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Pecan Cranberry Orange Muffins {Paleo, Dairy-Free}

These soft, moist, and flavorful paleo cranberry orange muffins are studded with pecans and spiced just right! Great for the holidays or year round, these muffins are kid approved, gluten free, dairy free, and refined sugar free.

Author: Michele Rosen
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Course: baking, Breakfast, Breakfast/Brunch/Treat, Holiday
Cuisine: dairy-free, grain free, Paleo
Servings: 12

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a 12 cup muffins pan with parchment liners, or lightly grease with coconut oil.

  2. In a mixing bowl, combine the almond flour, tapioca flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves, set aside.

  3. In a separate large mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, maple syrup, orange juice and zest, coconut oil, and vanilla extract (almond extract if using). 

  4. Using a silicone spatula or wooden spoon, stir the dry ingredients into the wet until just moistened.  Fold in the pecans and cranberries, then spoon the mixture into muffin cups about 3/4 of the way up (I made 12).  

  5. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes or until just done and a toothpick inserted in the center of 1 comes out clean - these bake quickly and overtaking can dry them out!   Muffins will have rounded tops and very light golden color when done.

  6. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely on wire racks.  Store any leftovers at room temperature, loosely covered for one day, afterwards they can be stored in the refrigerator for 4-5 days and lightly defrosted/softened in the toaster oven or oven.  Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 254kcal
Carbohydrates: 17g
Protein: 6g
Fat: 19g
Saturated Fat: 5g
Cholesterol: 54mg
Sodium: 175mg
Potassium: 76mg
Fiber: 3g
Sugar: 11g
Vitamin A: 95IU
Vitamin C: 3.9mg
Calcium: 63mg
Iron: 1.2mg