Gluten Free Banana Muffins [Easy & Moist!]
These moist gluten free banana muffins are easy to make, customizable, and actually taste BETTER than regular (wheat) banana muffins!
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Total Time30 minutes mins
Course: Breakfast, brunch
Cuisine: American
Diet: Gluten Free, Low Lactose, Vegetarian
Servings: 12 Muffins
Calories: 258kcal
- 1 cup Light Buckwheat Flour
- 1 cup Sorghum Flour
- ¼ cup Coconut Flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 teaspoon Xanthan Gum
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 3 Very Ripe Bananas
- 1 cup Brown Sugar
- ½ cup Milk
- ½ cup Vegetable Oil
- 2 Large Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 cup Chopped Walnuts
- Coarse Sugar and extra banana (thinly sliced) Optional
Preheat oven to 375 F. Line 12 muffin cups with muffin liners, or spray with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, combine flours, baking powder, baking soda, xanthan gum and salt; set aside.
Peel bananas. In a separate bowl, mash bananas and brown sugar together until relatively smooth.
Add milk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla, stir until well combined.
Add banana mixture and walnuts to the flour mixture, stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy.)
Divide batter between 12 prepared muffin pan, filling each cup to almost full.
If you’d like, sprinkle some coarse sugar on each muffin top, and/or add some thinly sliced banana.
Bake in a 375 degree F oven for 18 to 20 minutes or until golden and a wooden toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean.
Cool in muffin cups on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
Remove from muffin cups; serve warm.
Uneaten muffins can be left on the cooling rack until they’re cooled to room temperature.
Place muffins in a freezer bag or other airtight container for storage. They’ll last in the fridge for up to 5 days or so.
Best served reheated, but they’re also great straight from the fridge!
Serving: 1Muffin | Calories: 258kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 257mg | Potassium: 289mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 77IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 1mg