The best simple Paleo blueberry muffins made with almond butter, almond flour and sweetened with pure maple syrup. These blueberry muffins have classic texture and flavor and you’ll never believe they’re gluten free, grain free, dairy free and Paleo. Simple to make and so comforting!
Simple is not always my thing, I’ll admit. In fact, you could look at most of my life and decisions I’ve made and assume I have something against simplicity altogether – and you wouldn’t be wrong.
It’s not that I’m a drama queen or anything (no, but really) it’s just that, for whatever reason, I started believing that if something was too easy, it meant I should be skeptical.
For example, if the run was too easy, I didn’t run fast enough. If the test was too easy, I probably did the whole thing wrong. And, if the recipe is too easy, there’s probably one out there that’s SO. MUCH. BETTER. Major case of FOMO with anything simple, for sure.
Anyone with me?
I think I’m learning though – at least when it comes to recipes (still some work to do on the other things.) Between my easy no bake banana chocolate chip cookies from Sunday and these simple Paleo blueberry muffins, there’s no question that simplicity can be ENOUGH! Maybe not for always, but for a lazy, hungry weekend morning, what’s really important?
Coffee and food, the simple version, don’t you think?
Truthfully, that’s exactly what happened with these, and you can thank Drew (my 5 year old) for complaining about my banana peach muffins the week before. Specifically, he said they were good except for the peach part – he wanted me to remake them with blueberries instead.
Well, since I hadn’t had a single ripe banana after that banana-invasion weekend, I decided to experiment with what I had on hand – which wasn’t much. Almond and tapioca flour, almond butter, eggs, and blueberries!
I won’t say magic happened, because it’s just baking after all, but these came out perfectly simple and disappeared way too fast. I surprised myself by how easy they were to make, and probably annoyed my family with the impromptu photoshoot. Oops. Just another perk of relying on a food blogger for actual food to eat.
But don’t worry, we all ate. And now you can too! From start to finish, your new favorite simple Paleo blueberry muffins are ready in under 30 minutes, and that’s considering you might be moving slowly on a Saturday morning. If you’re one step ahead and make them the night before, even better – these taste great the day after and even up to 3 after baking, stored covered at room temperature or refrigerated.
Simple Paleo Blueberry Muffins with Almond Butter
Simple Paleo Blueberry Muffins with Almond Butter
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup creamy almond butter unsweetened, stirred
- 1/3 cup + 1 tbsp pure maple syrup*
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup blanched almond flour
- 1/3 cup tapioca flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/8 tsp fine grain sea salt
- 3/4 cup fresh blueberries
Instructions
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Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a 12 cup muffin pan with liners (I used these) for easy removal.
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In a large bowl, whisk together the 3 eggs with the almond butter until smooth, then whisk in the maple syrup and vanilla.
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In a separate bowl, combine the almond flour, tapioca flour, baking soda and salt. Stir this mixture into the egg mixture until you have a fully combined batter, then stir in the blueberries.
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After the blueberries are stirred in, spoon or pour the batter into the lined muffin pan to fill each cup about 3/4 full to make 12 muffins
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Bake in the preheated oven on the middle rack for 15-20 minutes or until the tops are lightly browned and a toothpick inserted into the center of one comes out clean.
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Allow to cool in the pan for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
*You can easily adjust the sweetness to preference by adding or subtracting a little bit of the maple syrup
Nutrition
Is simple, um, simple for you or not so much?
What type of muffin/quick bread is a hit every time in your family?
Lisa @ Running Out Of Wine says
June 14, 2016 at 5:16 amSimple is often better, but I tend to make things more complicated than they need to be:) Any kind of muffins are usually a hit around here, but my favorites are chocolate chip and blueberry!
Michele says
June 17, 2016 at 1:19 pmSame here – the two classics!
Mel_OutRunCF says
June 14, 2016 at 6:06 amI’m Learning to do better with simple and appreciate the little things… Doesn’t come naturallly to me either but it’s worth exploring…especially in this crazy fast paced life! These look delicious, too bad I can’t eat nut butter. I had special request from the hubby for your banana-blueberry muffins recipe (and a pile of ripe bananas) just in time for fathers day so will do a batch over the week-end!
Michele says
June 17, 2016 at 1:18 pmBoo to the nut butter 🙁 But banana blueberry muffins are great, and if you want a loaf to mix it up I have a recipe for that which is basically the same as the muffins and actually my most popular recipe on the site!
Susie @ SuzLyfe says
June 14, 2016 at 6:29 amI’m god with simple. There is too much in this world that is complicated :D. Simple is rather comforting to me!
And I would simply kill for one of these right now.
Michele says
June 17, 2016 at 1:17 pmI’d like to embrace that too! And make more muffins 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
June 14, 2016 at 7:18 amAh yes! My family just requested simple old-fashioned blueberry muffins…and you bet I delivered! It’s kinda fun (delicious) to go back to basics and let the lovely simple Ingredients shine (like summer blubs!)
