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Fresh Berry Paleo Muffins – Easy and Light

May 15, 2016 By Angie 18 Comments

Fresh Berry Muffins

Fresh berries baked into soft and airy muffins which are lightly perfumed with lemon. Yes, please. These grain free, gluten free, dairy free Paleo treats are an absolute delight, and versatile. Use any fresh berries that you have on hand. Serve them warm as a dessert with a heaping of coconut cream, or wrap them in parchment paper and store them in the freezer for an impromptu picnic at a later date. They’re easy to make and beautiful to behold. Put on your aprons, people, it’s Paleo baking time.

Fresh Berry Muffins – Paleo, Gluten Free, Grain Free, Dairy Free

I used to make all my baked goods by hand. I’d put the butter and sugar into a large ceramic bowl and cream them with a wooden spoon, gradually adding the eggs and the flour, the liquid ingredients and the dry. Shortly after turning Paleo, however, a food processor came into our lives, and I find it mixes the batter for muffins, cookies and cakes just as well. If you don’t have a food processor, try mixing the batter in the old fashioned way – I’m sure they’ll work out fine.

Fresh berries baked into soft and airy muffins which are lightly perfumed with lemon. Yes, please. These grain free, gluten free, dairy free Paleo treats are an absolute delight, and versatile. They're wonderful warm from the oven, and freeze beautifully for impromptu picnics.

You need to be careful with these muffins. Hinting of zest and infused with molten berries, they’re also extremely light. Which means they slide into your mouth oh so easily. They set off the dopamine receptors of joy, and if you’re not careful they’ll have you reaching for another before rationality has a chance to assert itself over the instinctual ploy. A treat, remember, is a treat, and all things baked have an uncanny way of disguising their caloric load. These don’t contain much sweetener – I don’t think there’s enough to send blood sugar levels roller-coasting – but please be honest about where you’re at on your health and healing road.

Fresh berries baked into soft and airy muffins which are lightly perfumed with lemon. Yes, please. These grain free, gluten free, dairy free Paleo treats are an absolute delight, and versatile. They're wonderful warm from the oven, and freeze beautifully for impromptu picnics.

As I need to be. We each enjoyed one of the above muffins to finish lunch on a sweet note, and The General scoffed off another after dinner. I’ve left a couple out for tomorrow, but the rest have been wrapped and have gone into the freezer. I simply can’t have them around, because while he has no reaction whatsoever, there’s something in that combination of ingredients that sends my FODMAPS into party mode. It’s frustrating, because I can’t put my finger on what it is exactly. Any of those ingredients in isolation and I’m absolutely fine. Could it be that the quality of the ground almonds changes during the baking process? Would it be different if I used blanched – even soaked? – almonds, instead of those with the skin on  –  which I use because of a stubborn idea of the added fibre

FODMAP issues or not, these muffins are fantastic! Because Paleo baking is gluten-free, I find that adding baking powder as well as the bicarb soda + vinegar works really well for the rising. Fill the muffin moulds to their rims so they mushroom out nicely. Give them a good 40 minutes in the oven, so that their caps are golden and toasted, and so that a skewer poked through the middle comes out clean.

Fresh berries baked into soft and airy muffins which are lightly perfumed with lemon. Yes, please. These grain free, gluten free, dairy free Paleo treats are an absolute delight, and versatile. They're wonderful warm from the oven, and freeze beautifully for impromptu picnics.

Your choice of berries! I’ve made them so far with blueberries and strawberries (today’s batch were baked with strawberries, but at the last minute I added blueberries as well.) I think they’ll be special with blackberries… raspberries? Mulberries? No doubt all will be tried and taste-tested before summer is over. Not the mulberries. I’ve never seen them round here, which is strange because there are plenty of trees from when the textile trades were booming and the ladies spun silk from the silkworm cocoons. Must ask the man why mulberries have never made their way into our home. He’s bound to know.

This recipe has been shared on Allergy Free Wednesday , Real Food Fridays and Gluten Free Fridays.

It was chosen as a Featured Recipe on Real Food Fridays.


How do you bake your Paleo muffins? What kind of flour do you use? And if you’re strict AIP and not eating eggs, have you tried substituting with gelatin eggs? How did they work?

When you make these, make sure to take a snap and tag me on Instagram, @paleomantic – it’s such a buzz to see your creations! And don’t forget to come find me on Facebook, Pintrest and Twitter. 

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4.7 from 3 reviews
Fresh Berry Muffins - Paleo, Gluten Free
 
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Prep time
15 mins
Cook time
40 mins
Total time
55 mins
 
Fresh berries baked into a soft and airy muffin which is lightly zested with lemon. Yes, please. These grain free, gluten free, dairy free Paleo treats are an absolute delight, and versatile. As a dessert, a snack, for brunch, or stored in the freezer for an impromtu picnic, they are easy to make, beautiful to behold, and guaranteed to please.
Paleomantic: Angie Brazzale
Recipe type: Sweets and Treats
This fits: Paleo
Serves: 6 - 9
Ingredients
  • 80 grams coconut oil
  • ⅓ cup muscovado sugar
  • 2 tablespoons lemon zest (from 1 medium lemon)
  • 1 cup cassava flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
  • 1 cup (100 grams) ground almonds
  • 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar mixed with 2 tablespoons of water
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup (200 grams) chopped fresh berries
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. If using silicon muffin moulds, lightly grease them with a little coconut oil. If using paper liners, place them into the the muffin tin. (This quantity makes 6 muffins using 90ml moulds, or 9 muffins using a 60ml mould.)
  2. Break the eggs into a small pouring jug and lightly beat them. In a large bowl, mix the cassava flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and ground almonds.
  3. Fit the food processor with the 'S' blade, and add the coconut oil, muscovado sugar and lemon zest. Process on the lowest speed until they are creamed.
  4. Add the dry ingredients in lots with the eggs and vinegar, processing on the lowest speed until well combined. (I spoon the dry ingredients and pour the wet down the hatch, with the motor running.) Stop and scrape down the edges of the bowl, then process lightly again.
  5. Take out the blade and gently fold in the berries.
  6. Fill the muffin moulds with the batter, and bake for 40 minutes. The muffins are done when their tops are golden, and when a skewer pierced through the centre comes out clean.
  7. Enjoy!
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  1. Nicole

