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Grain-Free Mini Matcha Muffins

07/17/2013
Tiny muffin with bigi matcha flavor!

Mini Matcha Muffins (Grain/Dairy-Free, Paleo) | Fresh Planet Flavor

I was tempted to title this post “Baking with Constraints”. I made a trip to the grocery store solely for the specialty items in this recipe. . . but I forgot to ensure the pantry was stocked with two Paleo staples: baking soda and coconut oil! So, if you notice the lack of leavening agent aside from eggs, now you know the sad, forgetful truth. 

I don’t know from where in my subconscious the idea to make mini matcha muffins surfaced. The recipe owes a heavy debt of gratitude to these almond flour mini matcha muffins. Maybe I saw the photo long ago and stored it away the the back of my brain for future use? In any case, these were born on a whim, and while tea-spiked baked goods may not be for everyone, they make quite the talking point. One note on the olive oil: I regularly avoid using it in baking because of its distinctive taste (welcome in a salad but not in a cookie, in my opinion) but it works wonderfully here with the grassy flavor of the tea. Take my advice and don’t trade it for coconut oil. You’ll see what I mean.

Grain-Free Mini Matcha Muffins
 
Recipe Type: Snack
Author: Fresh Planet Flavor
Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 30 mins
Total time: 50 mins
Serves: 16
Smaller things are always cuter, and these little muffins are especially adorable. Lightly sweet, with the bitterness of dark chocolate and the crunch of pistachios to balance the tang of the matcha tea.
Ingredients
  • Muffins
  • 2 cups almond flour
  • 1/4 cup coconut flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons <a href=”http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DDT116M/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00DDT116M&linkCode=as2&tag=grokgrcom-20&linkId=RI6SEASAGVZEWKS2″>matcha green tea powder</a><img src=”http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=grokgrcom-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00DDT116M” width=”1″ height=”1″ border=”0″ alt=”” style=”border:none !important; margin:0px !important;” />
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • Topping
  • 4 ounces dark chocolate
  • 3/4 cup shelled pistachios
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a mini muffin pan, set aside.
  2. Combine the almond flour, coconut flour, salt and matcha tea powder in a medium mixing bowl.
  3. Whisk the eggs, honey, olive oil and orange juice together, then gradually beat into the dry mixture.
  4. Spoon into the muffin cups, then bake in the pre-heated oven for 20 minutes (or until a tester comes out clean).
  5. For the topping, melt the chocolate in a microwave (approximately 1:15 minutes) or over a double boiler until smooth. While it melts, dice the pistachios.
  6. Once the chocolate is melted, dip the tines of a fork into it and drizzle over the tops of the cooled muffins.
  7. Sprinkle the pistachios over the chocolate before it hardens, then let it cool.
 
Notes
I used a 24-cup mini muffins pan, put this could potentially be made in a full size muffin tin. Just extend the cooking time and keep an eye on them to make sure they cook without burning.
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  • Candace Cee
    07/18/2013

    Hi, You didn’t say anything about the pistachios. Is that all that is on top, crunched up? How do they stick on?

    Reply
    • Rachel
      Candace Cee
      07/19/2013

      There’s melted unsweetened chocolate, then pistachios roughly chopped and sprinkled on top. If you add the chopped pistachios immediately after drizzling the chocolate, they stick to it an become embedded when it hardens. I’ll add notes above to make this clear. 🙂

      Reply
  • Twinkle
    07/19/2013

    Should the chocolate be melted with coconut oil for the drizzle?

    Reply
    • Rachel
      Twinkle
      07/19/2013

      The chocolate is actually just melted by itself and streaked on top. I’ll up date the recipe with instructions above!

      Reply
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    09/25/2013

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  • Anna
    02/25/2014

    Thank you for he recipe. Suggestion for orange juice substitute?

    Reply
    • Rachel
      Anna
      02/26/2014

      Anna, I’d sub almond milk for the orange juice and add a tad more honey than the 1/4 cup originally called for. Good luck!

      Reply
    • Rachel
      Anna
      02/26/2014

      Or try pomegranate juice!

      Reply
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  • Lisa | Mummy Made.It
    08/29/2014

    I love the mini-ness of this recipes. I wouldn’t feel bad eating twice as many!

    Reply
  • Wendy
    09/30/2014

    What kind of olive oil? Extra virgin or light?

    Reply
    • Grok Grub
      Wendy
      09/30/2014

      I think any type would work, honestly.

      Reply
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  • gloria
    09/01/2015

    Hi: I forgot to add the orange juice and they came out on the dry side. I will try and re-do the recipe. If I add one more egg will it be more moist?

    Reply
    • Grok Grub
      gloria
      09/02/2015

      Yep, I think so! Let me know how it goes…

      Reply
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  • Jean
    09/13/2016

    Did you separate the eggs and beat the egg whites to add separately?

    Reply
    • Fresh Planet Flavor
      Jean
      09/13/2016

      For this recipe I beat the yolks together with the whites.

      Reply
  • Austin Dix
    02/08/2017

    Can you sub coconut flour with more almond flour or a different type of flour?

    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Fresh Planet Flavor
      Austin Dix
      02/09/2017

      Unfortunately, no. Coconut flour is extremely absorbent, and the rest of the ingredients would have to changed if another flour was to be substituted.

      Reply
  • Deb
    04/23/2017

    Delicious muffins – just wanted to say for anyone interested, that you can substitute milk (of any kind) for the orange juice.

    Reply
    • Fresh Planet Flavor
      Deb
      04/24/2017

      Nice! Haven’t tried that, thanks for the tip.

      Reply

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