Tiger Nut Flour Blueberry Muffins (Paleo & Gluten Free)

These blueberry muffins have a great fluffy texture and are free of most common allergens. They have just the right amount of sweetness, and are just as good as traditional muffins!

They are inspired by the “Paleo Blueberry Muffins” recipe by Downshiftology, so a big shout out to Lisa for these amazing muffins! Hers use mostly almond flour, whereas mine use mostly tiger nut flour.

Tiger nut flour has quickly come to be my favorite thing to bake with. Tiger nuts have a nutty flavor and are high in fiber, vitamins and minerals. If you have any trouble finding any of the ingredients for this recipe, most health food stores carry them.

These muffins are gluten-free, dairy free, paleo and can be made AIP and elimination diet friendly by swapping the eggs out for egg substitutes.

Recipe ingredient substitutions

Tiger nut flour substitutions: Tiger nut flour is very similar to almond meal, so if you don’t have tiger nut flour or want to make these muffins lower carb, swap the tiger nut flour out one to one for almond meal.

Cassava flour substitutes: Cassava flour comes from a starchy tuber, and is very similar in texture to wheat flour. For this reason, you can also use any other type of starch in its place such as tapioca starch, potato starch, corn starch or arrowroot powder.

Coconut flour substitutes: There aren’t many flours that absorb as much liquid as coconut flour does. So if you don’t have coconut flour, use additional cassava flour and double the amount. So instead of swapping it out for 1/4 cup cassava flour, use 1/2 cup or so of cassava flour.

Egg substitutes: Instead of using eggs, you can swap it out for an egg substitute such as gelatin eggs, flax eggs, or chia eggs.

Dairy free milk substitutes: When I make these muffins, I use whatever dairy free milk I have in the fridge. This recipe works great with coconut milk, almond milk, cashew milk, oat milk or whatever type of milk your heart desires!

Maple syrup substitutes: Instead of maple syrup, you can use any other type of liquid sweetener such as honey or agave syrup. If you want to make it lower sugar, you can swap it out for a sugar-free/keto syrup, or simply swap out the maple syrup for additional dairy free milk. I would not suggest using granulated sugars such as coconut sugar because this will throw off the wet to dry ingredients ratio and may affect the end result of the muffins.

Coconut oil substitutes: Instead of coconut oil, you can use avocado oil, olive oil, vegan butter, or any other cooking oil or fat of your choice.

Vanilla extract substitutes: Instead of vanilla extract, you can also use vanilla paste or vanilla powder. If you do, only use 1/2 to 1 teaspoon because they are a lot stronger in flavour. 

Dietary modifications

Make this recipe lower calorie: To make these muffins lower calorie, reduce the amount of coconut oil to 1/8 of a cup and increase the amount of dairy free milk by a bit. You can also lower the amount of maple syrup or omit it completely and replace it with additional dairy free milk. Use a dairy free milk that is lower in calories such as unsweetened almond milk.

Make this recipe AIP friendly:  Instead of using a regular egg, swap it out for a gelatin egg. Use coconut milk instead of any other dairy free milk.

Make this recipe elimination diet friendly: Instead of using a regular egg, swap it out for any egg substitute such as a gelatin egg, flax egg or chia egg. All the other ingredients in this recipe are elimination diet friendly.

Make this recipe low histamine: Make sure your vanilla is alcohol free or that you use ground vanilla beans. If you react to eggs, swap them out for a flax or chia egg.  Use fresh coconut milk with as few additives as possible.

Make this recipe low lectin: Use coconut milk. Avoid using cashew milk, pea milk, oat milk or soy milk. Otherwise, all other ingredients in this recipe are low lectin.

Storage tips

Store these muffins in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 1 week, or freeze them for up to a few months. Take them out of the freezer to thaw as needed. You can also put them in the microwave on defrost for a few minutes if you don’t have time to wait for it to thaw. This is what I do!

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If you liked this recipe, check out my other tigernut flour recipes:

• Tigernut Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Carrot, Apple & Ginger Tiger Nut Flour Cake
• Raspberry Cassava Flour Muffins
• Ginger Molasses Cookie Dough Bites
• Paleo Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
• Homemade Tiger Nut Butter

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