Hi Love,
Autumn is finally here! This time of year just wouldn’t be the same without the scent of pumpkin baking in the oven. These pumpkin muffins with pecan streusel are guaranteed to catapult you right into the middle of a pumpkin patch with a scarecrow perched by your side and a hay ride driving by. There’s also a good chance, after indulging in these muffins, you may mysteriously desire to start to play the fiddle or feel compelled to bury yourself in a huge pile of leaves. Either way you’ll be enjoying the magic of autumn!
This pecan streusel is incredibly easy to make and so delectable. I got the idea from a sweet potato casserole I used to make with the same type of topping. Only that recipe used flour and an entire cup of brown sugar. I’m still amazed by how wonderful old recipes still can be when converted to paleo. Get creative with your old recipes! Replace wheat flour with almond/coconut flour or omit it all together, if you can, as I do in this streusel. Another topping idea for this muffin is to use chocolate nibs or my homemade chocolate. The chocolate recipe is soon to come! Enjoy!
Pumpkin Perfection,
Sharla xo
- 1½ cup almond flour
- ½ cup organic coconut flour
- ⅛ cup organic flaxseed meal
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon celtic sea salt
- 1 teaspoon organic non-alcoholic vanilla
- 3 pastured eggs
- 2 small organic bananas
- 1 cup pumpkin (fresh or canned)
- ½ cup organic coconut milk
- ¼ cup organic unrefined coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon liquid stevia or ⅓ cup local honey
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ginger
- ½ teaspoon cloves
- ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon liquid stevia or 1-2 tablespoons local honey
- 3 tablespoons melted pastured butter or ghee
- Turn oven on to 350°
- Mix together dry ingredients (almond flour, coconut flour, flaxseed meal, spices, baking soda, celtic sea salt) Set aside
- Smash bananas in a bowl and add pumpkin, eggs, coconut milk, coconut oil, stevia or honey and vanilla
- Add dry ingredients into wet and mix well
- Spoon batter into muffin cups top with pecan streusel
- Bake 25-30 minutes until firm to touch and golden brown
- Chop pecans
- Add cinnamon, stevia and melted butter or ghee, mix well
- Spoon onto muffins before baking
