Blissful Blueberry Muffins With Lavender Flowers (Low-Carb, Gluten-Free, Grain-Free & Dairy-Free Option)
These blueberry muffins, made with lavender flowers and crumb topping, are absolutely blissful! The make a perfect breakfast or teatime dessert!
Equipment
- Large Mixing Bowl
- Medium Mixing Bowl
- Small Mixing Bowl
- Measuring Spoons
- Measuring Cups
- Mixing Spoon
- Electric Hand Mixer
- Muffin Pan
- Parchment Paper Muffin Cups (12)
Ingredients
- 2½ Cups Almond Flour
- ½ Cup Coconut Palm Sugar
- 1½ Tsp Baking Powder
- ¼ Tsp Himalayan Pink Salt
- ⅓ Cup Virgin Coconut Oil, Butter, Grass-Fed, or Pork Lard
- ⅓ Cup Milk or Almond Milk, Unsweetened Vanilla
- 3 Eggs
- ½ Tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 Bananas, Mashed (Optional)
- 1 Cup Blueberries
- 1½ Tsp Dried Lavender Flowers (Optional)
- 3 Tbsp Almond Flour (Optional)
- ¼ Cup Coconut Palm Sugar (Optional)
- 2 Tbsp Butter, Grass-Fed (Optional)
- ¾ Tsp Ground Cinnamon (Optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 ˚ F.
- Grease the muffin pan or line the muffin pan with parchment paper muffin cups.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the 1st four dry ingredients (almond flour, coconut palm sugar, baking powder and salt). Stir to combine.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the next four wet ingredients (oil, milk, eggs and vanilla extract). Combine using an electric hand mixer. If using bananas, add them now and combine well with the electric hand mixer.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, a bit at a time, combining well with the electric hand mixer.
- Fold in the blueberries and lavender flowers, if using. Stir well with a mixing spoon.
- Fill 12 muffin cups equally.
- Optional: In a small bowl, combine the last four ingredients (almond flour, coconut palm sugar, butter and cinnamon). Stir well with a mixing spoon.
- Spoon an equal amount of the crumb topping onto each muffin.
- Bake muffins for 20 - 25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean, when inserted into the center of a muffin.
Notes
Nutrition Facts (SparkPeople.com)
12 Servings (without bananas)
Amount Per Serving:
- Calories 297.8
- Total Fat 22.1 g
- Saturated Fat 7.8 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.7 g
- Cholesterol 66.3 mg
- Sodium 113.6 mg
- Potassium 29.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate 22.8 g
- Dietary Fiber 3.2 g
- Sugars 2.1 g
- Protein 7.4 g