These delicious and healthy Paleo Banana Muffins are made with almond flour and coconut flour, packed with healthy fats and are made in just 1 bowl! These gluten free banana muffins would be a great on-the-go breakfast or snack and will be a hit with picky kids!
Paleo Banana Muffins Recipe
These grain free Chocolate Chip Paleo Banana Muffins are so simple, moist, and delicious. The perfect batch of muffins that nobody will know are gluten-free, grain-free, and paleo-friendly! These muffins are so easy to make, with all the ingredients being put together in one bowl they can easily be made for a quick brunch or breakfast at home. Get the kids and they can help too!
Ingredients Needed:
- Almond flour
- Coconut flour
- Fine Sea Salt
- Baking soda
- Coconut oil or grass-fed butter
- Eggs
- Honey
- Ripe Banana
- Dark chocolate chips
Is Almond Flour Healthy?
Almond flour is a delicious and nutrient dense alternative to any other flour. It is low in carbs and high in fat which makes it a great healthy flour that you can feel great about eating.
How to Measure Almond Flour
If you have an electronic kitchen scale at home, it’s best to use it here to measure almond flour. Almond flour can be tricky to measure as it can be easily compacted, even straight from the bag. The same goes for coconut flour because such a small difference in measuring can impact a recipe because it’s such an absorbent flour. So we’ve included the weight in grams here. Any electronic kitchen scale can switch between grams and ounces, and grams are more precise so we’re offering that. If you don’t have a scale: lightly scoop the almond flour or coconut flour into the cup measurement and level it off.
Check out all of these other muffin recipes:
- Healthy Carrot Muffins (Gluten-Free and Nut-Free)
- Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffin (Nut-Free & Gluten-Free)
- Gingerbread Chocolate Chip Muffins
- Morning Glory Muffins
Check out these other breakfast recipes:
- Breakfast Fried Rice
- Everything Bagel Hummus Breakfast Toast
- Savory Breakfast Sausage Oatmeal
- Loaded Paleo Breakfast Hash
Paleo Banana Muffins with Chocolate Chips
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil or grass-fed butter, melted
- 2 eggs
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 banana, mashed
- 1 cup (96 grams) blanched almond flour
- 3 tablespoons (21 grams) coconut flour
- Pinch fine sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/3 cup dark chocolate chips
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line 9 muffin cups with muffin liners.
- In a large bowl combine combine coconut oil or grass-fed butter, eggs, honey, and mashed banana and mix well. Add in almond flour, coconut flour, baking soda, and salt and mix until fully combined. Then fold in chocolate chips.
- Fill muffin tins about 3/4 of the way through.
- Bake for about 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
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27 comments on “Grain-Free Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins”
Looks so simple and delicious!
Sophia 🙂
this looks great! I recently made a similar recipe- with carrot and raisin variations! http://livehealtheasy.blogspot.com/2013/07/apple-cinnamon-banana-bread-muffins.html
I also love to use trader joe’s almond meal, definitely a go-to.
Your recipe sounds great! Totally agree, Trader Joe’s Almond Meal- always a staple. Love your website Gabriela!
Thanks so much, love yours too! Just starting out, but hopefully I’ll be able to keep building up and improving 🙂
These look great! I make some gluten-free muffins with almond meal and find them to be really filling and tasty. I’m wondering if I can add extra almond meal rather than using the coconut flour in this recipe. Do you think it will take away from the taste and/or texture?
Hi Ilana! Thank you! It may change the texture slightly but I think you’ll still be fine! They are so yummy. Let me know how it goes without the coconut flour! Enjoy 🙂
I have made these more than once and they are really good. My toddler LOVES them!
I’m so happy you and your toddler love them! XO!
I whipped up a batch of these the other night and they were delicious! I loved the fact that there is no added sugar or eggs! Who knew that was even possible 😀 My batch only made 5 muffins because i wanted them a big larger!
I love banana muffins, especially with chocolate chips or another flavor!
What would you recommend as a substitute for almond meal. My son has a nut allergy, so we cannot use anything with almonds. I definitely want to try to make these. Thanks in advance.
Any gluten-free flour should substitute well, but I can’t promise as I haven’t tried!
Hi! I want to try this recipe out but only have almond flour. Can I use almond flour instead of almond meal? Thanks!
Hi Gina! Yes, that should be just fine 🙂
Whipped these up in no time last night- delicious! Another hit from you in our house, thanks 🙂
Just made these using brown rice flour as I have an allergy to nuts. Also tried making them using an egg substitute (1 tbsp chia seeds + 3 tbsp water) and turned out ok; did have to add a bit of rice milk as the batter was very thick. Still very tasty!
These were so good and easy to make! I sprinkled some pumpkin spice powder over the top of them bc I love anything cinnamon and nutmeg. Cant wait to make them again! Thanks!
So simple to make, and they turned out great! Lightly sweet, just how I had hoped!
Hi Lexi! Just made these (accidentally 12 instead of 9). They are so, so good!! Any tips for helping them not stick to the muffin tin liners?
Parchment paper liners!
Just made these and didn’t have almond flour, so used oat flour instead. They are delicious! Especially warmed up with a little butter or honey 🙂
So glad!!!
These are amazing!! Thank you. I made 6 large and 8 mini muffins. The mini will make perfect lunchbox treats. Saved recipe for tbs next bake up
Hi! Can I make these without coconut flour? I don’t have any in hand. How much more almond flour should I add? Thanks!
Could I use cassava flour instead of the almond and coconut?
We’ve never tested it with Cassava, so can’t guarantee the same results. If you try it, let us know how it goes! XO!
Made these last night and my son said he couldn’t tell that they were grain and dairy free! Really good and simple to make. I doubled the recipe and made 12 muffins.