    May 16, 2016 at 12:26 pm

    Wow! They seem to be delicious!!

    Reply
    • Angie

      May 16, 2016 at 7:25 pm

      Hey, hi Nicole! They are so good, believe me!

      Reply
  2. Chaza

    May 16, 2016 at 7:00 pm

    Theses muffins look yummy. I was looking for berry muffins to make for my son. Perfect recipe. Thank you for sharing. 🙂

    http://www.hugshomemade.com

    Reply
    • Angie

      May 16, 2016 at 7:27 pm

      Hi Chaza, I’m so glad you’ve found this recipe – and I’m sure your boy is going to be more than pleased! Such a great way to take advantage of all the fresh berries that are around at the moment. Enjoy, and thankyou!

      Reply
  3. Heather @ Polyglot Jot

    May 17, 2016 at 1:04 am

    I’m newly on a gluten-free diet and am always looking for new treats that I can actually make. These look delicious! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Angie

      May 17, 2016 at 9:40 am

      Hi Heather, If you’re new to gluten-free then you might need to hunt around for ingredients like cassava flour and coconut flour. We buy cassava flour from the Asia / Africa supermarkets that we have here. Good luck and enjoy – be sure to poke around the recipe sections here for inspiration. Gluten-free is fun when you get going, trust me – and you feel so much better for it!

      Reply
  4. Emma | Creative Explorations

    May 18, 2016 at 11:07 am

    Mmmm…these make my tastebuds tingle. I love how healthy they are too…I can’t wait to try them!

    Emma | http://www.creativexplorations.com

    Reply
    • Angie

      May 18, 2016 at 12:10 pm

      Hi Emma, Thanks for dropping by! Yes, give them a go, they’re delightful. I’ll be baking them with raspberries and blackberries before the summer is over – I’ve already got my eye on the sprawling raspberry canes up by a the mad farmer on the hill – they’re budding, so it won’t be long! Enjoy! A

      Reply
  5. Marla

    May 20, 2016 at 3:11 pm

    HI Angie,
    These muffins sound so delicious and have such healthy ingredients. It would be fun to try different berries or a mixture of berries in them. Thanks for sharing on Real Food Fridays. Pinned & tweeted !

    Reply
    • Angie

      May 23, 2016 at 7:14 am

      Thanks Marla. Yes! I’m so looking forward to trying them with raspberries and blackberries. The foraging season has only just begun! See you soon on RFF!

      Reply
  6. Andrea Wyckoff

    May 21, 2016 at 6:56 pm

    This berry muffins look so tasty! I adore your photos too!

    Reply
    • Angie

      May 23, 2016 at 7:12 am

      Oh, thanks for your kind comment about my photos! I’m an embarassed beginner working with a basic camera, really bad lighting and totally dependent on my photo editing program. Hopefully I get a presentable result every now and again!

      Reply
  7. Tessa Simpson

    May 23, 2016 at 3:26 am

    these look really great, I pinned to try! Thanks for sharing on Allergy Free Wednesday!

    Reply
    • Angie

      May 23, 2016 at 7:03 am

      Thanks, Tessa! I hope you try them, they’re pretty special. See you again soon on AFW!

      Reply
  8. Marla

    May 26, 2016 at 8:18 pm

    Hi Angie,
    Just a note to let you know that I have chosen your posts as on of my features for this weeks Real Food Fridays blog hop that goes live every Thursday @ 7pm EST. Thank you for being part of Real Food Fridays and sharing with us. Have a healthy happy & blessed Memorial Day weekend!

    Reply
    • Angie

      May 27, 2016 at 5:51 am

      Hi Marla, Oh, wow! Thanks so much, what a buzz – I’ll highlight it on the post, woohoo! I’m just heading over to you now for today’s Real Food Friday. See you soon! A

      Reply
  9. Nicole

    May 27, 2016 at 12:26 pm

    They are so delicious that I made them twice in a week. First time with strawberries and second time with blueberries, both super!!! My husband and my son of four year love them and.. really me too 🙂
    Moreover I’m gluten sensitive since 2012 and I’ve tried varoius types of flour but I’ve never used cassava before and I have to say that is very very similar to weath flour.
    You have to try this recipe!!!
    Now I’m curious to try other of your recipes.
    Thank you vey much Angie!!!

    Reply
    • Angie

      May 27, 2016 at 1:10 pm

      Oh, yay! Thanks Nicole – I totally understand how you can make them twice in one week! So glad that you’ve discovered Cassava Flour as well – it’s revolutionizing the gluten-free, grain-free world! See you soon, and – yes! – stick around for more recipes! See you soon, Bacio, A

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