Just letting you know this Toasted Coconut Paleo Banana Bread Muffin recipe was originally published in May 2015. I retested, rephotographed, updated recipe. Now I am republishing it for you today! I hope you enjoy. Thank you for following Cotter Crunch Y’all!.
Hi ya! Oh Holiday weekend, are you are near. Thank you for the extra day to be with family and friends and rest! Yes, thank YOU!
I will be baking banana bread muffins. Yes, again!a The smell of them baking relaxes me. Plus it’s kinda sorta my way to ease into Fall season. That makes sense, right? Fall is so close!! Anyways, with baking there might be some delicious NZ wine. Balance is key.
Okay okay, but let’s chat about post weekend, post holiday vibes. Uh, I don’t know about you but every time we wrap up a long weekend, the kiwi and I were both feeling like we might need a reboot. You know that feeling,right? Like, hey… we ate, drank, and celebrated but now I just want get a good night sleep and eat something nourishing.
Hence these paleo banana bread muffins. They are naturally lower in sugar. GASP! The only real sugar is from the bananas and a wee bit of maple syrup and molasses. Which have crucial minerals for us anyway!
They are grain-free and dairy-free, and I didn’t even plan that. Which makes them even more special, right?
Speaking of special, this recipe is actually one I adapted while in New Zealand. And because New Zealand has a higher Celiac rate, they’re bakeries, cafes always have a gluten free and/or grain free options. I also hoarded all the New Zealand food magazines and cookbooks while we were there. So many grain free recipes. YEA!
I’ve learned a lot of grain free baking those my Kiwi friends and family. In fact, it’s how I managed to create homemade paleo bread as well. Hmm.. maybe that’s a sign we need to move to New Zealand.. just sayin.
Before I dive into the banana bread muffin recipe let me tell you what I updated. First, you don’t need a blender for this recipe, but you totally can use one to mix. Also, you must toast the coconut before adding to the batter. It’s magical! Really! That’s about it. Simple and easy!
And lastly, here’s my thought process on why we eat grain free and dairy free from time to time.
As I mentioned above, sometimes after a stint (or this case, a weekend) of eating more than enough rich food, too much sugar, wine, etc., the body needs a little TLC. A little reboot, yes? It needs nutrients that will help reduce inflammation. Consider these Paleo Banana Bread Muffins with Toasted Coconut a way back to homeostasis. Haha. Grain Free foods are easier on digestion and therefore allow more nutrients to be absorbed. HOLLAH! Ya, we need that! In fact, you might as well pair this with a immunity boosting smoothie and end this holiday weekend with a mega nutrient dense meal.
Toasted Coconut Paleo Banana Bread Muffins
Lightly Sweetened TOASTED COCONUT PALEO BANANA BREAD MUFFINS
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup shredded (large flake) unsweetened coconut
- 2 1/4 cup blanched almond flour
- 3 tbsp ground flaxseed or chia seed (ground)
- 1/2 tsp of cinnamon and pinch of ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 3 large ripe bananas
- pinch of sea salt
- 3 eggs
- 4 tbsp melted coconut oil or clarified butter (cooled and melted)
- 4 tbsp of either Maple Syrup or molasses
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350F
- Spread you coconut on a baking sheet and toast for 5-10 minutes. Check at 5 minutes to see progress. To make sure the coconut toasts evenly, toss half way between baking. Remove from oven and let cool.
- Mix your almond flour, baking powder, spices, and flax. In another bowl whisk your eggs, vanilla, and maple syrup, and melted oil or butter. Place your bananas in a mixer or mash until soft, add your egg batter and mix until smooth batter is formed. A stand mixer or hand mixer works.
- In a small bowl, combine your baking soda and apple cider vinegar. Wait till it bubbles then add this to your banana egg mix batter. Gently stir.
- Pour your wet mix (with the banana) in with the dry flour/spice mix and gently mix all together.
- Fold in 1/3 cup toasted coconut.
- Spoon into muffin cups to fill 2/3 to 3/4 way full. Top with extra toasted coconut, and bake for 20-25 minutes.
- If you want these muffins sweeter, then add 1/4 cup baking Stevia or xylitol to the egg batter. (optional)
- Drizzle with melted butter or maple syrup on top after baking. Optional
Recipe Notes
These muffins are light in texture. Depending on your oven, they may bake up after 20 or up to 30 minutes. Check at 20 minutes.
They keep well in freezer for weeks.
