Macadamia Nut Coffee Cake Muffins
paleo, grain-free, gluten-free, sugar-free
Ingredients
Muffins
- 1/4 cup espresso
- 1/8 cup ghee (or butter)
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup mashed bananas (1-2 bananas, depending on size)
- 3/4 cup almond flour
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp xanthan gum
- 1 scoop bone broth protein (I used Ancient Nutrition's Coffee Bone Broth protein)
- 1/8 cup macadamia nuts (chopped)
- coconut butter (for topping, optional)
- shredded coconut (for topping, optional)
Paleo "Fondant" - Scale as needed
- 1 tbsp ghee or butter
- 1 tbsp coconut flour
- 1 tbsp shredded coconut
- 1 tbsp coconut sugar (optional)
Instructions
Muffins
- Preheat oven to 350F and grease muffin tin.
- Mash your banana until it is smooth.
- Boil the espresso on the stove on low heat. This also takes approx. one hot minuto so keep your eyes on it. Once boiling, add ½ c of mashed banana and stir. Turn heat down so that the banana doesn’t burn and let simmer for 7-8 minutes. Take it off the stove and let it cool to room temp.
- Breathe in that amazing aroma of warm banana and espresso reduction. Toss in a dash of cinnamon if you’re feeling spicy.
- In a small bowl, mix almond flour, baking soda, baking powder, and bone broth protein. The bone broth protein I used is below. SUBSTITUTION: If you don’t have Ancient Nutrition Coffee Flavor bone broth protein, you can simply go to the store, locate this protein, take it to the cashier, buy it, bring it home, and put it in the muffin recipe because the flavor combo is THE BOMB DIGGITY. (jk you can use any protein or no protein, you do you)
- Separate the eggs and egg whites. Whip the eggs whites until they form a stiff peak.
- In a large bowl, cream butter, egg yolks, and banana espresso mixture.
- With your spatula, fold in half of your flour mixture, then, then the second half of the dry mixture, then the egg whites (I told you it was a touch tedious okay?!)
- Fold in your mac nuts.
- Spoon mixture into greased or lined muffin tin and bake for approx 20-25 minutes. I like to top mine with coconut butter and shredded coconut :) Store in the fridge.
Paleo "Fondant"
- Combine all ingredients in a small bowl until well integrated (I just use my fingers). Flatten the mixture onto a flat surface and use knifes or cookie cutters to cut fondant into desired shapes. Store in the fridge.
Notes
Because of the espresso, these muffins will look misleadingly dark. Don’t panic and pull them out early!
Full disclaimer, I live in a shit apartment with a shit oven. When I preheat my oven to 350F, I preheat my kitchen to 350F. Take all my baking times with a grain of salt!