These are hands-down the best coconut flour muffins I’ve ever made! They have a light and fluffy texture and practically melt-in-your-mouth!

We love making these muffins with almond butter or peanut butter. They’re a healthier treat and my kids love them too!

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These muffins are one of my favorite healthy treats to date! They are naturally gluten-free and grain-free. Best of all, unlike most coconut flour baked goods, they have a surprisingly light and fluffy texture.

My love for healthy muffins runs deep. (Like these buckwheat muffins and these coconut flour blueberry muffins). These healthy chocolate muffins also have great reviews.

You also might like these oat flour banana muffins!

If you’re new to gluten-free baking (or even if you’re a seasoned expert!) these coconut flour muffins are a great, easy recipe.

Bottom line – These are some of the easiest muffins you’ll ever make!

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Why You’ll Love this Recipe

  • Easy to make
  • Versatile
  • Made with pantry staples
  • Healthy food for any occasion

VIDEO: How to Make Them

Coconut Flour Banana Muffin Ingredients

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Besides coconut flour, you only need a few pantry staples to make these naturally gluten-free, grain-free coconut flour muffins! Here are a few other key ingredients:

  • Nut Butter: Pretty much any kind of nut butter will work in these muffins, including almond butter, peanut butter, cashew butter, or sunflower butter. If you use a natural nut butter, be sure to give it a good stir before measuring.
  • Bananas: Overripe with brown spots works best.
  • Maple Syrup: Adds a little more sweetness. My natural sweetener of choice!
  • Cider Vinegar: Helps activate the baking soda and gives these muffins a little extra lift.

For more recipes try these banana pancakes, gluten-free banana bread, and coconut flour blueberry muffins. For another almond butter recipe try these almond butter cookies.

How to Make Them

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  1. Place all the dry ingredients and wet ingredients in a food processor. A blender, electric mixer, or hand mixer and large mixing bowl will also work.
  2. Blend until completely smooth.
  3. Line a muffin pan with paper liners or muffin cups. Good quality paper muffin liners prevents the coconut muffins from sticking. I like these ones.
  4. Spoon batter into the pan and bake until golden brown. Then let cool on a wire rack and enjoy these tasty muffins!
coconut flour banana muffins on white plate with marble background and brown parchment

Freezer and Storage Tips

To Make Ahead and Freeze: I like to make these easy muffins in bulk and freeze them for healthy snacks/breakfasts later. Let the coconut flour banana muffins cool completely before transferring to a resealable bag for storage in the freezer. The muffins will keep for up to 2 months.

To Reheat from the Freezer: Simply wrap a coconut flour banana muffin in a paper towel and microwave for 15-20 seconds or until heated through.

Storage: If you don’t want to freeze these delicious coconut flour muffins, store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Coconut Flour Muffins FAQ

Can I bake with coconut flour?

Yes, you can bake with coconut flour. Just keep in mind that it absorbs a lot of moisture and cannot be easily swapped out for regular flour.

Does coconut flour need more liquid?

Yes, coconut flour is more dense than other flours and absorbs more liquid, meaning you will need to add more liquid than your average gluten free muffin recipes.

Does coconut flour taste like coconuts?

Yes, coconut flour does taste subtly of coconuts, but the flavor is very mild—especially when mixed with other ingredients.

Expert Tips and Tricks

  • Working with coconut flour: Coconut flour is a very unique ingredient. It absorbs a lot of moisture and needs extra eggs in most recipes. It’s an ingredient that can’t easily be swapped in or out for other flours (like almond flour or all purpose flour). This recipe has been specially designed to work with coconut flour. No other flour can be used as a substitute.
  • Stir your nut butter: Be sure to give your nut butter a good stir before scooping it into the measuring cup. This is especially important if you’re using natural almond or peanut butter where the oil separates.
  • Experiment with mix-ins: These coconut flour banana muffins are so versatile, so feel free to get creative with mix-ins! Add chocolate chips and/or dried coconut meat to make coconut flour chocolate chip muffins. Or try blueberry coconut flour muffins, or different nut butters! You could even add coconut sugar on top for for an extra taste of coconut flavor.
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More Gluten-Free Recipes

If you love these coconut flour banana muffins as much as we do leave me a comment/rating below. I’d love to hear from you! Happy baking! 

4.98 from 34 votes

Coconut Flour Banana Muffins (Light & Fluffy!)

