Paleo Carrot Banana Muffins are purely fruit sweetened and super easy to make. This yummy muffin is made with an almond flour base, sweetened with dates and bananas, and studded with carrots and walnuts. People tell me these are the best paleo muffins they’ve ever made!
Similar to a sunshine muffin or a morning glory muffin, this healthy muffin recipe is wonderful at breakfast with a cup of my liver cleansing, alkalizing, Dandelion Coffee. I’ve been drinking this caffeine-free coffee for decades and absolutely love it.
Carrot Banana Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 cups blanched almond flour (not almond meal)
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon celtic sea salt
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup dates (remove pits)
- 3 ripe bananas
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- ¼ cup coconut oil, melted
- 1½ cups carrots, grated
- ¾ cup walnuts, finely chopped
Instructions
- 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°F for 25-30 minutes
- Cool in pan for 1 hour
- Serve
Equipment
The Philadelphia Inquirer included The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook in an article called “Gluten-Free But Still Tasty.” So many people tell me this is the first grain-free cookbook they ever owned. I wrote it in 2008 and we could not put the words “grain-free” or “paleo” in the title since those terms were so foreign!
This healthy Carrot Banana Muffin recipe is based on one by Heidi at 101 Cookbooks. I took her Fruit Sweetened Carrot Cake recipe and made it gluten-free and grain-free while lowering the amount of fruit sweetener in it.
Here are some of my low-carb almond flour muffin recipes for you!
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!
Elana says
Thanks Kate!