Cinnamon Streusel Paleo Carrot Muffins

These paleo carrot muffins have a layer of pecan and cinnamon topping piled on prime. The muffin base is full of shredded carrots,  cinnamon and naturally sweetened with ripe bananas.

Paleo Carrot Muffins

Muffins are a favourite round our home, particularly with our busy toddler. These paleo carrot cake muffins sneak in veggies and are naturally sweetened with banana. They’re grain-free, gluten-free, dairy-free and refined sugar free! The topping is a mix of nuts and cinnamon and we love them for each week, however particularly events like Easter and Mom’s Day brunch.

What You Want

For the muffins

• Coconut flour: we don’t want to make use of a ton on this recipe as a result of coconut flour absorbs loads of moisture. A little bit goes a good distance!
• Leavens: baking soda and baking powder assist these muffins rise.
• Cinnamon and salt: for taste! Add a pinch of nutmeg too, if you would like!
• Bananas: be sure that they’re further ripe bananas. These have essentially the most taste and are best to mash. In order for you yours sweeter you may add a few tablespoons of honey or maple syrup.
• Eggs: these are a obligatory binder to carry the muffins collectively. I haven’t examined it, however you may in all probability use unsweetened applesauce or 
• Coconut oil: refined is finest for a light coconut taste.
• Almond milk: we used an unsweetened selection, however if in case you have coconut milk, oat milk or one other plant-based milk, that can work nicely.
• Vanilla extract: each baked good wants this!
• Almond butter: we all the time have this readily available and it’s a nice fats for the bottom of this muffin recipe. You would additionally use cashew butter!
• Shredded carrot: that is the star of the present and makes these muffins scrumptious, orange and packs in further vitamins. We purchase the pre-packaged shredded carrots to avoid wasting time.

For the cinnamon streusel

• Coconut sugar: that is an unrefined sugar that has a candy, butterscotch style. Seize it within the baking part of any grocery retailer.
• Almond flour: we’re utilizing blanched almond flour within the carrot muffins, which suggests the almonds are peeled previous to grinding. They’re extra delicate in shade.
• Coconut oil: seize a refined coconut oil for a light taste.
• Cinnamon and pecans: for taste and crunch.

It’s the paleo model of the crumb topping in these home made blueberry muffins and low cake muffins.

How you can Make Paleo Carrot Muffins

Make the cinnamon streusel topping

1. Mix all the elements in a small bowl and stir with a rubber spatula or wood spoon till mixed and crumbly. Don’t be afraid to double this should you love further topping, like me!

Make the carrot muffins 

2. Mix the coconut flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a small bowl and put aside. 
3. Add the mashed bananas, eggs, melted coconut oil, almond milk, vanilla, almond butter and shredded carrot to a big bowl and whisk to mix. You’ll be able to throw the carrots in a meals processor or blender shortly if you would like them chopped into small items.
4. Add the dry elements to the moist ones and fold gently, being cautious to not over-mix.
5. Spray muffin liners in a muffin tin then fill them 3.4 of the best way full with batter and prime with streusel. The extra, the merrier!
6. Bake for 16-19 minutes or till a toothpick inserted within the heart of a muffin comes out clear.

FAQs

Storage and Freezer Directions

• To retailer: Enable them to chill utterly then retailer them in an air-tight container within the fridge for as much as 5 days.
• To freeze: Repeat the identical steps as above and retailer within the freezer for as much as 3 months.

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