Tender Gluten-Free Banana Muffins (Almond Flour)

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These gluten-free banana muffins are made with almond flour! This easy recipe comes together with simple ingredients and is naturally sweetened with maple syrup.

Posted byKathryne Tayloron January 9, 2025

Craving a wholesome little treat? These banana muffins are for you!They’re tender, fluffy, and perfectly banana-y. My daughter absolutely adores them, and I love baking them beside her. I always keep a stash in the freezer for snacks—they defrost in the microwave in about 20 seconds.

This gluten-free banana muffin recipe stands out becauseit’s made with almond flour and naturally sweetened with real maple syrup.The rest of the ingredients are what you’d expect: eggs (for structure and lift), butter (for richness), baking powder and baking soda, salt, vanilla extract, and optional cinnamon (for a hint of warming spice).

These muffins are similar in flavor to my popularMaple-Sweetened Banana Muffins, made with whole wheat flour, and follow the same formula as myGluten-Free Pumpkin Muffins. I’ve made at least ten batches already. I hope you love them as much as we do!

I’ve been a little obsessed with almond flour lately.I’m not gluten-free myself, but I adore the tender, melt-in-your-mouth texture of almond flour baked goods. You might expect it to taste overtly of almonds, but it actually lets the other flavors shine beautifully. (Regular flour, by contrast, can mute them.) As a result, I’m often able to use less sugar while still matching the sweetness of conventional recipes.

Almond flour is naturally lower in carbohydrates than grain-based flours, so using less sugar further lightens the carb load—no sugar-free substitutes needed.These muffins are wholesome and genuinely healthier than your average muffin!

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Please let me know how your muffins turn out in the comments!I always love hearing from you.

Gluten-Free Banana Muffins

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These gluten-free banana muffins are made with almond flour! This easy recipe uses simple ingredients and comes together entirely by hand. Recipe yields 1 dozen muffins.

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Recipe adapted from myhealthy banana muffins,gluten-free banana bread,andgluten-free pumpkin muffins.

*Sweetness level:Use less maple syrup if your bananas are very overripe (spotty brown) and/or you prefer less-sweet muffins. Use more maple syrup if your bananas are still solid yellow and/or you like a sweeter muffin.

Make it dairy free:Swap in coconut oil for the butter.

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