Estimated Nutrition:
220-230 calories; 13 grams of fat; 3 to 4 grams saturated fat; 18 to 19 g carbohydrates; 4 grams of fiber; 9 grams of sugar; 5 - 6 grams of protein.
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See, all about that balance, right? Let me know if you give these tasty “homeostasis” muffins a whirl! Haha.
What’s your favorite kind of banana bread recipe? Any body else needed a little reboot after a holiday weekend? Tell me what your plans are for this weekend!
Okay, happy long weekend shenanigans ya’ll!
Cheers!
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We are totally on the same page with banana muffins 🙂 Toasted coconut takes these to another level and they look insanely delicious!
Oh my word, being back from vacation–I need a reboot from my reboot! I got a great mental reboot on vacation, but now I need a food reboot–just dialing way back on the booze and chips. Otherwise, i was fine, but I need to just have some sort of discretion!
Yum! These look delicious!
Pinning these for my daughter she will love them! Thanks for joining us for Meatless Monday have a great day off today.
I think you should make some forays into egg-free baking 😉
you need to come teach me!
These are perfection!
Cannot wait to make these as you know my obsession with coconut these days is out of control…In a really good way! Yeah for sunshine in Texas!!!!
OMG your gonna be hooked. make a lot then freeze!
I love banana bread and so do my kids! I use Grandma’s recipe, but no that we discovered that we are all gluten sensitive, it’s not an option. My kids have adapted to eating things with almond flour ( yeah) so these would be great. I love the combo of almond and banana, and we love things we can grab and go on the run. Hope you have a wonderful day! xoxo
it must be fate because I actually have all these ingredients at home!!!
These look so pretty! I love the cinnamon/ginger combo in there. Genius! Happy celebrating!
These looks amazing! Pinned to make later. 🙂 Wasn’t the storm this weekend absolutely crazy!?
I need to make these!! Thanks for sharing.
These look fantastic, friend. In need of a reboot too, it’s been a rough couple of weeks. This weekend, we did our best to celebrate Gramp given his passing on Friday, a day before his 89th birthday…I bet he would love these, he loved molasses. Maybe I will make them and share some with my Gram <3
oh sending you lots of hugs! maybe i’ll make more for you and gramps honor. xxoo
These look awesome! I do feel like I need a reboot. I may even skip posting tomorrow bc I worked this morning and really need to get studying for my NASM exam on Friday. We will see…
These look so good!! I love those beautiful coconut flakes on top! So pretty. Pinning for later!
I feel in need of a reboot myself, which is why fruit are today’s snack and a boatload of veggies are on tonight’s dinner menu. I’d like it all with a side of these muffins though. They sound fantastic and with so many bananas in them, you know I approve.
wish we could be reboot together with some veggies, girl talk, and a walk. and yay bananas…always for YOU
That sounds lovely.
you’re lovely. <3
Um hello delicious! My mom said I have to make these for her after showing reading the title to her 🙂
xoxo Sarah Grace, Fresh Fit N Healthy.
yes, do it! keep me posted too! xxoo
Yum! These look so good. I can’t believe they are grain-free and dairy free – so amazing!
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you can’t even tell! they are so moist!
Again, here you go making me crazy hungry with your food photography. 🙂 These muffins sound really delicious–love the idea of combining the coconut and banana flavors! Thanks for sharing! <3
I’m pinning these for later! They look yummy! It’s a great idea for those left over bananas!
you know it! never was banana in this house! haha
These sound incredible!! I love banana bread/muffins, and my inner coconut freak is drooling over that toasted coconut.
oh me too! freakin out! haha and eating
Guilt-free muffins? Yes please! Definitely have to try this recipe.
i am sure you’d make these look FABULOUS! love all your beautiful baking
You really are brilliant in the kitchen! Can I steal you from the Kiwi to be my full-time race Sherpa!! These looks amazing!
i’ll come escape the summer heat and sherpa you!
I am new to all this but some advice on the use of almond flour….
I like many of your recipes which contain Almond Flour, including the Toasted Coconut Banana Muffins, but have recently read Almond Flour is a big NO for anyone with Thyroid issues. What is a good substitute?
Thank you
I haven’t heard that. Is it due to the phytates? You can certainly use another nut flour, but if it’s nuts you need to avoid,I might try tigernut flour (it’s a root vegetable). Have you heard of it?
I actually didn’t do much this weekend – only a long hike yesterday – and these would have been perfect to have on that hike! I love how gut friendly grain free treats are – and the fact that this is naturally sweetened is an added bonus!
Can you send me a couple of those amazing muffins ?
