids, then you must definitely consider making some Paleo muffins. Aside from enjoying these yummy treats at home, you can also bring them in your next potluck to show your friends that being healthy does not necessarily mean eating bland and boring foods. Once they get a taste of your muffins, they may even have a change of heart and finally decide to get into the Paleo diet themselves. The good thing about these muffins is that they use slow digesting carbs, which means that they make you feel full longer and that curbs your appetite. They also do not contain gluten, so you can expect a whole lot of health benefits from that. Of course, if you want to please your guests, your friends, or your family, you must first make the best muffins and here are four recipes to start off your reputation as the best muffin maker in your social circle.

Banana Nut Muffins

If you have some overripe bananas left on your dining table, you can put them into good use in this Paleo muffin recipe. Here are what you will need: two ripe bananas, 1 tsp. baking powder, 1 ½ cups almond flour, 1 tsp. baking soda, 1 tsp. cinnamon, a pinch of salt, 1 tsp. vanilla extract, 2 eggs, 1/3 cup of nuts (pecans, walnuts, or almonds), ¼ cup coconut oil, and 2 tbsp. honey.

Preheat the oven at 350^oF and line the muffin tins with baking cups. Mash the bananas and combine it with the eggs, coconut oil, honey, and vanilla. In a separate bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients then pour in it your wet mixture. Mix until you form a batter. Blend in the chopped nuts then fill the baking cups with your batter. Bake for about 25 minutes, cool, and enjoy. You may also add some chocolate chips in this recipe, just blend it together with the nuts.

Paleo Carrot Ginger Muffins

Add some spice in your muffins with this recipe. This is perfectly served with your afternoon tea or to impress your coworkers. To make, you will need the following ingredients: ½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut, ½ tsp. powdered ginger, 2 cups almond flour, ½ tsp. sea salt, a pinch of clove, ½ tsp. all spice, 1 tsp. baking soda, 3 eggs, ½ cup coconut oil, 1 tbsp. grated fresh ginger, ½ cup honey, 1 cup grated carrots, ¾ cup of raisins (softened).

Mix together all the dry ingredients in one bowl (this includes the shredded coconut). In another bowl, mix the wet ingredients as well as the fresh ginger, carrots, and raisins. Mix this with your dry ingredients and stir until you have formed your batter. Pour this into your muffin cups and bake for 20 minutes at 350^oF.

Blueberry Muffins

Blueberry muffins are considered the favorite of all. Most of you probably have a good memory attached to this delicious baked delight, so whip it up today and make this your Paleo breakfast muffins for tomorrow. You will need the following: ½ cup coconut flour, 3 eggs, 1 tbsp. chia seeds, ½ cup coconut milk, 1 tsp. vanilla extract, 2 tbsp. granulated stevia, 2 tsp. baking powder, 2 tsp. lemon zest, 1/3 cup blueberries, and 20 drops of liquid vanilla stevia.

Preheat your oven to 350^oF and fill your muffin tins with baking cups. Mix together the coconut flour, baking powder, and chia seeds in one bowl. In another bowl, mix the wet ingredients until thoroughly blended then pour this in your dry ingredients. Mix together to form your batter. Lastly, add your fresh blueberries. Just fold it in your mixture. Pour the batter in your baking cups and bake for 25 minutes. Let this cool and store in an air tight container. Tomorrow you will wake up to an amazingly delicious and healthy breakfast.

Carrot and Pumpkin Muffin

Here are what you will need for this one of a kind muffin recipe: 1 ½ cup almond flour, 3 eggs, 1 ½ cups fresh carrots shredded, 1 ½ tsp. five spice powder, ½ tsp. cream of tartar, 1 tsp. baking soda, a pinch of sea salt, ½ tsp. cinnamon powder, ¾ cup pumpkin puree, 2 tbsp. almond butter, ½ cup honey, and 1 tsp. coconut oil. As a tip, after shredding the fresh carrots, place it in a cloth and wring it out to remove the carrot juice.

As with the above instructions for other muffin recipes, separately mix together the dry and wet ingredients. Do not include the shredded carrots first. Combine the two mixtures to form your batter and finally add the carrots. Fill your baking cups with your batter mix and bake for 30 minutes at 350^oF. If you want your muffins to look attractive, you can also sprinkle some sliced almonds and pumpkin seeds on top of the batter before baking. Let cool (if you can wait) and enjoy.

These Paleo muffins will redefine how you enjoy your breakfast or snack time. Not only are they delicious but very healthy as well that you can enjoy them every day if you want to – no guilt, no worries.