Is there anything better than that crumbly cinnamon coffee cake topping? Not today! With these Banana Almond Coffee Cake Muffins, you can have your grain free, dairy free, paleo coffee cake and eat it too, of course! 
My oven 100% went out with a bang. I almost can’t be mad at it since it literally died giving birth to these Banana Almond Coffee Cake Muffins. I will always remember these muffins as the official last food my old oven managed to turn from batter to baked.
But enough about my old oven. Though it hasn’t turned on for a week, I’ve still managed to get by with my stove top, new dishwasher (it’s heavenly) and all the hopes and dreams I have for the new oven. True story – I already daydreamed this morning (legitimately fantasized) as I was enthusiastically removing CLEAN AND DRY dishes from my new dishwasher, about Thanksgiving.
That’s right, you heard me, I am a crazy person who fantasizes about preparing Thanksgiving dinner for a crowd with the help of a brand spanking new oven range. In this daydream, the oven was preheating to 400, not shutting off when it got to 315. It was baking and roasting all my favorite Thanksgiving dishes to the ultimate crisp/tender perfection. It was not smoking and the light was working so I could peek inside and see my food as it cooked. Everyone was happy.
But that’s not even all! I threw the dishwasher into this fantasy too, because that’s my life now and I’m not joking one bit. I think we both know what the dishwasher did in this fantasy.
It’s not like I’ve gotten a new kitchen. Now THAT would make it perfectly acceptable and normal to entertain such a fantasy about kitchen appliances. But not for me. I have rather simple pleasures (be they first world, but still) at this point and I’m okay with it.
I think the right thing to do though, the minute the delivery men install my hopes and dreams, hopefully by next week, is to make these muffins again. I’ll have the guys wait of course, because surely they have the time with those 6 hour delivery windows. They will love them. Anyone would love these! What’s not to love about healthy grain free coffee cake? In muffin form, which means they can go places! So grab your ripest banana and some almond butter and celebrate your oven’s life right now!
Banana Almond Coffee Cake Muffins {Paleo}
Ingredients
- For the Muffins:
- 1 overripe banana
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1/4 cup organic coconut sugar
- 1/4 cup almond butter
- 1 tsp organic almond extract
- 1 cup blanched almond flour
- 2 tbsp tapioca flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- pinch sea salt
- Ghee or butter to grease muffin cups
- For the Crumb Topping
- 2 and 1/2 tbsp ghee cold - or pastured butter if you can do dairy
- 1/2 cup blanched almond flour
- 1/4 cup organic coconut sugar
- 2 and 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees
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In a large bowl, beat together - with a whisk or hand mixer - the banana, egg, almond milk, coconut sugar, almond butter, and almond extract, until smooth.
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In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients and slowly add to the wet mixture until fully combined and smooth. Fill greased or lined muffin cups about halfway with this mixture and set aside while you make the topping.
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To make the crumb topping, combine all ingredients in a bowl and blend with a pastry blender, or combine using a food processor, until it forms a pasty/crumbly texture.
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Top each half filled muffin cup with the crumb topping, using all of it.
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Bake the muffins in the preheated oven for about 15 minutes, or until lightly browned and a toothpick comes out clean from the center of one.
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Remove from oven and let stand for about 2-5 minutes, then carefully transfer to a cooling rack to let cool completely.
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Makes about 9 muffins. Enjoy!
What is some horribly boring thing you fantasize about/get excited over?
Is there anyone you know who DOESN’T love crumb topping? I believe this is a universal thing that no one hates, but I could be wrong.
yes to the crumb topping! i like berry crumbles better than cobblers because i just love the crumble and have never been much for cobbler dough 🙂
i fantasize about having a full-time maid – not kidding. and a driver. hey why not, it’s my dream right? oh shoot while i’m at it, i’d LOVE hairstylist to come over and do my hair. he/she can live here, too 😀
I know, I just love a good crumb/crisp topping over fruit! I feel like a fantasy about having a maid would depress and anger me! But oh man would that be nice 🙂
If I could, I would legit just eat a bowl of crumb toppings with a spoon. Actually, I wonder if you could -just- make the topping without the muffin… because that would be brilliant. And the thought of an oven birthing muffins gives me all sorts of weird mental images 😆
If anyone could do it – and take brilliant photos, and make it into a healthy breakfast – it would be you! Kind of like the cookie dough craze 🙂
If you don’t love a crumb topping you should just move to Mars. Get outta’ here!
I remember those (really BAD/”Unhealthy”) Entenmanns Crumb Doughnuts and my favorite part was the little crumb “cylinders” they used to top them…omg…I would pick the ones that fell off in the box and eat them. Better than the actual doughnut 😉 Hahahahahaa!
Yup, know exactly what you mean about the Entenmanns! My parents used to buy the individual coffee cakes – I totally thought of those making these 🙂
If someone doesn’t like crumb topping, I’m not interested in meeting them. I love to add like 4 times the reccommended crumb topping on things. Sorry I’m not sorry.
I hear you 🙂 It’s the little (delicious) things in life 🙂
I LOVE crumb toppings!!! I’d die without them, (just kidding!)
yes to crumb topping ! which for me is usually all about the butter ! my fam makes me make apple crisp each thanksgiving with tons of topping in a shallow dish so they can ignore the apples and eat the topping !
I absolutely love apple crisp! I made a maple pecan one last year which is on the blog. I’ll make it again soon 🙂
Every weekend I make at least one apple crisp!
I am so dreaming of having a new dishwasher! Ours died a while ago and I am sooooo sick of hand washing dishes!
These muffins look delicious! I love the crumb topping!
The dishwasher is bliss, and the fact that I feel that way speaks to my daily life I guess!
gotta love those crumbs on top! These sound amazing!!!
Thanks! Yum to the crumbs 🙂
Seriously, is there anything better than the crumbs? Pinning to make!
Maybe not, buttery cinnamon crumbs are the best!
Even just the word crumble makes you salivate… Everyone loves a bit of crunch!
Something boring that I fantasise over – grocery shopping! I love it! I also dream about ikea shopping! Funny for someone who doesn’t actually like spending money! Haha!
Haha I absolutely hate Ikea with a passion! That would be my nightmare. I’m not a fan of crowded and rushed grocery shopping but a day alone at Whole Foods wouldn’t be bad!
I like coffee cake anything, especially the crumbly top. It’s my favorite part.
I’m happy for your new dishwasher and hopeful for your new oven. Thanksgiving, here you come!
I think the new oven is finally coming this week – it’s been too long without one!