Made with simple ingredients, these almond flour banana muffins are naturally gluten free, high in protein and healthy fat, easy to make, and perfect for a meal prep breakfast.
Preheat oven to 350F. Line a muffin tray with muffin liners. Or, generously grease a muffin tray, if you'd like to avoid muffin liners.
Mash the bananas in a large bowl using a potato masher or fork.
3 medium bananas
Crack the eggs into the bowl and whisk. Add the maple syrup (or honey), yogurt, and vanilla extract. Whisk to combine the wet ingredients.
3 eggs, 1/4 cup pure maple syrup, 1/4 cup plain whole milk yogurt, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Add the almond flour, arrowroot starch, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt to the bowl. Use a large wooden spoon or rubber spatula to stir the ingredients, combining the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients.
If you're making banana chocolate chip or walnut muffins, add the add-in of choice to the batter and stir to combine.
1/2 cup chocolate chips, 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Use a cookie scooper or ice cream scooper to scoop the muffin batter from the bowl into 12 muffin cups.
Bake the muffins for 18-22 minutes. The time depends on your oven, as every oven can vary depending on the position of the muffin tray, how the heat circulates, etc. Take a look at the muffins around the 18 minute mark. If the tops feel firm with a golden color, the muffins are done. If they still feel soft and jiggly, continue to bake the muffins until done.
Let the muffins cool in the pan for about 10 minutes, then remove to a cooling rack to fully cool.
Store extra muffins in an airtight container for up to 7 days in the fridge. Or freeze, in a freezer-safe bag, for up to 3 months.
Notes
Can you use all purpose flour instead of almond flour? No. Whole wheat flour, all purpose flour, or einkorn flour will NOT work in this recipe. Almond flour doesn't contain gluten and requires a unique dry to wet ingredient ratio. To make muffins with traditional flour, try these recipes: einkorn banana muffins. Or go flourless with this muffin recipe.