Paleo morning glory muffins recipe made with almond flour are a healthy breakfast or snack, perfect for those with gluten and grain sensitivities. These classic muffins are easy to prepare and super comforting!
The morning glory muffin, a.k.a. the Something for Everyone Muff, is just so likable. A muffin jam packed with carrots, apples, shredded coconut, raisins and walnuts? I mean, who in Hades was smart enough to come up with this flavor infusion?!
Let me google it.
::Insert elevator music::
Okay, I have the answer.
Chef Pam McKinstry invented the morning glory muffin in 1978 on Nantucket Island for Earthbound Farm. In the kitchen with the whisk (or perhaps a wooden spoon, who knows?).
Here’s the original morning glory muffin recipe. Slash, Pam, I’d like to meet you, you cheeky muffin maven you.
Per usual, I did a little add and subtract magic and came up with a grain-free, oil-free, and refined sugar-free version of the recipe, which is also paleo-friendly.
Some people add pineapple. I don’t.
Do you ever say to yourself, “Wow. I should probably vacuum, wash my linens, scrub the tile, season my cast iron skillet, do my taxes, and take care of my fiscal and social responsibilities as a human” and then promptly bake muffins instead? Don’t answer that.
I’m gonna give it to you straight: these muffins require some work. There’s an above-average amount of grating, chopping, and ingredient measuring required for this recipe, but they’re soooo worth it. The recipe also includes ⅓ of a cup of mashed sweet potato, which I recognize not all of you have on-hand just any ol’ day, like me.
If you don’t feel like roasting a sweet potato for the sake of these muffins, I bet you could use a ripe banana instead…and then you’d end up with banana bread morning glory muffs, and there ain’t nothing wrong with that, son!
These grain-free, refined sugar-free dairy-free morning glory muffins are all sorts of nutritious and are perfect for the sharing. They’re well-worth the effort!
The everything muffin!
More Gluten-Free Muffin Recipe:
- Gluten-Free Chocolate Banana Muffins
- Paleo Carrot Cake Banana Muffins
- Gluten-Free Pumpkin Muffins
- Healthy Apple Muffins
- Gluten-Free Coconut Muffins
- Chocolate Chip Zucchini Muffins
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Grain-Free Morning Glory Muffins (Paleo)
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup mashed sweet potato
- 3 eggs
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup grated carrot 1 large
- 1 cup grated apple ½ large Fugi
- 2 teaspoons fresh ginger peeled and grated, optional
- 2 cups almond flour/meal
- 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut or flaked coconut
- 2/3 cup raisins
- 2/3 cup raw walnuts chopped
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a 12-muffin tray with baking cups.
- Whisk together the mashed sweet potato, eggs, maple syrup, vanilla extract, grated carrot, apple, and ginger until well-combined (wet ingredients).
- In a seperate mixing bowl, stir together the almond flour, shredded coconut, raisins, walnuts, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt (dry ingredients).
- Pour the dry mixture into the bowl with the wet mixture and stir well until a thick batter forms.
- using an ice cream scoop or small measuring cup, scoop batter into the lined muffin tray, filling the cups 3/4 of the way up.
- Place muffin tray on the center rack in the preheated oven and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until muffins test clean when poked with a toothpick.
- Allow muffins to cool at least 20 minutes before mowing them down < - if you try to eat the muffins before letting them cool, they will stick to the muffin cups like whoa.
Nutrition
I just made these exactly as the recipe is written and they are so good!!!
I love it! Thank you for sharing, Sara! These muffins have been one of my favorites for almost 10 years! 🙂
Just made these muffins for the first time…DELICIOUS.
I’m so happy you enjoy them! Thanks so much for sharing your feedback! xo
Wanted a paleo, Less calorie morning glory muffin. It was great. I only had 1 apple, had to add a peach, only slices of sweet potato, chopped it, all worked perfectly
Love the idea of using a peach! Very clever improvisation!! xoxo
These look amazing!
Do you know how well these freeze?
Thank you!!
Hi! These look amazing! Just wondering if I could sub raisins for pineapple (that’s what I have on hand).
And could I decrease the maple syrup to maybe a tbsp? I need to be very careful about sugars. Would I need to add more liquid?
Thank you!
How are these best stored? We made them yesterday and they are so so good. They’ve been on the counter and I want to make sure they don’t go to waste. Can they be frozen?
Hi Diane!
Yes, absolutely, you can freeze them! That’s what I do with mine. Simply stick them in a zip lock and freeze for up to 3 months 😀 xo