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Perfect Gluten Free Orange Lemon Muffins

Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: easy breakfast, healthy muffins, lemon muffins, orange muffins, party foods
Servings: 12
Calories: 290kcal
Author: Alaina Hinkle

Ingredients

Perfect Gluten Free Orange Lemon Muffins

  • 1/2 cup pecans
  • 1/2 cup cashews
  • 2 dates ( pitted )
  • 1 cup almond flour
  • 2 tbsp coconut flour
  • 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground cardamon
  • 2 tbsp coconut sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 tbsp coconut oil
  • 1/2 cup greek yogurt
  • 2 lemon for : 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice 1 tsp lemon juice, 1 tbsp lemon zest
  • 1 large orange for: 2 tbsp fresh orange juice 1 tbsp orange zest
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp almond extract

Tangy Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 1 cup cream cheese
  • 7 tsp maple syrup
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp lemon juice

Instructions

  • Pre heat oven to 350 degrees & line a 12 cup muffin tin with muffin liners
  • In a food processor add 1/2 cup pecans, 1/2 cup cashews. Pulse until fully fine, then add in 2 dates pitted, broken into 4 pieces. Then pulse again until throughly combined & when you press the mixture down it sticks together.
  • In medium sized bowl pour the food processor mixture in it. Then add almond flour, coconut flour, baking soda, salt, cardamon, coconut sugar, lemon zest, orange zest & oats. Then whisk until throughly combined. The food processor mixture will leave crumbs in the dry mixture. I take my hands & break apart as much as I can, but once you put it in the blender it will all be thoroughly combined.
  • In a medium microwave safe bowl add coconut oil & melt in microwave in 30 seconds increments. Then add in greek yogurt, maple syrup, vanilla extract, almond extract, orange juice & lemon juice. Whisk until throughly combined.
  • In a high power blender, pour in all the dry ingredients & then pour the wet ingredients on top. Blend on low for 1 minute, then rev up to medium high for another 1-1 1/2 minute. Then pour batter evenly into the 12 cup muffin tins. Then at 350 degrees, cook for 12-15 minutes. Check with tooth pick at 12 minutes, however, I have found it needing 3 more minutes. Every oven is different though, so start with 12.
  • In a hand mixer safe bowl add the glaze ingredients: cream cheese, maple syrup, lemon juice & vanilla extract. Then mix with hand blender until full combined. Then when muffins are done, wait until they are FULLY cooled, then glaze each muffin. Then I sprinkle extra zest on top of each :)

Nutrition

Calories: 290kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 285mg | Potassium: 160mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 294IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 77mg | Iron: 1mg