These honey sweetened lemon blueberry muffins are gluten-free, grain-free and dairy-free but still have a great texture and are deliciously summery!
If you’re interested in almond flour but haven’t baked with it, I’d recommend these lemon blueberry muffins. They don’t exactly taste like normal muffins but they are delicious (as are these Almond Flour Blueberry Muffins!).
I gave one to Mr. Texanerin, the whole grain baked goods hater, and he said that these were way better than that “stuff you normally make.” Hmm. I don’t agree. I think I prefer a nice whole grain chocolate muffin, but these are nice too.
These are definitely my favorite grain-free muffin so far (May 2013 update: Now these grain-free lemons muffins are my favorite :)) and I think these are a pretty nice sub for traditional muffins.
They’re not at all cardboardy, have a decent texture, and the lemon is really nice. If you’ve missed it, I really dislike almonds and I think that for me to like these, which are made out of ground up almonds, means something. They’re not super sweet but they have some sweetness to them and is enough to hit the spot. At least for me.
The first time I made these lemon blueberry muffins, which is when I took the pictures, I forgot the blueberries until they were in the oven. Not only that, but it was the second time in a row that I had done that with my blueberry muffins. I guess I’m a little forgetful. So I took them out, shoved the blueberries to the bottom of each liner, and that is why the blueberries aren’t well distributed. Don’t forget the blueberries and yours won’t turn out that way!
It’s much easier to just weigh the ingredients for this recipe. And please please please weigh the almond flour! The 2 1/2 cups is just there to give you an idea. Each brand is different and the way people measure is different. Weigh it out and you can’t go wrong. And if you’re worried about using so much almond flour on something you’re not sure you’ll like, halve it! This recipe halves quite nicely.
Lemon Blueberry Muffins (grain-free, gluten-free, dairy-free)
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- Yield: 12 muffins
Ingredients
- 225 grams (~2 1/4 cups) blanched almond flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 6 tablespoons (120 grams) honey
- 65 grams coconut oil, melted (~4 1/2 tbsp)
- 2 teaspoons lemon extract
- zest of 3 lemons
- 170 grams (1 1/4 cup) fresh blueberries1
- sliced almonds, optional
Directions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F / 175°C. Line a 12 cup muffin tin with muffin liners.
- Combine the almond flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl.
- In another medium bowl, combine the eggs, honey, melted coconut oil, lemon extract and zest.
- Stir the almond flour mixture into the wet mixture and stir until well combined. Fold in the blueberries.
- Fill each of the 12 liners about halfway. If you like, sprinkle some sliced almonds over the top.
- Bake for 20 minutes. A toothpick inserted in the middle should come out clean and they should be golden brown. Immediately turn out onto a wire rack to cool. They tend to get greasy if you let them sit in the pan.
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I love baking with almond flour! I have some in the fridge right now so I'll have to make these soon! They'd be the perfect pick-me-up when I'm dreading to go to work.
I haven't done much grain-free baking, but I'm sure I wouldn't miss it in these scrumptious muffins.
Oooh, these look so good. I've been wanting to try something with almond flour and I love blueberry muffins. I wonder if I could convince my hubby to try these, he loves blueberry muffins too but he's picky about texture. I'm glad you mentioned it could be halved.
These muffins look absolutely delicious, and probably taste even better than they look :-). Love the recipe and the photo! Beautiful!
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Sarah – That sounds delicious! I've made hazelnut flour cookies, but never muffins. I'll have to look into that now. Thanks. :)
Katie – Thank you. :) Have a great Mother's Day tomorrow!
Gorgeous pics Erin!! It makes me want to reach into the screen and scarf all of them up!! Love its gluten free! Perfect!
These look so good! I've made a few recipes that used some hazelnut flour, but they always involved whole wheat flour too. I love this!
Dawn – Thanks! And I agree, they make things look way better! They'd look quite boring without the almonds. Have a great weekend. :)
these look beautiful! I'm always amazed at how much fancier things look when they have sliced almonds on them. :)
Kristi – Thank you! :) Oh, and I'm kind of awful. I haven't posted a single German recipe other than Eierlikoer. I'm just not really a fan of German food. I love pretzel rolls, Vollkornbrot and Bratkartoffeln, but other than that… nothing. Or at least nothing that I've tried so far. It could be that I just haven't discovered the yummy things yet. :)
Oh, I forgot to add, my fiance is German and I am American so I love experimenting with German recipes!
Yummy I sure wish I could bite into one with my coffee for breakfast right now :)Your blog is so cute, I'm loving the pink!!
Georgia – Thanks a bunch! And I wouldn't say fluffy either but moist, yes. :)
Amy – I hope you do! They're yummy, but remember, not like a normal muffin. :)
these sound + look just delicious! i'll definitely have to try these soon!
Wow, I can't believe these are grain-free! They look fabulous Erin – so fluffy and moist. Love your addition of sliced almonds, too. Yum!
Miryam – Really?! I love lemon extract. It's my favorite after vanilla. I put some cream cheese icing between the dog food looking cookies and now they're sitting in the fridge, waiting to be photographed. Now they're cute! Almond flour here is 3.45/lb. How much is it there? They don't sell it as almond flour, though. It's just called "ground blanched almonds." It seems to work though. :)
Cassie – Yeah, I've come across a lot of weird consistencies too. Although these aren't like normal muffins, they're way better than the other GF muffins I've had.
Becca – I know! And I consistently do it. Tomorrow I'm going to make raspberry brownies and I'm pretty sure I'll somehow forget the raspberries. And thanks. :)
MyFudo – I wouldn't say juicy, but moist! They have a bit more oil than other GF muffins I've tried, but I think it really helps with the moistness and to make them non-cardboardy. :)
Looks really moist and juicy inside. I must try this recipe…my kids will love this!
It's funny how you make blueberry muffins but forget the ingredients that makes the muffin blueberry. :P
These look delicious though. I love the flavor of almonds. :)
These look awesome, Erin! I have been experimenting with GF cooking, and eating mostly GF, except when it comes to baked goods because I haven't been able to get the consistency that I want from GF flours. I should maybe start with muffins!
OMG these look fantastic. I really would love to bake a lot more with almond flour but it is so expensive. Yum lemon extract? I have never used it before but now I am going to. By the way what happen with the dog cookies? :-) I have gotten similar results before with some cookies but we ate them all :-) I just did not post the recipe!!