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 12 muffins
Easy, healthy muffins with a light and fluffy texture. Naturally gluten-free and grain-free. These muffins are melt in your mouth delicious!

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Ingredients

  • 3 very ripe bananas
  • 1 cup almond butter or peanut butter well stirred if natural
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1/4 cup coconut flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions 

  • Preheat the oven to 350F. Line a 12-cup standard muffin pan with baking liners.
  • In the bowl of a food processor, add all the ingredients. Process until totally smooth.
  • Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin pan until evenly divided.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden and fluffy and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to continue cooling. Enjoy!

Notes

Pretty much any kind of nut butter will work in these muffins. If you use a natural nut butter be sure to give it a good stir before measuring.
A good quality paper liner prevents the muffins from sticking. I like these ones.
To Make Ahead and Freeze: I like to make muffins in bulk and freeze them for healthy snacks/breakfasts later. Let the muffins cool completely before transferring to a resealable bag for storage in the freezer. The muffins will keep for up to 2 months.
To Reheat from the Freezer: Simply wrap a muffin in a paper towel and microwave for 15-20 seconds or until heated through.
Storage: If you don’t want to freeze these muffins, store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Nutrition

Calories: 203kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 219mg | Potassium: 280mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 100IU | Vitamin C: 2.6mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 0.8mg

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Hi, I’m Erin!

BS Food Science,

MS Nutrition

I believe you can make amazing, gluten-free food with everyday ingredients that everyone will enjoy. I’m here to share my tried-and-true recipes with you!

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Comments

  1. About how many cups would the 3 ripe bananas be? I plan on substituting pumpkin purée (we are a banana-free house) and was wondering how much to use.

  2. 5 stars
    I made these last night and they are amazing! So much fluffier than other coconut flour-based muffins I’ve baked. My husband loves them, too. Thank you for a lovely recipe! I will definitely make these again.

  3. 5 stars
    Thank you for this delicious recipe that uses common ingredients! My house smelled like a doughnut shop while these were baking!! I was looking for a gluten-free muffin recipe to use up some over-ripe bananas and this filled the requirements and then some, as I didn’t need to go to the store to pick up a single extra ingredient. This recipe also taught me that apple cider vinegar helps make muffins fluffy – dense homemade muffins are always something I have struggled with in the past. These are truly light and moist, yet filling from the protein in the peanut butter & coconut flour. I chose to add a tsp of cinnamon and a ton of raisins and I mixed it by hand, since I do not own a food processor. I am saving this recipe for sure!

  4. hello! currently in the oven and smelling devine! i made them vegan by subbing the eggs with 1/4 cup vegg plus 3/4 cup water – and the peanut butter for chocolate peanut butter powder making each muffin 89 calories so you can eat the whole batch! i’ll let you know how they turn out!

  5. 5 stars
    Just made this today…they are super yummy! I don’t own a food processor so I dumped everything in my vitamix. A little hard to get the batter out and I made a tiny mess (I am new at baking) but it was worth it!

  6. Hey;
    In case I don’t have apple cider vinegar at home, can I substitute ?
    Thanks in advance;
    Catherine (from Brazil)

    1. You can just leave it out or use regular distilled vinegar! It helps make the muffins just a touch more fluffy. The recipe will still work without it!

  7. 5 stars
    Hi! These muffins look amazing, i am making them this week, i was wondering how long will they last and what is the best way to store them (in the fridge, just an air tight container, etc)? Thanks a lot for the recipe

    1. I think they keep best in the fridge for a few days but they will be fine at room temperature as well. For longer than 3 days I would freeze them and reheat for a few second in the microwave!

      1. Thanks for that, i made them today and they are super yumi!! I made a mistake and bought crunchy peanut butter but they were still lovely

  8. 5 stars
    My 3 year old and I made these muffins this morning and they are fantastic! Like you said, super light and just totally yummy. We will be making them often – thanks for the great recipe!

    1. 5 stars
      I just made this recipe and figured out the nutritional value for it using sugar free Maple syrup and an almond butter that was a 190 calories per 2 tablespoon serving, I also used tropical green organics organic coconut flour that is 70 calories for 2 tablespoons. The total calculation for the recipe using those ingredients was 2200 calories, 161 g of carbohydrates, 90 g of protein, and 52 g of sugar. I made my recipe into 10 muffin tops; however, if you make it into the 12 muffins the end result is: Per muffin:
      Calories: 183, Carbs 6.7 grams, Protein 7.5 grams, and sugar 4.3 grams

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