Give your breakfast a flavor boost with these gluten-free morning glory muffins! Sweetened with bananas and dried fruit these muffins are packed with goodness and hidden veggies!
Kickstart your day or grab some fuel on the go with a healthy twist on a classic favorite.
Super light but loaded with fuel these gluten-free morning glory muffins make an easy, on-the-go breakfast!
As a Certified Nutrition Coach, I love that these healthy muffins don't have any processed sugar added to them (not even maple syrup!) because it's truly not needed!
These muffins are a great way to use up the ripe bananas on your counter!
You'll fall in love with them because they're:
- Allergy-friendly (dairy-free, gluten-free, paleo, whole30)
- Contains some sneaky veggies
- Naturally sweetened
- Flavor packed
Learn more about the benefits of a high protein diet.
Ingredients You Need
No almond flour or coconut sugar needed here! These high-protein muffins are made with the most whole-food ingredients.
Bananas: the riper they are the sweeter the gluten-free morning glory muffins will be. The same goes for these banana almond flour muffins.
Coconut oil: make sure to use unrefined, cold-pressed coconut oil to maximize the health benefits.
Almond butter: opt for fresh almond butter so that it mixes easier and one with no added sugars.
Coconut flour: instead of gluten-free flour, coconut flour is used to keep the muffins light and not add extra carbs.
Zucchini: make sure to grate the zucchini and let it sit in a strainer to get some of the water out!
Collagen powder: Collagen powder is the cleanest form of protein you can grab (learn more about collagen versus bone broth) it's one of the components of bone broth and comes with a lot of health-boosting properties like a better immune system. Plus, it gives these paleo morning glory muffins a protein hit!
Almond milk: Any non-dairy milk will work for the muffins. We use homemade hemp milk the most.
Carrots: the finer the grate the carrots the easier these gluten-free muffins go over with kids.
Shredded coconut: to avoid added sugars use unsweetened coconut.
Dried fruit: we love dried blueberries best for their pop of flavor but any dried fruit you have on hand will work!
Fun note: this recipe has actually been included by Twinkle for their top picks for Easy Ways to Get Your 5 a Day! It's a great recipe to help moms and kids get in some extra veggies & color to their diet.
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How To Make Gluten-Free Morning Glory Muffins
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a large bowl, mash the banana.
- Whisk in the coconut oil eggs, almond butter, and vanilla until smooth.
- Add in the coconut flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Mix until no clumps remain.
- Stir in the remaining ingredients until everything is coated.
- Portion the muffin batter into silicone muffin cups.
- Bake for 23 minutes until cooked through.
- Remove from the oven and let the muffins cool in the pan.
Important Teaching Tips
This healthy muffin recipe is coconut flour-based which absorbs liquid. So if possible, let them sit a couple of minutes before you portion them out so that the flour absorbs the liquid.
Also, you'll want to let these muffins sit in the pan to cool for a good thirty minutes. Any sooner and they not only break apart but they don't seem cooked. The heat from the pan helps to finish off the baking!
Make sure to use silicone muffin tins as it makes them easier to take out!
Crucial Products
Collagen is responsible for the high protein content of these paleo muffins (collagen vs. protein powder)! As one of the purest sources of protein, collagen is a great way to amp up your intake.
Some of the benefits of adding collagen into your diet include better digestion, boosted immune system, better muscle recovery, and glowing hair, skin, and nails (learn more about the difference of bone broth and collagen powder).
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Frequently Asked Questions About Morning Glory Muffins
Morning glory muffins are a healthy breakfast muffin that usually contains a mixture of shredded veggies (like zucchini and carrots) and dried fruit (raisins, blueberries, cranberries).
These muffins are best stored in the fridge in a sealed container. Though you can freeze them, they tend to thaw a bit "wet" so it's not ideal.
Unfortunately, coconut flour and gluten-free flour are not interchangeable as they absorb liquid differently.
Other Healthy Snacks You'll Love
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- Blueberry protein muffins
- Chocolate chip granola
- Easy granola bars
- Flourless peanut butter protein muffins
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- Chocolate chia protein balls
- Peanut butter and jam protein balls
- Chocolate fudge protein balls
- Crunchy granola
- Sugar-free granola
- Fudgy protein brownies
- Chocolate chip granola bars
- High protein cookies
- High protein snack recipes
Paleo Morning Glory Muffins
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Equipment
- 1 Muffin tray
Ingredients
- 2 bananas ripe
- 3 eggs
- ⅛ cup Almond milk
- 3 tablespoon coconut oil measured solid then melted
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon vanilla stevia
- ⅓ cup almond butter
- ⅓ cup coconut flour
- ¼ cup Collagen powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup carrots shredded
- ½ cup zucchini shredded
- ½ cup pecans chopped
- ¼ cup shredded coconut unsweetened
- ¼ cup dried blueberries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, mash the banana.
- Whisk in the coconut oil eggs, almond butter and vanilla until smooth.
- Add in the coconut flour, collagen powder, baking soda and powder. Mix until no clumps remain.
- Stir in the remaining ingredients until everything is coated.
- Spray a muffin tin (or use silicone cups!) and portion the batter into the tins.
- Bake for 23 minutes until cooked through.
- Remove from the oven and let the muffins cool in the pan.
Notes
Disclaimer:
Nutrition values are estimates only, using online calculators. Please verify using your own data"
Krista S says
Love these muffins! Tasty and light, it can be hard to get zucchini or morning glory muffins that set right but this recipe is perfect.
fitasamamabear says
Thank you so much for dropping this comment! They're a wicked muffin, happy that you stumbled across it!
Bre says
I'll be making these for the first time this week. I don't like to bake with stevia, though. How do you suggest I adjust recipe so I can use coconut sugar or maple syrup instead?
fitasamamabear says
There is the tiniest amount so I'd say you should be able to swap in 1 tbs of coconut sugar in its place easily enough.
Jenni says
These muffins are awesome! My kids ate these so fast and immediately asked me to make more!
fitasamamabear says
Haha mega win when the kids approve!