When I saw this recipe for a purely fruit sweetened carrot cake from Heidi over at 101cookbooks.com I just knew I would want to make it into some sort of gluten free version. So I did.
Last weekend our friends Chris and Larry came over to sit out on our porch and read the Sunday New York Times with us while soaking in some good Colorado sunshine and we enjoyed these descendants of Heidi’s carrot, banana, date yumminess. Here it is for all of you.
- 2 cups blanched almond flour (not almond meal)
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon celtic sea salt
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 cup dates (remove pits)
- 3 ripe bananas
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- ¼ cup coconut oil, melted
- 1 ½ cups carrots, shredded
- ¾ cup walnuts, finely chopped
- In a small bowl, combine almond flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon
- In a food processor, combine dates, bananas, eggs, vinegar and oil
- Transfer mixture to a large bowl
- Blend dry mixture into wet until thoroughly combined
- Fold in carrots and walnuts
- Spoon mixture into paper lined muffin pan
- Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes
Yesterday, I was happy to find that The Philadelphia Inquirer included my own little gluten free cookbook, The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook
Finally, don’t forget to submit your grain free cake post to the “Go Ahead Honey, It’s Gluten-Free” Blog Carnival I’m hosting this month. For more details view my grain free cupcakes post.
Chelsea says
Hi, this sounds amazing! Any substitutes for the flour? (Buckwheat/coconut etc) I cannot find/buy that flour in My area of Australia and desperate to try them. :)
Elana says
Chelsea, I haven’t tried that so not sure. Here’s a link to my coconut flour recipes in case that ingredient is available to you:
https://elanaspantry.com/ingredients/coconut-flour/
Enjoy!
Elana
jill says
I wish you would do more recipes without eggs
Elana says
Jill, here’s a link to my Egg-Free Recipes:
https://elanaspantry.com/diets/egg-free/
Enjoy!
Elana
Terry says
I make these often – best carrot cake muffins ever. Made them today for hubby’s birthday and topped with cream cheese frosting. I’ve made them into a 2 layer cake as well and turns out fine. Thanks for a wonderful recipe, Elana!
Elana says
Terry? Best carrot cake muffin ever?! Wow, thanks!!!
Tori Fallin says
What would be a good substitution for the coconut oil? I love it but it seems as though two of us in the family shouldn’t have it – headaches and mouth sores.
Thank you for all the fabulous recipes you share!
Elana says
Hi Tori, I haven’t tried making this recipe without coconut oil so not sure. If you do experiment please let us know how it goes!
Lee-Anna says
Made these last night, they are by far the best GF muffin I’ve made so far! Thank you for sharing this! I can’t believe there is no sugar, they are so deliciously sweet!
Ps. I added a dollop of cream cheese in the middle!!! OMG, amazing! :)
Elana says
Lee-Anna, “by far the best GF muffin.” Wow, thanks!
Sherry says
Any chance you have a breakdown on nutritional info?
Elana says
Sherry, here’s a link for more on that:
https://elanaspantry.com/nutrition-information/
Elana
Maxine says
Can these be made without the dates?
Elana says
Hi Maxine, I don’t think that will work. If you are looking for low-carb recipes you might like these:
https://elanaspantry.com/diets/low-carb/
Enjoy!
Elana
taylorfarrar says
Hi, I love the sounds of this recipe. Can it be made as a loaf instead of muffins? And, if so, would I need to make any modifications?
Elana says
Hi Taylor, I haven’t tried that so not sure. If you do please let us know how it goes.
kellyrae says
These are so incredibly sweet and delicious. Very decadent.
Elana says
Kelly, I know, it’s amazing how delicious purely fruit sweetened treats can be!
Nicky says
I followed the recipe exactly and these were amazing! Best paleo muffins I’ve made in a long time…and I make a lot of paleo muffins! :)
Elana says
Hi Nicky, that is so sweet of you to let me know that these are some of the best paleo muffins you’ve made :-)
Kate says
I used 1 1/2 cups almond flour and 1/2 cup Arrowroot flour and threw in a shredded Apple. Delicious! They disappeared quickly and I’m planning to make another batch tomorrow!