Almond flour is exactly what it sounds like, flour made from finely ground almonds! While it's most known for being the main ingredient in macaroons, almond flour is increasingly becoming a staple in healthy and gluten free baking. One of our most popular gluten free and low-carb flours, at Bob's Red Mill, we pride ourselves on the excellent flavor and quality of our Almond Flour. To make our almond flour, first whole blanched almonds are ground into a fine meal. This meal produces a nutty, unique flavor and texture that works to add moisture to baked goods. Aside from tasting delicious, almond flour is excellent for you. Nutritious and satisfying almond flour provides vitamin E, protein, fiber and healthy monounsaturated fats. Additionally, this mixture is also low in carbohydrates and gluten free. While there are many different ways to bake with almond flour, using it to make healthy muffins is by far one of our favorites!
For the perfect breakfast muffin, enjoy this Maple Bacon Pancake Muffin Recipe.
Another healthy flour-like product to keep on hand is rolled oats. When most think of oats, their first thought is oatmeal or an old-fashioned cereal. Known for being high in fiber, oats provide long-lasting energy to fuel you for the day ahead. Because of this, they're the perfect ingredient for breakfast muffins. Bob's Red Mill Old Fashioned Regular Rolled Oats are freshly milled from high-quality oats, a plant with origins in Asia. A real nutritional powerhouse loaded with dietary fiber and protein, there are so many ways to cook with oats. One of which is to use it as the flour base in your favorite muffin recipe. An oat-based muffin mix is ideal for making flavorful and healthy muffins that everyone visiting the dessert table will enjoy. Don't want to add whole oats to your muffin mix? Don't worry. If you'd prefer to use a fine oat flour rather than whole rolled oats, add your uncooked oats into a food processor and pulse them to create a fine flour. Additionally, any oat-based recipe can easily be made gluten free by using gluten free oats instead of regular ones.
Incorporate oats into classic banana muffins with this Banana Chocolate Oat Muffin Recipe.
Looking for a healthy alternative to table sugar? Try out raw honey! When it comes to honey, there are various flavor options, making it the perfect sweetener to add to any muffin recipe. From mildly flavored honey to a more intense syrup, where and what the honey is sourced from will drastically affect the overall taste. When using honey as a sweetener, we recommend getting familiar with the different kinds of local honey produced in your area. Once you've found your favorite, it's time to start adding it to your muffin mix. Packed full of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and enzymes, raw honey is a nutritional powerhouse. Additionally, purchasing local honey produced from flowers nearby can also help build up your immunity to allergens in the area. It's a win-win!
Want to make a muffin recipe that's both sweet and savory? Make these Honey and Thyme Gluten Free Cornbread Muffins.
One of the best natural sweeteners around is dates! The perfect way to satisfy your sweet tooth, dates are a naturally sweet treat that works well in a variety of recipes. An excellent alternative to sugar, dates are loaded with essential vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.
For a muffin recipe that can be made in under 5 minutes, make this Salted Date and Bran Mug Muffin.
Does your muffin recipe call for chocolate? Cocoa powder is the perfect way to add a chocolatey twist to your favorite desserts without loading it with artificial sweeteners and calories. Made by crushing cocoa beans and removing the fat, cocoa butter is a natural flavoring and sweetener that will take your muffins to the next level.
