Light, moist and fluffy banana bread muffins are paleo, gluten-free, low-carb friendly and only 166 calories per muffin.
Thanks to coconut flour, making baked goods healthier has never been easier. Coconut flour has made these amazing banana muffins possible! They are super moist, fluffy and delicious. They can be easily made into a loaf, cake, pancakes, and even waffles. 
This recipe is so simple and easy to make, that it’s become a staple in our home. To begin, simple combined the mashed bananas with almond butter (peanut butter also works really nice too!), butter (olive oil works too), eggs, and vanilla. Then add the dry ingredients. Bake and that’s all folks! Make sure to allow the muffins to cool before devouring!
Paleo Banana Bread Muffins (Gluten free, Low-Carb)
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups mashed bananas, 3-4 medium
- 1/2 cup almond butter, peanut butter can also be used
- 1/4 cup butter, olive oil can also be used
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup coconut flour, almond flour can also be used
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- pinch of sea salt
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips, optional and not included in nutritional facts
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease or line 12 muffin cups with liners; set aside.
- Combine eggs, bananas, almond butter, butter, and vanilla in a large bowl. Whisk until fully combined. Add the coconut flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and pinch of salt. Stir with a wooden spoon until fully combined.
- Spoon batter into muffin tins, 3/4 full. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until golden. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from muffin tin. Store in refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I wonder abut two cups of bananas. That may account for the sogginess. Also you indicated that almond flour could be used and so I used it instead of the coconut flour and that may have accounted for the very very moist muffin! Tasty, but hoping they will dry out.
Did u compensate the measurement for changing flours, they dont measure the same
that is not in the recipe
HI made these for my husb and he loved them, they came out brown, was the mesSurement for CINNAMON right?
Are you supposed to use both butter/olive oil and almond butter? or just choose one?
You can use either butter or olive oil AND also use the almond butter.
I don’t usually leave comments but this was such a winner, I simply couldn’t not comment! I always have an abundance of overripe bananas on hand and have tried several LOW-CARb recipes, always with
Lacklustre results.
This time was PERFECT!!! I made it with light tasting olive oil instead of butter but otherwise exactly as directed. Baked for 18 minutes and the muffins were PoSITIVELY DELIGHTFUL!!! Perfectly cooked through yet still MOist. Note to the folks who attempt to use almond flour instead of coconut flour, it will likely turn out mushy. COCOnut flour absorbs MUCH more moisture… almost 4 times as much. Stick with the coconut flour and you wont be disappointed! THAnks for the fabulous recipe! 🙂
Thanks for the 5-star review, So happy to hear you enjoyed the recipe!
A couple questions, after the fact, unfortunately. I took one look at these and wanted them! I added 1/2 cup pecans, and filled 16 tins so was doing the math to adjust. You say they are 165 calories in the article, but in nutritional content they are 210.you say they are carb friendly, but really? 15 net carbs is almost half whaT i eat in a day. Can you please explain your logic? Thank you.
Hi Laura, I see how you may have been confused and I can clarify. Up to a few months ago, we were using a 3rd party macro calculator but switched over to our in-house nutritional calculator which is why the numbers have changed. The new calculator is more accurate and thus the 210 calorie count. I’ve updated the post to reflect the changes. As for the carbs, Many people consider 15 net carbs low-carb when it comes to muffins and baked goods!
Do I have to use baking powder? All I have is baking soda
I made it in a loaf and it was a huge fail. So wet and gross, not really even bread.
These are my go to muffins. I use overripe (black and mushy) plantains when I don’t have bananas. I leave out the choco chips and press a whole walnut, a few dried cranberries and pumpkin seeds into the top of the muffins.
I’m going to experiment with making savory muffins for use as dinner rolls by adding less ripe (less sweet) plantains, onion powder and rosemary, thyme etc. I think I can also tweak it a bit by adding a small piece of sausage or cheese to the center of each muffin…
I made this with Peanut butTer and almoNd flour. I added Honey bc of comments saying it wasnt sWeet enough. It turned out dark brown not light in the Photos. Definitely takes heAlthy.
SOoooo good. THe whole family enjoys them. I added a bit of stevia. THANKS again.
Thanks for the review, I’m happy your family liked these muffins!! <3
How many EGgs?!
3 large eggs.
I made these exactly how the recipe was and are they suppose to be mushy?
Thanks
CAME out soo good!!
i replaced choco chips with raisins.rest everything is same.:))
Fabulous! So moist…oven time is longer to dry batter out a bit.. used 1/2 coconut flour 1/2 Almond flour & peanut butter… sweet enough but next time may add tsp stevia just to up sweet flavor a bit…
Best and so yummy! Thankyou for sharing!!
