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These Paleo Orange Cranberry Muffins are delicious gluten-free, grain-free, and dairy-free muffins that are bursting with fresh orange and cranberry flavors. They come together quickly and take less than 30 minutes to make!
‘Tis the month for holiday baking and my kitchen has been getting A LOT of use lately. I’ve got several recipes that I am very excited to share, starting with these Paleo Orange Cranberry Muffins.
These muffins are moist, delicious, and bursting with fresh orange and cranberry flavors! They are also gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free and Paleo. Holiday baking for the win!
Why I love these muffins:
- The combination of orange and cranberry reminds of me of the holidays.
- They are made with fresh cranberries. Check out my pear cranberry crisp if you love baking with fresh cranberries.
- They are naturally sweetened with maple syrup.
- They have the perfect combination of tart and sweet.
- They come together in less than 30 minutes.
- These healthy cranberry orange muffins are gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, and Paleo.
Recipe Ingredients:
- almond flour- blanched almond flour works best for baking because it is more refined.
- tapioca flour– this balances out the almond flour to create a better muffin texture.
- coconut flour– this is also used to make a good gluten-free muffin texture.
- cinnamon– I always use Ceylon cinnamon in my baking because of its great taste.
- baking soda– this helps the muffins rise.
- salt
- fresh cranberries– using fresh cranberries gives these muffins such a great cranberry flavor.
- eggs– these help to bind the muffins together.
- maple syrup– a natural sweetener that is used to replace any refined sugars.
- orange juice– fresh squeezed is best but feel free to use store bought as well.
- extra light olive oil– this is used to replace butter in this recipe.
- orange zest– the more zest the better orange flavor!
How to make this recipe:
- Mix the dry ingredients together.
- this includes the almond flour, tapioca flour, coconut flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt.
- Add the fresh cranberries to the bowl and mix them in.
- In another bowl mix the wet ingredients together.
- this includes the eggs, maple syrup, orange juice, olive oil, and orange zest.
- Combine the wet and dry ingredients together.
- Pour the batter into the muffin tins.
- Bake!
Tips and Tricks
- Use a zester to get the orange zest. I’ve tried every which way to zest an orange and a zester like this works best.
- Grease your muffin tins in advance so they don’t stick to the pan.
- Let the batter sit for a few minutes so the flours can absorb fully. This usually helps the texture of muffins when using alternative flours like coconut flour.
How to serve them:
- With jam or fresh cranberry sauce on top.
- Slathered in butter or whipped cream.
- On their own, with a cup of tea or coffee.
- With a side of fruit as a nice snack.
- With these candied orange peels on top.
How to store them:
In an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Other festive muffin recipes you may enjoy:
Gluten-Free Paleo Sticky Toffee Pudding Muffins
Paleo Gluten-Free Apple Crumb Muffins
Did you try this recipe? Please leave me a ⭐ review below!
Paleo Orange Cranberry Muffins (Gluten-Free, Grain-free, Dairy-free)
Moist and delicious gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free and Paleo muffins that are bursting with fresh orange and cranberry flavors!
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1 cup tapioca flour
- 2 Tbs coconut flour
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
- 2 extra large eggs
- ½ cup maple syrup
- 3/4 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
- 1/4 cup extra light olive oil
- 1 tsp orange zest
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Combine the almond flour, tapioca flour, coconut flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl and mix. Add the cranberries to the bowl and mix.
- In another bowl, add the eggs, maple syrup, orange juice, olive oil and orange zest and whisk everything together.
- Then, pour the wet ingredients into the bowl of to dry ingredients and mix with a fork until everything is blended.
- Grease your muffin tins with oil ( I used an olive oil spray ). Pour the batter into the greased muffin tins. They each should be about ¾ of the way full.
- Bake for about 15-20 mins, until lightly browned and firm to the touch. I only baked mine for 16 minutes and that was plenty.
Notes
- * Use a zester to get the orange zest. I’ve tried every which way to zest an orange and a zester like this works best.
- * Grease your muffin tins in advance so they don’t stick to the pan.
- * Let the batter sit for a few minutes so the flours can absorb fully. This usually helps the texture of muffins when using alternative flours like coconut flour.
Nutrition
Calories: 127kcalCarbohydrates: 15.8gProtein: 2gFat: 6.5g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Can I use white rice flour instead of the almond flour?
I have never tried it. I don’t know if it would work at a 1:1 ratio. Let me know if you try it.
Hello,, can. I used coconut oil
Yes you can. Make sure you measure it in it’s melted state.
These taste amazing. You followed the recipe exact. Mine turned out gummy. Any suggestions?
It may be too much tapioca flour. I would make sure you didn’t pack the measuring cup and instead lightly added the flour to the measuring cup and leveled it off with a knife.
These are truly delicious! Took no time to make. Thanks for a great recipe.
I’m happy to hear it! I love this recipe 🙂
I LOVE cranberry-orange anything. These muffins looks amazing!
I’m wondering if there is a substitute for the tapioca?
Do you have arrowroot powder? You can use that instead. I found that this article has good tips https://tastessence.com/tapioca-flour-substitute 🙂
Perfect flavors anytime. Just made these using frozen cranberries. Substituted Date Lady syrup for the maple syrup and unsweetened applesauce for the extra light olive oil. Delicious.
I need to try date syrup; I keep hearing about it! Glad to know using applesauce worked great as well. 🙂
Beautiful Muffins and you’re absolutely right, cranberry and orange are the perfect flavors for the holidays.
Orange and cranberry is such a delicious winter combination! And so pretty, too – it’s so nice to get a pop of (natural) color this time of year when produce tends to be pretty scarce.
I agree about orange and cranberry! The flavors go so well, and they do remind me of holidays! Very festive.
Orange and cranberry are such a wonderful combination! I’m with you…nothing beats warm muffins–or bread–straight out of the oven. To me, waiting is absolutely the hardest part