Gluten Free Blueberry Muffins
Personally I like to know exactly what I’m eating and what’s going into my body every time I eat and drink. Give pre prepared packet foods the flick and stick to cooking up fresh and healthy food at home. It’s the only way to keep track on what you’re really putting into our body, making sure it gets the best nutrients it deserves.
Not a week goes by when I’m making up a batch of these delicious muffins to get me and hubby through a busy week. Great for a quick healthy breakfast on the go or as the perfect healthy snack for the kids or when the mid afternoon energy slump strikes. Gluten free – dairy free – Grain free – protein – omega 3 and low GI for sustained energy for hard core movers and shakers.
2 cups almond meal
1 tablespoon ground linseed
1 teaspoon (gluten free) baking powder
4 organic / free range eggs
¼ cup grape seed or macadamia nut oil
¼ cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup blueberries fresh or frozen
Preheat your oven to 160 C.
In a bowl combine almond meal, linseed and baking powder. Add the eggs, oil, honey and vanilla then mix well until combined. Lastly fold in the blueberries. Spoon into medium sized muffin tins that have been lined with paper. Place into the oven and bake for 30 minutes until cooked through. Serve warm or at room temperature and enjoy. Makes 12 muffins
Protein: 5.1 g
Carb: 6.2 g
Fat: 15 g
Calories: 181 / 758 kj
I love the grain free part! Off to make some right now!!!!
Teresa, your recipes are so innovative – well done
Had the almond crusted dish (with turkey escalopes actually) last night and they were absolutely delicious!
Where does one purchase macadamia nut oil or grape seed oil – a regular supermarket?
Could you use olive oil or something instead?
Thanks
Hi Veronica
glad you enjoyed my recipe.
you can get macadamia nut oil and grape seed oil from your local supermarket. You can also use olive oil for sure. Good monounsaturated heart healthy oil – just make sure you keep the heat of the pan low to medium when you cook anything. Enjoy X
Hi Teresa, I absolutely love your website and all your recipes. You are amazing. I love how you provide all the nutritional benefits for every recipe.
I wanted to ask you would flax seed be a good substitute for eggs in this recipe?
Thank you so much.
Hi Teresa,
Thankyou for yet another fabulous recipe ! I have never enjoyed food so much since using your recipes and I’m Still losing weight ! thankyou so very much for sharing and inspiring. Can,t wait to cook up a batch of these.
x
These are so so yummy. Teresa you are a genius!
I have both your iPhone App and 80/20 cookbook. I love all of it.
However I used Rice Bran oil instead of the oils you recommeded just because that is all I had and they still tasted great.
Thanks so much
Megan
I played with this to make a loaf instead.. I used LSA instead of plain almond meal, the linseed I replaced with a wee bit of dessicated coconut, and the berries became slightly cooked apple pieces. Wacked it in a loaf pan, the kids are loving it!
We have one kid here who is gluten intolerant, so finding easy, Aussie based, no bullshit recipes like this are a miracle that make my school holidays sooooo much more bearable.
Thanks heaps.
Hi Teresa,
Love your recipes!
Is there any other oil you can replace with?
Thanks
Just wondering what you could substitute for blueberries and in what quantities eg, banana or apple
Cheers
hello! Just wondering what you could substitute for blueberries and in what quantities eg, banana or apple
Cheers
Hi Oren, raspberries and cherries work extremely well ( 1 cup ) if you are using apple or pear, cut up into small dice with skin and substitute (1 cup). If using banana use 1/2 cup chopped. Dried fruits like cranberries and apricots are delicious with a hint of orange zest. ( use 1/2 cup ). Hope this helps.
Thanks Teresa will give it a go!
Yum! These are the best muffins I have ever made. Was looking for something I could take to McGrath Foundation High Tea that was grain-free, now I have found it! Thank you so much Teresa for your amazing recipes.
Hi Teresa,
Last Saturday, I tried a variation on this recipe – I put stewed apple in the bottom of a square pyrex dish and then put the muffin mix over the top – it made a delicious apple and blueberry pudding! It needed cooking a bit longer – but was a great gluten free variation on what my mum used to make and call ‘Apple Squares’ when we were kids.
Thoroughly enjoying your recipes – going to try and vegetarian variation of the tuna bake sometime this coming weekend! So glad I have a pressure cooker!
Rhoda, that sounds delicious! Thanks for the great idea
,
Kellie
What can I replace the almond flour with? I am based in Hong Kong and a small packet of almond flour is ridiculously expensive. I managed to get spelt flour. Can I use that instead?
Love your recipes.
Thanks
Hi Jill, there needs to be a seperate recipe if you want to use spelt flour.
x
I made these with cherries & will be definitely be making more. So quick, easy, healthy & filling ! Would they freeze well ?
They freeze really well, but can be stored in the fridge covered – for about 5 days.
I made these this week and they are just delicious! Had to give some away before I ate them all in one go! I added about 30g chopped dark chocolate and sprinkled a little coconut on top. Yum!
I have just made the Blueberry muffins – although swapped for bananas – they are divine! A friend sent me your gluten free gingerbread men recipe and I have now subscribed – fantastic gluten free (I have coeliac) recipes that are healthy!
I just cooked these & they came out great, but all the blueberries dropped to the bottom? I used frozen ones. Any ideas why?
What it could be Helen is that frozen berries are heavier then fresh, so they may sink to the bottom if you use frozen.
Hi Teresa, thank you so much for listing this recipe on your website! My daughter and I made the muffins today and they are absolutely delicious! We made them slightly differently – I used Chia seeds instead of Linseed (as didn’t have any) and we added coconut and extra honey, we also used mixed frozen berries. The muffins are absolutely delightful, and best of all my 6 year old devoured them – I love that she put all those healthy ingredients into her body!… Thank you!! x
Hi Teresa
I’m looking at making banana muffins could I still use this same recipe?
Also can I substitute the honey for natvia? and what about coconut oil?
How many banana’s would i use?
they look gorgeous
Hi Teresa, sorry probably a silly question, but what is the easiest way to make almond meal? Is it just normal almonds put into a food processor?
Easiest way is to make it in the dry jug in the vitamix.
Hi T, can i use coconut oil instead of grape seed or macadamia nut oil?
Yes definately
Just made these for the kids..ok and me.Turned out beautiful.Even my eldest daughter who doesn’t like blueberries enjoy it.Nice to find a tasty muffin recipe thats not made on wheat and full of sugars..Thanks!