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Paleo Pumpkin Muffins

★★★★★ 29 Reviews Recipe Print
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By: Erin11/1/19

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These paleo pumpkin muffins are the best ever almond flour pumpkin muffins you’ll ever have! Healthy, easy to make, and made with low carb ingredients!

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Making pumpkin muffins is a clear sign in my house that it is fall. Once that first can of pumpkin is pulled out, I just can’t stop when it comes to wanting to make all of the healthy pumpkin baked goods.

Starting with these paleo pumpkin muffins that are naturally gluten-free, sweetened with maple syrup, and extremely easy to make. You could even make them all in one bowl if you really wanted to.

We’ve become obsessed with these pumpkin muffins. They are made with almond flour to keep them gluten free and low carb, yet you would never know due to their fluffy and moist texture. The warm fall spices radiate throughout the entire muffin and it just feels like you could be transported right into a fall wonderland when you eat these!

These muffins not only taste great, but you feel really good about eating them too because they are healthy! It’s a situation that I wouldn’t mind always being a part of.

While your muffins are baking in the oven, you can make my Healthy Pumpkin Pie Smoothie to go with them.

paleo pumpkin muffins on cooling rack
chocolate chips on muffin

Paleo pumpkin muffin ingredients

The ingredients in these pumpkin muffins are easy. You can find all of them at any grocery store! No need to take trips to a million different stores just to get ingredients for a recipe.

  • Pumpkin puree – buy it canned! Or you can make homemade pumpkin puree in a high powered blender.
  • Almond flour – our gluten-free flour of choice for this recipe. Keeps these muffins moist, low carb, and nutty!
  • Almond butter – gives these muffins a rich flavor while the natural fat is helping to keep these pumpkin muffins moist.
  • Maple syrup – these muffins are not too sweet. We only use a little bit of natural sugar (maple syrup!) in the whole recipe.
  • Pumpkin pie spice – this is what truly makes these pumpkin muffins have that warm fall flavor that we all love. If you don’t have the ingredients to make it, you can just add in nutmeg, cinnamon, and ginger!
  • A few other baking ingredients like baking soda, vanilla, salt, eggs, and chocolate chips.
paleo pumpkin muffin with liner

How to make pumpkin muffins

First things first, start by preheating your oven to 350F and lining your muffin tin with liners or non-stick spray. While your oven preheats, mix together the pumpkin, almond butter, eggs, maple syrup, and vanilla in a large bowl.

Second, stir together your almond flour, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin pie spice. Then, add your dry ingredients to the pumpkin and almond butter mixture and stir to combine. If you’re using chocolate chips, stir them in here!

Next, fill your muffin tins 3/4 of the way full and top with extra chocolate chips if you wish.

Lastly, bake the muffins for 20-22 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean when inserted. Allow the muffins to cool in the tin for 10 minutes before transferring to wire rack. Yep – it’s really that easy!

Best way to store muffins

Store your muffins on the counter or in the fridge, with a vented tent of aluminum foil to allow for air circulation.

These muffins can definitely be frozen too! Just place the muffins in an air-tight container and freeze. When you’re ready to eat, let the muffin thaw on the counter for about an hour. It makes busy mornings that much easier!

Enjoy!

If you make this recipe, be sure to comment below and let me know how it was! Also tag @erinliveswhole on Instagram and use the hashtag #erinliveswhole so I can see it and feature you!

If you liked this recipe, you’ll want to try these!

  • Paleo Banana Bread Muffins
  • Paleo Pumpkin Bread
  • Pumpkin Oat Bars
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★★★★★ 5 from 29 reviews

Paleo Pumpkin Muffins

These paleo pumpkin muffins are the best ever almond flour pumpkin muffins you’ll ever have! Healthy, easy to make, and made with low carb ingredients!

Prep: 10Cook: 20Total: 30 minutes
Yield 12 muffins 1x
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1/2 cup almond butter
  • 2 eggs
  • ¼ cup maple syrup
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 3/4 cups almond flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips + more for topping

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F and line a muffin tin with liners or non-stick spray.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together pumpkin puree, almond butter, eggs, maple syrup and vanilla.
  3. In a small bowl, stir together almond flour, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin pie spice.
  4. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and stir till combined.
  5. Fold in chocolate chips.
  6. Fill muffin tins till about 3/4 full and add additional chocolate chips on top if desired.
  7. Bake for 20-22 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean when inserted.
  8. Let cool on wire rack after ten minutes in tin. Store on counter or fridge, with a vented tent of aluminum foil so there is some air circulation
Author: ErinCategory: gluten-free, dairy-freeMethod: bake
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  1. Celeste says

    Posted on 12/4 at 6:46 pm

    We love these muffins! Even my picky kids love them. The best part is when I eat them they don’t spike my blood sugar but it feels like I’m having a treat.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 12/5 at 2:42 pm

      Hi Celeste, so glad they’re such a big hit!!

      Reply
  2. Emily says

    Posted on 12/4 at 12:18 pm

    Love these!!!! Truly a weekly staple throughout the fall/winter months. So good and easy!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 12/5 at 12:51 pm

      Hi Emily, so happy you loved them!

      Reply
  3. Celeste says

    Posted on 11/18 at 6:50 pm

    So good! My kids even ate them and loved them.

