Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Coconut Almond Muffins (Dairy, Gluten and Refined Sugar Free)

Coconut is not only great in taste but is an excellent source of Lauric Acid which is a type of fat that is quickly burned and turned into energy.  Coconut can help your body increase it's metabolism.  I have also recently learned that coconut is also a "gut healer."  It has anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties that help cleanse your digestive system.  Enjoy the coconut in these muffins.

Ingredients
  • 1 cup brown rice flour or almond flour
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
  • 1/2 cup tapioca flour
  • 1/4 cup potato flour
  • 1 cup unsweetened coconut
  • 1 teaspoon guar gum or xanthan gum
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon gluten free baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 lightly beaten eggs
  • 1/2 cup honey or maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon alcohol free almond extract
  • 1/3 cup coconut oil* or grapeseed oil
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 375F. Grease muffin cups or use liners.
  2. In a medium sized bowl soak brown rice flour with all liquids (this will reduce a gritty texture.)
  3. In a large bowl combine all dry ingredients.
  4. Add wet ingredients to the dry and gently mix just until blended.
  5. Pour into muffins cups and bake for 20-25 minutes.



* when using coconut oil be warned that the muffins will get hard if placed in a really cool environment 

3 comments:

  1. I am going to make these tomorrow!!

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  2. Hi Irene, your blog is very helpful and informative! I'm brand new at eating gf, rsf, df, and preservitave free. Thank you so much for making it seem do-able!! Just a quick question about this recipe - Is it possible to substitute the honey/agave/syrup for liquid stevia instead? Does the thick consistancy of the syrup affect these muffins a lot? Thanks and God bless :)
    -Jen

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    1. Hi Jen,
      I believe you would need a lot less liquid stevia and if you use too much it may have a stevia taste. I think you would have to play around with the dry:liquid ratio

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