Almond flour blueberry muffins are quick and easy to make, fluffy, moist, delicious and gluten free! They’re also low-carb, paleo and a great healthy breakfast or snack for anytime of day. The recipe is dairy-free, grain-free, refined sugar free and loaded with nutritious ingredients – a truly great tasting muffin!
I cannot say enough good things about these healthy almond flour blueberry muffins! The recipe took lots of testing but eventually, I was rewarded by a perfectly moist muffin with great texture and flavor! It doesn’t taste gluten free, which is what the goal always is.
Whether you regularly eat gluten-free or just looking for a healthier alternative, this is a recipe you won’t want to miss. My toddler actually asked me to make these muffins again, which never happens.
If you’re an almond flour muffin fan or just looking for gluten-free muffins in general, check out my coconut muffins, coffee cake muffins, and almond poppy seed muffin recipe. Or use up brown bananas on this fantastic almond flour banana muffin recipe!
OR if you don’t want muffins, but want more easy almond flour recipes, these almond flour pancakes are to die for! They’re on regular rotation in our home.
Why this is THE BEST almond flour blueberry muffin recipe
This healthy blueberry muffin recipe is epic, gluten free or not, which is saying quite a bit. These muffins are:
- Light, fluffy, moist and full of flavor
- Gluten free
- Dairy free
- Paleo
- Easy to make vegan
- Free from processed sugar (uses honey or agave instead) and low in sugar
- Loaded with protein (6 grams)
- Perfect grab and go make ahead breakfast, especially if freezing
- Great in texture (not your standard gritty gluten-free feel)
- Full of healthy fats from the almonds, eggs, and coconut oil
Ingredients
I definitely recommend making the recipe as written using the ingredients I used but listed substitutions where possible. Here are the ingredients needed for these these paleo blueberry muffins:
- almond flour – the main ingredient, almond flour is finer than almond meal and will make for a lighter, fluffier muffin
- coconut flour – necessary for texture, tapioca flour may work as a substitute but I haven’t tested it
- salt – I use mineral salt for almost everything
- baking soda – necessary for leavening the muffins
- baking powder – I tested both ways and the best muffins came from using both soda and powder
- large eggs – act as a binding agent and are necessary (to make vegan, an egg replacer like Ener-G would be a better choice than flax eggs
- honey or agave syrup – I typically use honey but you can use agave syrup or even pure maple syrup if vegan or if you prefer those and a little less if you want it more low carb or keto
- plain unsweetened almond milk (or milk of choice)
- coconut oil – you can substitute another oil like avocado oil or olive oil if you prefer
- vanilla extract – use pure vanilla
- Blueberries – frozen blueberries or fresh blueberries work just fine
You maybe wondering why coconut flour is added to an Almond flour muffin recipe. Trust me, it’s important! Since almond flour is essentially just ground up nuts, it doesn’t have the binding capacity that all purpose flour does.
Coconut on the other hand, is highly absorbant. This makes the muffins hold together better and overall less crumbly. I tried making them without it and it just didn’t create the right texture.
How to make almond flour blueberry muffins
This recipe is pretty easy. With blueberry almond flour muffins there’s no grinding flours or mixing a ton of ingredients to get the perfect gluten free flour blend. We stuck to just two flours that do the job perfectly. Here are the key steps in the process:
- Mix dry ingredients – almond flour, coconut flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder – together in a medium bowl.
- Whisk wet ingredients – eggs, honey, almond milk, melted coconut oil and vanilla extract – together separately in a large mixing bowl. Remember, room temperature ingredients always work best in baking!
- Combine the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients in the large bowl and mix together. Fold in the blueberries.
- Pour or spoon muffin batter into a prepared muffin pan lined with paper liners or with thickly greased muffin cups. The batter will be very thick!
- Bake at 350° F for 22-24 minutes.
- Remove muffins from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes in the muffin tray before letting cool completely on a wire rack. Let cool fully before storing and enjoy!
How to store and freeze the muffins
Once the muffins are fully cooled, they will keep in an airtight container on the counter for up to three days and 4-5 days in the refrigerator. I store them on the counter since they can get a bit harder and less moist in the fridge.
TIP: do not stack the muffins on top of each other or the muffin tops will get gummy and overly moist. Use a sheet of parchment paper to separate layers of muffins.
For longer storage, freeze for up to two months in a tightly sealing freezer bag. For longer freezer storage (4-5 months), individually wrap each muffin in parchment paper before freezing. To defrost, either allow the muffin to defrost in the refrigerator overnight or microwave for about 45 seconds. If microwaving, eat quickly after or texture will not retain moistness. Add butter or dairy free butter for the ultimate experience post freezing.
How to make vegan almond flour blueberry muffins
To make these almond flour blueberry muffins vegan, swap the honey for agave syrup or pure maple syrup. From there, you’ll need to use another binding agent in lieu of the eggs. Flax eggs won’t give the best texture in this recipe. I recommend using an egg replacement like Ener-G.