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 11/20 at 6:38 pm

      Hi Celeste, so happy they loved them! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Tashina says

    Posted on 10/19 at 11:21 pm

    These sound delicious, but I can’t have almonds. Can I substitute grass-fed butter for the almond butter and all purpose flour for almond flour?

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 10/21 at 6:21 pm

      Hi Tashina, thank you and the butter sub should be okay and for the flour I haven’t tested with that specific flour. Most gf flours work on a totally different absorption rate. You can definitely give it a try but you’d likely have to adjust the amount and double check the ratio. Let me know how your muffins come out!

      Reply
    • Suz says

      Posted on 10/27 at 5:43 pm

      I can’t do tree nuts either, so sub sunflower seed flour and sunflower seed butter, and it comes out delicious and still grain-free and high in protein!

      Reply
      • Erin says

        Posted on 10/28 at 12:01 pm

        Hi Suz, thanks for sharing and so glad you made them your own!!

  5. Chrissy says

    Posted on 10/19 at 9:52 pm

    I followed the exact recipe and they were perfect!!! Love your healthier take on all of my favorites! Thank you!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 10/21 at 6:20 pm

      Hi Chrissy, so so happy you loved them!!

      Reply
  6. Kristin says

    Posted on 9/19 at 6:18 pm

    Can you make this into bread? How long are you supposed to bake it and what temperature, if you can?

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 9/27 at 9:55 am

      Hi Kristin, yes of course! I’d bake 45-50 minutes at the same temperature. let me know how it comes out for you!

      Reply
  7. Julija says

    Posted on 11/24 at 3:42 am

    Super yummy! I just made them and did half with carob chips (can’t have chocolate due to acid reflux), other half with walnuts – super flavorful and cozy flavors! I also have a weird sensitivity to cinnamon so I made a pumpkin spice mix with ginger, nutmeg and allspice.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 11/24 at 12:46 pm

      Hi Julija, I am so glad you liked the muffins and made them your own!!

      Reply
  8. Veronica says

    Posted on 11/19 at 7:07 pm

    Loved them
    I substituted maple syrup with honey
    And pecans instead of chocolate chips

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 11/21 at 1:06 pm

      Hi Veronica, I am so glad you liked the muffins and made them your own!!

      Reply
  9. Anna says

    Posted on 10/14 at 3:40 pm

    I just made these and added pecans and they were incredible!! Honestly better than the Starbucks’s pumpkin muffin which I often crave this time of the year. So happy to have found an amazing recipe I will be making every fall season from now on!!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 10/14 at 8:08 pm

      Hi Anna, so happy you loved the muffins and made them your own!! 🙂

      Reply
  10. Shannon says

    Posted on 10/13 at 2:39 pm

    Made these once before and turned out ok! I made them again and this time added some Arbonne Pumpkin spice protein powder and some Starbucks pumpkin spice coffee flavoured cream and they turned out amazing! 😍

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 10/13 at 4:05 pm

      Hi Shannon, so happy you loved them and made them your own!!

      Reply
  11. Monica says

    Posted on 9/30 at 7:59 pm

    Erin, I’m obsessed!! I can’t stop eating this. Your almond flour recipes are so good.. keep ‘em coming!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 10/2 at 8:20 am

      Hi Monica, thank you so much! I am thrilled you loved the muffins!!

      Reply
  12. porter says

    Posted on 9/26 at 3:15 pm

    Wanted to leave a comment because these turned out so so good! I used half chocolate chips and half walnuts for add in, but otherwise followed it exactly. Thanks for such a great recipe!!!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 9/28 at 4:09 pm

      Hi Porter, so happy you loved them and made them your own!!

      Reply
  13. Emily L says

    Posted on 8/31 at 3:28 pm

    Really wanted a healthier option in the mornings that wasn’t processed or a granola bar and these really hit the spot! Plus they boosted my fall-loving serotonin as we get closer to spooky season. Great texture, easy to make, and taste amazing!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 9/1 at 4:32 pm

      Hi Emily, so happy you loved the muffins and yes! Fall is coming!!

      Reply
  14. Maureen says

    Posted on 8/8 at 3:24 pm

    Delicious!!! I used gluten free all purpose flour and peanut butter, because that’s what I had in the house.

    They taste amazing and very simple to make

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 8/9 at 4:25 pm

      Hi Maureen, so happy you loved them!! 🙂

      Reply
  15. Danette says

    Posted on 7/18 at 6:28 pm

    One of my favorite recipes. Can these be frozen?

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 7/20 at 9:34 pm

      Hi Danette, so happy you like them and yes!

      Reply
  16. Krista says

    Posted on 2/21 at 2:36 pm

    Made these yesterday. The pumpkin is subtle and it is delicious. My kids asked for them again this morning. These will go into regular rotation.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 2/22 at 1:03 pm

      Hi Krista, so glad everyone loved them! 🙂

      Reply
  17. Marisa says

    Posted on 1/3 at 8:54 pm

    These are SO good! So easy to make and very *moist* (sorry)

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 1/4 at 3:25 pm

      Hi Marisa, I am so glad you love them!!

      Reply
  18. Alisha says

    Posted on 1/3 at 3:50 pm

    These are so easy to make, probably my favorite muffin recipe! I’m a big fan of white chocolate chips so I used those instead of regular chocolate and love them. Thanks for sharing another easy recipe, Erin!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 1/4 at 1:42 pm

      Hi Alisha, I am so happy you enjoyed them and love the addition of white chocolate chips! 🙂

      Reply
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