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!
Julie says
Hi, I was just wondering if this recipe would work without the dates?
I’m not able to have them on current diet but would love to make this muffins :)
Elana says
Julie, I don’t think it will :-)
Joan Longo says
I love these muffins! I want to make them today and realize I don’t have walnuts. Can I substitute something else?
Elana says
Joan, I haven’t tried that so not sure, but I think it’s a pretty easy swap with a different nut. What do you have on hand?
Giedre says
Hello Elana, browsing your blog and looking at the receipes, one of my favourite things to do when I have time :-). Could you please tell me how fine I need to shred carrots? I assume it’s done in food processor? I can understand grated carrots better, never came across shredded carrots yet.
Wishing you lovely Sunday
Elana says
Geidre, thanks so much for your comment and question! I’m so sorry for the confusion, I’ve updated the recipe with the proper instructions –i.e., to grate the carrots :-)
Janelle Allison says
Thank you for your help! Yesterday I made Your banana bread, so I’ve used all my bananas… I was planning on using diced apples… any suggestions?
Elana says
Janelle, I haven’t tried that so not sure :-)
Heidi says
Can you replace bananas with something else? Maybe applesauce?
Elana says
Heidi, I haven’t tried that so not sure :-)
Karina says
Great recipe so delicious, I just add 1/2 cup of dates it’s perfect for the dates and I bake it at 350 for 40 minutes, my daughter and mother in-law love it. Thank you for your great recipes!!
Elana says
Karina, I’m so happy to hear your daughter and MIL love these muffins!
Janet Anderson says
Can you explain the difference between almond flour and almond meal?
Elana says
Janet, great question! For more on that go here:
https://elanaspantry.com/almond-flour-ingredient/
Enjoy!
Elana
Tiffany says
Hi! Is there anyway to sub the dates for something else?
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Elana says
Tiffany, I haven’t tried that so not sure :-)
chason john says
Mine is in the oven as i write this. The bananas are enough for sweetness. Do it, and leave out the dates.
Jim Axdorff says
Awesome recipe. I bake these for my ailing mother and it’s the highlight of her day. She just loves these muffins and I love how healthy they are.
Thank you!
Thank you!
Elana says
Jim, what a treasure you are! Your mother is very lucky to have a son who bakes healthy treats for her. Glad to be part of something that brightens her day :-)
Ashley says
Great recipe! So delicious! How do I store muffins: refrigerator or room temperature?
Thank you
Elana says
Ashley, I let them cool overnight and then wrap in a paper towel and place in the fridge for up to one week. I’m so happy to hear this recipe is great :-)
Jessica says
This recipe sounds great! I was wondering if you think this could work as a cake? I like that it is sweetened with fruit and have been looking for a recipe like this. I thought to make it as a cake and then make a cashew cream icing to go with it.
Elana says
Jessica, I haven’t tried that so not sure :-)