THESE WERE AMAZING. MY KIDS LOVED THEM AS WELL. I USED COCONUT OIL WITH ALMOND FLOUR AND THEY WEERE PERFECT!
The first Successful recipe using coconut flour adter many failed attempts. I loVe that they’re lower carb and sugar free but don’t taste “healthy.”
GIRL – from one food blogger to another – these are amazing!!! I was looking for a good healthy recipe for when we had family coming in and I didn’t have one of my own. I made these 3 times this weekend for the family because the first batch went so quickly. yum! WE will be making these on repeat for awhile. also – I should add i’m not crazy about muffins but i cannot stop eating these lol.
Thank you for such a delicious and healthy recipe!
Thanks! I’m so glad your family enjoyed the muffins! <3
These look so delicious! I am wondering if there is anyway to reduce the amount of bananas and adding banana extract to give flavor while lowering the carb count? Not sure if it would work. Any advice?
I make these muffins every 1-2 weeks. I dont cook breakfast so these are a great BREAKFAST Onthe go and Sweet treat. I also do t feel guilty eating them. They are so good!! Thanks for this recipe!!!
OMG! These banana muffins are so delicious! You guys have to try the recipe!!!
dO THESE FREEZE WELL?
Love THIS RECIPE! I’VE BEEN HUNTING FOR A GOOD KETO FRIENDLY AND GLUTEN FREE BANANA MUFFIN RECIPE AND THIS IS IT! MY KIDS ARE ALLERGIC TO TREE NUTS (NOT PEANUTS) SO I CAN NEVER USE RECIPES WITH ALMOND FLOUR OR ANY OTHER TREE NUT PRODUCT WHICH IS OFTEN FEATURED IN THESE TYPES OF RECIPES. I LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU’VE INCLUDED ALTERNATIVE SUBSTITUTIONS FOR MANY OF THE INGREDIENTS, SO VERSATILE! MY 7 YEAR-OLD MADE THIS AS WRITTEN, USING LILY’S DARK CHOCOLATE BAKING CHIPS (STEVIA SWEETENED) AND THEY TURNED OUT WONDERFULLY! SHE FILLED THE CUPS TO THE TOP WITH BATTER AND THEY PUFFED UP SLIGHTLY, BUT DID NOT OVER FLOW. THE LEVEL OF SWEETNESS ISN’T QUITE ENOUGH FOR MY SWEET-TOOTHED SON, BUT EVERYONE ELSE LIKED THEM. I MIGHT TRY ADDING A BIT OF STEVIA NEXT TIME TO SEE IF IT CAN WIN MY SON OVER. ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR A GREAT RECIPE!
i absolutely love this recipe! I tend to cOok mine 15/16 min close to under done to increaSe moistness. So yummy!
So very delicious! No need for chocolate chips – sweet enough as is 🙂 beautiful recipe and will surely make again.
These were so yummy! I subbed in Peanut butter and coconut oil, and added 1 tiny scoop of pure stevia powder. Fantastic! DEfinitely a keeper recipe.
Have you made These usiNg a mini muffin pan? Im wondering how to adjust the bake time?
I am 10 years old, and my sister and I love the muffins!!! SO good! 😁
Yay!! I’m so happy to hear you and your sister enjoyed these muffins, Jordan 🙂
Absolutely lovely, easy for children to make and no sugar!!!!
Being a diabetic bananas never features in my diet. My children loves bananas oooh my goodness these are just devine! Kids helped me make them recipe is soo easy and No sugar!!!! I grated a small block of dark chocolate in. Thank you so much!!! Finally a good muffin!
Oh my goooodness! Just made these tonight and they were Out of this world! I subsTitUted the foconut flour for 1.75 cups of almond flour, and added 1/2 cup of swerve icing sugar. I also ommited the cinnamon and only used 1 egg. MadE 12 delicious Muffins!!! Cant wait to make them again!
THEY WERE THE BEST BANANA MUFFINS EVER! LOVE IT AND WILL MAKE AGAIN FOR MY FAMILY!
I made these for an on the go breakfast for my husband this week, he enjoyed them.. I loved them! Super easy to make as well.
omg, sooo good! Best low carb muffin ever!
I made it as a loaf and added an extra egg and protein powder!!! Delicious!!
Thank you so much for this awesome recipe ! Those are the best muffins I ever made !
They are amazing! I used 4 bananas and no chocolate chips, yet they turned out just sweet enough. Definitely making them again in the future 🙂
These are THE BEST low carb muffins I’ve ever eaten. I used peanut butter instead of almond butter and added 1/3 c stevia at the end to sweeten them just a bit. I also used sugar free chocolate chips instead of regular. They were moist and yummy and I had a hard time stopping at just one. It totally satisfied my banana bread craving.
Yum, thanks for all the great tips, Julie!
Sorry , forgot to add the rating! 🙂 They are so good how can anyone not like these?