These paleo peach coconut almond flour muffins are a delicious and healthy snack.
I can’t even remember what it was like to have a choice about what to make for lunch, dinner or snacks in the dead of winter with barely anything in season, because for the past 2 months I’ve been hopping from one CSA inundation to the next.
Lately, peaches. Lots of them.
I had grand plans of using a bunch in this recipe but then I got to dicing and mixing it all together and it really only called for a whole whopping 1 peach.
Delicious recipe? Yes. But not really what I had in mind for making a dent in the 15 or so fuzzy things on my counter.
These are another addition to the growing paleo baked goods list I’ve got going over here. I can’t seem to stop myself. I’ve been grinding almonds every week and haven’t touched regular flour in over a month. The crazy thing is, I don’t miss it at all. I actually prefer the heartier texture of almond and coconut flours lately. My wallet would like you to know it begs to differ.
I’m finding these concoctions to be so much more filling and satisfying too. And taste wise, they’re full of flavor and super moist. It’s hard to miss wheat based stuff when the alternatives are getting such high marks all around. And now I feel like an Olympic sports announcer.
Yesterday, I attempted deadlifts in our WOD for the first time in over a year since throwing my back out (wow, crappy pictures) badly last summer doing them. With proper form and 4 weeks of CrossFit under my belt, I maxed out at 150 pounds. Nothing crazy, but 75 pounds heavier than the weight I used when I hurt myself last year. I feel strong. It might sound kind of ridiculous to say these muffins assisted in that lift, but the more I move towards this paleo way of eating, the more progress I see in my fitness.
And if progress means peach and coconut muffins, I’m in.
Peach Coconut Almond Flour Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups almond flour
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut flakes
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
- 1/2 banana, mashed
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup peeled and diced peaches, plus more for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F degrees.
- Grease a muffin tin or line with muffin cups.
- Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl.
- Whisk together all wet ingredients in a separate bowl.
- Add wet to dry and fold together.
- Scoop mixture into muffins tins, filling about 3/4 of the way.
- Top muffins with more diced peaches (you can also sprinkle more coconut flakes on top too)
- Bake for about 25 minutes.
- Remove from oven and carefully transfer to a cooling rack.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Gina Matsoukas is an AP syndicated writer. She is the founder, photographer and recipe developer of Running to the Kitchen — a food website focused on providing healthy, wholesome recipes using fresh and seasonal ingredients. Her work has been featured in numerous media outlets both digital and print, including MSN, Huffington post, Buzzfeed, Women’s Health and Food Network.
My gosh, Gina, these look soooooo wonderful. I love me some muffins – even more so when they are healthy and all-natural. They’re great pre workout fuel then.
These sound amazing! Love this recipe!!!
Apples, bananas, peaches, coconut…it’s like a fruit salad in a muffin! These muffins look hard to resist; but wait I don’t have to ’cause they’re so dang healthy!
Looks tasty, as always :)
YAY for increasing your deadlift – and esp your back feeling ok about it.
I think I’ve come up with a solution. I’m going to give you a bunch of pre-stamped boxes with little coolers inside and when you’re making food like this, you just put half in the mail and send them my way. You don’t have to eat all of these and I do. Win-win.
these sound awesome…and grinding your own almonds makes SUCH a huge difference in the wallet aspect of things!
also, i threw my back out doing deadlifts a while back too. that sucks. the end.
I was thinking the almond flour might get a little pricey, but I like the nutty texture and flavor, plus its fun to cook outside the box.. paleo I think I can get down with, it’s the crossfit I’m afraid would break my weak little wrist, push ups leave me sidelined for days.
love the flashback to old pics, i recently went through mine and wanted to delete them all, but it’s nice to see how far we’ve come. :)
Isn’t almond flour the best?? I use it all the time!
Crossfit and Paleo – I have a few friends (real life, not blogger friends) who swear by it – glad you’ve found a path that you love and works for you!
I love baking paleo – it’s so much fun. I got on a total streak for a while there. Could not be stopped. Haha.