Grain-free Tigernut Flour Muffins made with fresh strawberries are Paleo, Vegan and delicious! If you’re looking for some Tigernut flour recipes – I’ve got you.
Sweet Strawberry-lovin’ friends, SUMMER IS UPON US for those in the Eastern Hemisphere and it is ABOUT. TIME. I can hardly contain all the strawberries, asparagus and rhubarb in my fridge at the moment. Muffins are a great way to use up some fruit AND in the reverse, to use fruit in muffins. Why? Well… to sweeten them naturally, of course. I’ve been doing some experimentation with only using whole fruit as my sweetener in desserts/baked goods. After learning more and more about how sugar is linked to so many chronic diseases, hormonal imbalances, inflammation, attitude/mood/addiction and more – it’s enough to turn anyone off from it. Fruit has a mix of both fructose and glucose which provides nutritional value unlike just strait fructose in the forms of sugar, agave, etc. and while I already use minimal amounts of lower glycemic sweeteners such as maple syrup, coconut nectar, dates, etc. – I find it’s still too much at times and not necessary so why bother? Once and a while, perhaps – but I’m stubborn and would prefer to find ways without it. Using whole fruit or whole sweet veggies is my new calling. I think we are all sweet enough already 🙂
After trying it, and seeing such a difference, it’s pretty easy to stay motivated as long as you can steer clear of too much temptation and still live a sweet life using more wholesome ingredients. I really feel you can accomplish both, so hopefully this recipe can inspire!
Tigernut flour is one of my favorite flours honestly, next to almond meal and coconut flour – it’s slightly sweet and nutty flavor (though it’s not a nut, it’s a tuber!) is really comforting. It makes for a soft muffin, the almond meal adds a little more density and the arrowroot powder, baking powder and baking soda help puff it up more. With all gluten-free muffins, to get it to puff up more into a muffin-shape vs. staying flat, I use a little scooper, pile the mixture high and shape it a little with a spatula. Works like a charm.
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14 comments
I followed the recipe but didn’t use a hand or stand mixer. My “batter” was pretty dry but I moved forward. Mine didn’t rise and did not hold together well. I used coconut flour instead of almond flour and sunflower butter instead of tahini so there’s that. Any ideas?
Yes, thoughts are these substitutions made it dry. Coconut flour absorbs liquid much more and can dry out, sunflower butter is usually thicker than tahini which is thinner. If you try the recipe as-is, you’d have a better result.
I LOVE these muffins! I always double the recipe to get 12 muffins, omit the vinegar and instead add water. I sweeten them with powdered monk fruit and they come out tasting a lot like graham crackers. Thanks for the recipe!
Awesome thanks so much for sharing!
I made these and they are very delicious! Thank you. I’m needing to keep track of everything I eat for health purposes – About how many calories is one muffin?
Great! So happy you enjoyed it, you can use a free tool like myfitnesspal.ccom for macro info.
Will this recipe work without the tahini or almond butter?
You would need some kind of nut/seed butter for best results.
What will be a good substitute for the almond meal?
You can try more tigernut flour or any other nut/seed meal.
Thank you for the wonderful recipe, which made 7 muffins for me. I like the coconut notes and the delicate crumb of these muffins.
Wonderful, Monica. So happy to hear that!! 🙂
Beautiful! I always just use the natural fruit to sweeten (usually pureed too to act as the "egg") and I LOVE tigernut flour! The texture is lovely!
I’m so into this idea of using only fruit to sweeten, and especially with summer on the way and all these amazing naturally sweet fruits coming available. Tigernut flour is such a good ingredient! I’ve used it for biscotti and it worked perfectly, but never in something soft and pillowy like a muffin – can’t wait to try your recipe Alison!