Gluten Free Coconut and Almond Flour Muffins with Coconut Pastry Cream
These gluten free muffins hold the perfect blend of coconut and almond flavors by replacing all-purpose flour with a combination of coconut and almond flours. They are festive and tasty making them the perfect gluten free treat for birthdays and/or other festive occasions.
Ingredients
Muffins:
- 2 large eggs
- 2 1/2 tablespoons white sugar
- 2 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1/2 cup coconut flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut shredded
- 1 cup milk
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
Pastry Cream:
- 2 cups unsweetened coconut milk
- 3 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1/4 cup white chocolate
- White Chocolate or Dark Chocolate shavings for garnish if desired
Instructions
- Preheat the oven 400°F.
- In a large mixing bowl, add 2 eggs and brown and white sugar. Mix by hand or with a stand mixer until creamed.
- Add milk, vegetable oil, olive oil, shredded coconut, and almond flour. Combine well.
- Add coconut flour, slowly, three tablespoons at a time. Combine. If the mixture seems too wet, you can add two to three more tablespoons coconut flour.
- Add baking powder, combine.
- Place cupcake liners into the muffin cups. Evenly distribute batter into the cups.
- Bake 30-35 minutes or until they are golden brown.
- While the muffins are baking, prepare pastry cream.
- In a large saucepan, add egg yolks, sugar, cornstarch, and coconut milk. Stir to combine and cook over low heat stirring constantly until mixture thickens, approximately 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat. Add coconut oil and white chocolate. Mix to combine.
- Cool the pastry cream 10-15 minutes. Whip 4-5 minutes. This will make the pastry cream creamier.
- Completely cool the pastry cream and muffins.
- Add cream mixture to a pastry bag and carefully pipe a small amount into the muffins and then pipe on top to frost.
- Garnish the top of muffins with white or dark chocolate shavings if desired.
- Enjoy!
Disclaimer
Some parts of recipe maybe AI-generated.
Nutrition
Calories: 363kcal (18%)Carbohydrates: 29g (10%)Protein: 6g (12%)Fat: 26g (40%)Saturated Fat: 15g (94%)Polyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 83mg (28%)Sodium: 202mg (9%)Potassium: 184mg (5%)Fiber: 4g (17%)Sugar: 19g (21%)Vitamin A: 144IU (3%)Vitamin C: 1mg (1%)Calcium: 159mg (16%)Iron: 2mg (11%)