I haven’t tested this particular recipe with that egg replacement but have used it in similar recipes and have found that, while not a perfect dupe, it works better in dense recipes like muffins than other types of vegan or dairy free swaps.
Recipe Notes:
- For frozen berries and you don’t want the batter to turn blue, rinse them under cold water, pat lightly with a paper towel or kitchen towel and then gently fold into batter. You will still get some blue transfer but much less.
- I mention this all the time, but get pure vanilla extract! Its expensive but will last a long time and the flavor is worth it.
- For best results do not replace almond flour with another other type of flour! The recipe is made to work with almond and coconut flour and will not work with other ingredients. Tapioca flour *might* work in place of coconut flour but I haven’t tested it in this recipe specifically.
- Make sure to use blanched almond flour not almond meal. Almond meal is not as fine and won’t create the same texture. I’ve tried the recipe with almond meal and it creates a gritty texture. You can always make your own almond flour out of whole almonds in a high speed blender too.
- While you can easily swap the honey for agave syrup or maple syrup, DO NOT replace with granulated white sugar, brown sugar or coconut sugar. The moisture level will be off and the texture will not be the same.
- For the prettiest muffins, cool completely before removing paper liners since muffin will stick to it while still warm.
Variations
These healthy blueberry muffins are excellent as the recipe is written but you can certainly tweak for a new flavor. Here are a few ideas:
- Add lemon juice and/or lemon zest
- Make almond blueberry muffins by adding 1/2 teaspoon of almond extract
- Add cinnamon or pie spice for a bit of warm spice
- Add chopped nuts like toasted pecans or walnuts
- Add chocolate chips – white chocolate would pair great with the blueberries
- Use another berry like raspberries, chopped strawberries, or halved cherries
FAQ
I would not recommend it. Every flour has a different level of absorbency and I have not tested it with other flour types. Without the coconut flour, the recipe will be crumbly so the combination truly creates the best texture. Tapioca flour (tapioca starch) may work in place of the coconut flour but I cannot guarantee it.
Nope! The batter is thick enough that you don’t have to dredge the berries in flour or do any other trick to keep them from sinking.
Yes! For mini muffins use a mini muffin tin (I love silicone mini muffin trays) and only bake for 12- 15 minutes until a toothpick comes out dry. This recipe will make 20-24 mini muffins so just distribute into all holes in your mini muffin pan.
Almond flour is ground up blanched almonds that are turned into a super fine flour that works great for baking. Almond flour is finer than almond meal which uses almonds with the skin left on and results in a less fine consistency.
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Almond Flour Blueberry Muffins
Equipment
- 1 Whisk Can use hand mixer instead of preferred
- 1 Medium bowl
- 1 Large mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 2 cups almond flour use flour not meal for best texture
- 1/2 cup coconut flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 eggs room temperature
- 1/3 cup honey or agave syrup or pure maple sugar
- 2/3 cup plain unsweetened almond milk or milk of choice, room temperature
- 1/2 cup melted coconut oil
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup blueberries*
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F (175° C).
- Line a muffin tin with 12 liners or grease each muffin indent thickly with oil or butter.
- Add almond flour, coconut flour, salt, soda, and baking powder to a medium sized bowl and use a wire whisk to mix together.
- In a larger bowl, add eggs and whisk for about a minute until frothy. Add the honey, almond milk, coconut oil, and vanilla and whisk until mixed well.
- Add dry ingredients into bowl of wet ingredients and whisk until just combined and incorporated.
- Fold in blueberries.*
- Spoon batter into prepared muffin tin, evenly distributing between all 12 holes.
- Place muffin tin in oven and bake for 22-24 minutes until muffins are cooked through. If needed, test by sticking a toothpick into the center – it will come out mostly clean when muffins are ready.
- Remove muffins from oven and let cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing and letting cool completely on a wire cooling rack.
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Recipe originally published August 27, 2020 but post content has since been edited to provide more detail.
Comments & Reviews
Love that these are gluten free! Thanks for the tasty recipe Christy
I’m so happy you like them Salima!! 🙂
I like the taste of this blueberry muffin, both sour and sweet. Especially it is enough easy to make. Thank you for your detailed instruction. And the way that you set up on the table so cute. I can’t wait for the tea party at weekend to make this blueberry muffin.
I love the almond and coconut flour mix here! They add great flavor!
Its quickly turning into my favorite gluten free combo for muffins!
This is my first time using coconut flour, and I’m in love! The muffins are so delicious. I got to find more recipes to use the remaining coconut flour. 🙂
I love the almond-coconut flour combo! The almond adds protein and good flavor and the coconut flour keeps it from being too crumbly.
I have all the ingredients for these muffins — except blueberries, but I’ll make a run to the store. This will be perfect for our weekend brunch.
Woohoo! Hope you liked them! 🙂
I love how you have managed to make delicious blueberry muffins that incorporate protein. This is the perfect ratio of muffin to blueberry and even my gluten free friends can enjoy them!
I’m all about working protein into any and everything! 🙂
Thank you for the recipe, it was absolutely delicious and we all loved it!
I’m so happy to hear it!! 🙂