Hello, friend. I must confess: I don’t believe in OMG ANTIOXIDANT SUPERFOODS too much. I believe that some foods are more full than others of the things that make us healthy and happy, yes. These foods come “packaged” in skin and shells and scales, they have roots and rinds, ripeness and rottenness.
But! Sometimes it’s such fun to play with the buzzwords, to write a recipe crammed with as many delicious natural ingredients as possible that are also included in the “antioxidant superfood” lists (such as they are). Grassfed butter, pastured eggs, cinnamon, turmeric (don’t forget the black pepper, because curcumin loves piperine like peanut butter loves jelly!) and cacao. Blueberries, walnuts, and ginger. With a list of ingredients like that, is it any wonder that these happy, berry-packed, citrus spiked, warmly-spiced, nutty-crunchy little superfood muffins were the result?
Now, blueberry muffins are not the totally-super-unique-snowflake kind of thing to post on a food blog, but these are not your average, everyday blueberry muffins. With a drizzle of coconut cream and a dollop of honeyed goji compote, my first thought when I tasted these was not so much superfood muffins as superhero muffins. These fight crime (all that tummy-friendly grain-free, dairy-free goodness) plus look good doing it. Okay, the analogy is a stretch but if Wonder Woman ate breakfast it would be one of these and a black coffee, to go.
It’s key to go all-in with flavor-forward things when undertaking more health-centric, grain-free baking. The spices, the vanilla, the fruit, the toppings: they all work together in a dance of delicious. If I’m paleo-izing/healthy-fying something to bake, I double-down on the vanilla, use spices and citrus zest with abandon, and reach for flavorful grassfed butter as a general rule. Lastly, stirring the batter with a light touch until everything is just incorporated is key for a nice texture. You could apply that principle to any muffin recipe, but it’s especially important here in a finicky grain-free situation. So let’s get to it. Antioxidant superfood muffins, or more like your basic blueberry muffins taken for the ride of their lives.
- 1¼ cup almond flour
- ¾ cup arrowroot flour
- ½ cup walnuts
- 2 tbsp coconut flour
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- Pinch of salt
- ¼ cup grassfed butter, softened
- ¼ cup honey
- 4 eggs
- 2 tbsp orange zest
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1¼ cup blueberries
- 2 tbsp cacao nibs (optional)
- Preheat the oven to 350° F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin and set aside.
- Pulse the almond flour, arrowroot flour, walnuts, coconut flour, cinnamon, baking soda, turmeric, black pepper, ginger and salt until combined.
- Add the butter, honey, eggs, orange zest and vanilla extract, and then pulse until combined and the walnuts are coarsely ground.
- Stir in the optional cacao nibs and blueberries. Mix in two tablespoons of water to loosen the batter slightly, then spoon into the muffin cups.
- Cook in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, then allow the muffins to come to room temperature in the pan before serving.
The Comments
Real Food with Dana
Wow, girl! You definitely have a way with words when it comes to describing your recipes. My mouth is watering! I’m not usually one to follow all the “SUPERFOODS OMG!” stuff like you said, but I love your idea of superhero muffins, haha! Great idea to add the turmeric in there too. Pinning these for sure!
Grok Grub
Real Food with DanaThanks, Dana! I love putting turmeric in baked goods… such a warm color and taste.
Erin
These sound so good! Can’t wait to try them
Emily @ Recipes to Nourish
These look so yummy! I love that you added orange zest – such a lovely flavor with blueberries.
Tash
You always make such beautiful food! These muffins look like a perfect addition to my fiance’s lunches! I love the idea of turmeric in there too! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Grok Grub
TashThese were so good I had to freeze them to stop myself eating most of the batch!
Vanessa
You weren’t kidding when you called these superfood muffins!! These guys are packed with awesome ingredients!!
Grok Grub
VanessaMaybe went a tad over the top, but superfoods are so fun!
Krystal
Oh yes please!! Do you deliver?? The ingredient list alone gets me excited !!
Grok Grub
KrystalYour excuse to come to San Francisco!
Megan Stevens
These look fantastic– I love the inclusion of arrowroot, cocoa nibs, butter– oh! Walnuts. So many favorites.
Grok Grub
Megan StevensI just packed it with everything I love, glad you’re a fan too. 🙂
Daja @The Provision Room
I am cooking for my mother-in-law who is doing a grain-free keto thing for healing cancer. These look like a nice treat!!! Pinning this!
Cathy
These sound delicious but is there any substitute for the arrowroot flour please?
Grok Grub
CathyI would try a straight substitution of tapioca flour. It will make for a chewier muffin, however.
Susanne Runion
These look amazing. It is a really important point that you made about eating pepper with turmeric, they really are synergistic. I have been looking for something new for afternoon snacks and these look perfect. I also love that there isn’t a ton of honey or other sweeteners in them.
Grok Grub
Susanne RunionHaha, of course the nutritionist would catch the curcumin and piperine connection! 🙂
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Bethany
These look delicious!
Nóri | ingeniouscooking.com
Hi, these muffins sound amazing and all the ingredients are safe for me – it is a great day today. 🙂
Grok Grub
Nóri | ingeniouscooking.comI love it when that happens (have all the ingredients)!
Sylvie | Gourmande in the Kitchen
Love the idea of a superhero muffin! These are certainly packed with a plethora of amazing ingredients.
Miz Helen
These are awesome Muffins! Hope you are having a great week and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
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Alexa [fooduzzi.com]
LOVE this recipe idea! It’s so packed with wholesome ingredients…I am definitely going to give these a try! Pinned!
hailee
Would this still work if I omit the baking soda? Thanks for the recipe though!
Grok Grub
haileeThe recipe will still work, they just won’t rise as much. They’ll be a little denser…
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Amelia
These are splendid!! Not too sweet, great texture- just perfect. Couldn’t stop licking the batter 😛
Grok Grub
AmeliaFantastic! I haven’t made them in ages… I should again!
Christine
Favorite muffins I’ve made in a while — we all loved them. Didn’t have turmeric but can’t wait to use it next time. Thanks for the recipe!
Fresh Planet Flavor
ChristineGlad you enjoyed! Reminds me to make them again. 🙂
Esmeralda
I tried the muffins today. Really liked them. Where do i get the nutrition information on them?
Fresh Planet Flavor
EsmeraldaHello Esmeralda, I’ll be transitioning to a recipe format that outputs the nutrition information soon, stay tuned!
Susan
I made these with the tapioca substitution, because I needed something for a picnic pronto! They were great! I also used some vegan cultured butter I’d just made ( we have a lactose intolerant family member). I sprinkled turbinado sugar on top and used some maple syrup along with the honey in the muffins. They were great even though I had to chop up mixed larger berries to sub for some of the blueberries. You can’t go wrong with this recipe. I will try to make according to recipe one day….except for the butter. So delicious!
Fresh Planet Flavor
SusanThis is so great to hear! They sound so delicious; I’m glad the vegan butter worked out.