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A plate of gluten free banana muffins, topped with coarse sugar and banana slices.
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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
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Breakfast, brunch
Cuisine: American
Diet: Gluten Free, Low Lactose, Vegetarian
Servings: 12 Muffins
Calories: 258kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 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

Instructions

  • 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.

Notes

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!

Nutrition

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