Priority overnight please, because I want them tomorrow with my breakfast 😉
i will as long as you have a tuna bowl waiting for me for lunch, deal?
I didn’t know New Zealand had a higher Celiac rate. I need to get my hands on some of those cookbooks. In the meantime, I’ll for sure be making these! Pinning!
Don’t you just love it when things just -happen- without you really trying? That’s just a sign that it was meant to be 😉 Loving the addition of toasted coconut to these. I bet that takes things to a whole new level of OMG.YUM
Toasted coconut makes everything better! 😀
I love baking with bananas! they are super sweet! there is no need for sugar, love that these have no added sugar 🙂
Lindsay.These look so amazing. I made your orange muffins a while back and loved that it was sweetened naturally, so I’m sure these would be a big hit in our kitchen, too! Thanks!!
So i totally saved this in my bloglovin to salivate over and now need to make these…although I had a bad reaction with the silly oven.
I never tried to use almond flour in baking but I need to make these soon! The whole recipe looks so healthy and the muffins rise so well! So glad I found your blog 🙂
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you should definitely give it a whirl! almond flour is great to work with combined with eggs! And so glad I found your blog. Meat lovers unite! haha
YUM! I usually make banana and almond meal muffins (they’re my favorite!)…but adding coconut?! never even crossed my mind! I seriously MUST try this!! Coconut just makes everything taste better! 😉
Those look delicious. I absolutely love almond flour– so healthy, and naturally sweet so not much sugar is necessary.
Is moving to New Zealand a hope/plan for you two? My husband just bought us a house in Australia– so we will be living down under in a few years– after a few more in Asia. I’d like to eventually live part time in Aus, part time in the States, so our kids can grow up near both our families.
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yes, that’s our plan too. Hopefully!!
Mmmm…yum! I need a bit of a reboot myself, my nutrition hasn’t been as awesome since I postponed my show. Time to recommit. 🙂
i totally get that. life gets crazy during spring/summer
These look great! I’m going to make them tonight for my classes and clients tomorrow. I just happen to have lots of bananas that are too ripe for eating!
First of all, kudos for using molasses AND honey in these muffins. Because molasses is my jam! I love that stuff! And second of all, double kudos for making something coconut-y because I have been craving the coconut flavor for a couple weeks now! These would be a great muffin to try for that particular craving.
I love adding bananas to muffins..and the almond flour makes them very soft….I have made a similar recipe without eggs but it had some flour.
Will try adding coconut next time. Thanks for sharing.
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let me know if you do!
Your grain free dishes are DELICIOUS! I made your cinnamon almond flour bread (but I didn’t quite make it grain free), and they were so good. My dad and I both loved them. Also, these muffins both look and sound good too. Banana bread will always be my favorite sweet bread.
Oh that makes me so happy friend. thank you!
Toasted coconut anything – count me it!! Feels good to reboot after a weekend of indulgance 😉
i totally feel ya!
Oh my goodness! I legit need these in my life!! Banana + Coconut are two of my favorite things EVER!
well i saved you some, so come over!
MAMMA MIA. I definitely will have to try making these muffins with some flax eggs!
Oh let me know if you try it with flax egg! Great idea!
these muffins would be gone in seconds in my home!!
The toasted coconut takes these to a whole new level!
OMGgg these look incredible! So much goodness packed into a little muffin… and all that coconut. Makes me feel like I’m in the tropics! About that reboot – I feel like I always am in need of a reboot lol! But I looove long weekends because I have a little extra time to be lazy if I like 😀 Gorgeous captures my dear! xo
These days I’m always on the lookout for a good night’s sleep. I’d take these muffins too though.
These muffins sound absolutely dreamy Lindsay! That toasted coconut alone…GAH! My favorite! And add some bananas and the smell of the house must be amazing! So cozy! Can’t wait to try!
it truly is magical, the smell… bottle it up!
that toasted coconut topping is everything! These look seriously amazing lady! Well done!
Loving that toasted coconut on top!
Going BANANAS over this one 🍌🍌
I love coconut and banana together! These sound great! And I had no idea New Zealand was such a gluten-free paradise. Who knew?!?!
indeed! When we lived there, back in 2007, 2009, and 2011 I would hoard all the GF products to bring back. LOL!
Yum, these look so good!! Love all your baking recipes 🙂
Oh thanks friend!
These sound so healthy and duh-lish!!!
Literally all of my favorite things in one recipe. need these!
Making soon! love these 🙂
SO healthy and fluffy!!
These look so so good! Such a perfect morning treat!
It is a good and tasty recipe. I will try this definitely.