Michele says
June 17, 2016 at 1:16 pmI’ve gone back to the store 3 times for berries this week, they get eaten so fast!
Emily @ My healthyish life says
June 14, 2016 at 8:13 amI’m actually all about simple. To me, that’s more of a success than when something is complicated. Everyone in my family loves banana bread. When I add more fruit it becomes “too healthy” (insert eye roll emoji).
Michele says
June 17, 2016 at 1:15 pmAgree! Honestly the brainpower I have for complex recipes is just so limited at this point.
Alyssa @ renaissancerunnergirl says
June 14, 2016 at 10:15 amI really prefer simple. And I tend to be able to keep it simple with running and cooking – it’s just, you know, the rest of real life where I make things more complicated for myself or let other people do it 😉
Michele says
June 17, 2016 at 1:14 pmHaha I think I can relate!
Amanda @ .running with spoons. says
June 14, 2016 at 10:53 amMy fam is huge on chocolate so anything with cocoa definitely goes down really well. Hmm… I wonder if blueberries and chocolate would make a good combination. I’ve done white chocolate but never normal chocolate, I don’t think. Might be time to do some experimenting.
Michele says
June 14, 2016 at 10:56 amOMG your white chocolate blueberry muffins look so good! I did berry bars with chocolate once and they were good, if raspberries and strawberries work why not blueberries?
Kristy from Southern In Law says
June 14, 2016 at 9:20 pmThese are definitely the right kinda simple!
Banana baked goods are always a hit in our house!
Michele says
June 17, 2016 at 1:13 pmHere too, those always go the fastest, and muffins of any kind 🙂
Meghan@CleanEatsFastFeets says
June 16, 2016 at 9:03 amWhen it comes to food, I am all about simple. In fact, if the recipe is labor intensive, I’m usually out. Ain’t nobody got time for that.
Michele says
June 17, 2016 at 1:12 pmI used to have time for it like 10 years ago before kids! Now, totally different story!
J+E | Real Simple Good says
July 6, 2016 at 12:55 pmThese look great! Love the simple ingredients and how easy the recipe is! Thanks for sharing!
Michele says
July 6, 2016 at 2:09 pmThanks! I find almond butter is awesome for simple grain free baking.
Bec says
July 11, 2016 at 2:00 amHi just wondering how many calories would be in a muffin?
Michele says
July 11, 2016 at 7:59 amI don’t calculate nutrition for my recipes but using putting the ingredients into an online calculator and dividing by servings should work. Sorry about that!
Keren McKinney says
December 6, 2016 at 1:46 pmCan these be made without the tapioca flour?? Thank
You! Love all your recipes!
Michele says
December 6, 2016 at 3:52 pmI typically use it to help “fluff” up my breads and muffins but you don’t “need” it per se, that said I haven’t made these without the tapioca. If I were to, I might add 2 extra Tbsp almond flour. Hope this helps!
heidi says
February 11, 2017 at 10:10 pmI was suffering a cooking rut for few weeks and finally had a successful day in the kitchen with new recipes. These blueberry muffins were liked by the entire family. I am excited to experience more of your recipes!
Thank you for the fun and informative resource.
Michele says
February 14, 2017 at 9:46 pmSo thrilled you guys liked them!
Amber says
March 3, 2017 at 1:18 pmis it supposed to be a thick batter? I had to spoon it in and it never really changed shape. I did use less maple syrup by accident, but everything else was the same. Everyone actually still ate them, but I didn’t think they were quite right. It’s probably just my baking skills haha
Michele says
March 3, 2017 at 3:41 pmIt’s sort of thick but the tops should still round out and rise, so I’d say possibly your almond butter was a bit dry (I try to use a creamy, not really drippy but not too thick almond butter) or the almond flour could’ve been over-measured.
Amber says
October 22, 2017 at 12:20 pmI am having this same issue ?
CA says
March 21, 2017 at 10:13 pmI would like to make these using a gluten free flour blend. What measurements should I use?
Crystal says
June 16, 2017 at 10:41 pmThis is amazing! I just made these tonight! I am just stumbling across your blog this week from a Pinterest pin. I have just decided to go Paleo, and your blog has been AMAZING and so helpful!! I didn’t think I could do it, because I am super active and always hungry (I’m a runner, like you)- but now I see there are SO MANY options out there for creative and delicious meals! Thanks so much for sharing this blog!
Brent says
October 23, 2017 at 2:32 pmMade these, actually looked like the picture. We liked them for sure!
Mindy says
January 8, 2018 at 8:03 pmI loved these muffins so much! They had the perfect fluff and consistency and flavor!
Keshena says
August 29, 2018 at 6:06 pmCould you use arrowroot powder instead of tapioca flour? Can’t wait to try these!
Melissa says
January 27, 2019 at 2:28 pmWhere can I find nutritional info for this recipe?