A flourless almond butter and jelly muffin that’s gluten-free, sugar-free, dairy-free, oil-free and whipped up in the blender in under 5 minutes flat.
Almond butter and jelly… is there any combination that’s more classic? Well, peanut butter and jelly, maybe, but you guys know how I feel about those lunatic legumes.
Lunatic? Really, Amanda?!? Ugh, sorry guys… my thesaurus failed me and I couldn’t find another word for ‘pesky’ that started with an ‘L’. But I digress. Back to the almond butter and jelly.
It’s one of my favourite combos, right up there with cheese and dough (read: pizza), cookies and [ice] cream, and chocolate and my face. I love it on toast; on rice cakes; on oatmeal; on spoons (true story); and now, on in muffins…
Let’s try that again… IN muffins…
Better. And these aren’t just any muffins… Nuh uh. they’re flourless, gluten-free, refined sugar-free, dairy-free, oil-free, blender muffins. Kind of a mouthful, eh? But a mouth full of deliciousness! Err. That was a bad one — sorry. But these muffins? They’re gooders.
My flourless muffins are probably some of my favourite recipes here on Spoons, and seeing as they also happen to be the ones that get the most pins and shares, I’m going to go ahead and assume that you guys like them too. And for good reason! Not only are they ridiculously quick and easy to whip up (with barely anything to clean up), but they just so happen to be pretty darn tasty… and made with ingredients that you can feel good about eating.
So the next time you get hit with a craving for an almond butter and jelly sandwich (or peanut butter and jelly if you swing that way), scrap the bread and take an extra 10 minutes to whip up a batch of these flourless almond butter and jelly muffins — I can pretty much guarantee that it’ll be love at first bite.
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Flourless Almond Butter and Jelly Muffins
- Total Time: 15 mins
- Yield: 9 muffins 1x
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (128 g) almond butter*
- 1 medium, ripe banana (100g or 1/2 cup)
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup (80 g) honey
- 1/2 cup (40 g) rolled oats
- 2 Tbsp (14 g) ground flaxseed
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 cup (60g) of your favourite jelly, divided*
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F (190C) and prepare a muffin pan by spraying 9 cavities with cooking spray. Set aside.
- Add all ingredients except for jam to a blender and blend on high until oats are broken down and batter is smooth and creamy.
- Use a greased tablespoon to spoon approximately 2 Tbsp (30 ml) of batter into the prepared muffin pan, filling each cavity about 1/3 of the way full. There should be enough to generously cover the bottom of the cavity.
- Add 1 to 1 1/2 tsp. of jam to the centre of each cavity before topping with another 2 Tbsp (30 ml) of batter, or until each cavity is 3/4 of the way full. You want to make sure that all of the jam is covered so that it doesn’t seep out and burn on the side of the pan.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, until the tops of your muffins are set and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Allow muffins to cool in pan for ~10 minutes before removing. Store in an air-tight container for up to a week.
Notes
* you can easily sub this with a different nut butter, or use a seed or soy nut butter to make these nut-free.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
Looking for more flourless muffins recipes? Try one of these!
Flourless Chocolate Chip Almond Butter Muffins
Flourless Double Chocolate Chip Muffins
Flourless Banana Bread Muffins
These look amazing! I eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich WAY too often…maybe these muffins will be slightly more sophisticated 🙂 I really want to make these today, but unfortunately, I’m out of honey. Could I substitute pure maple syrup or sorghum syrup for the honey?
These look amazing! I want to try for my GF hubby, but why can’t I find the actual recipe??
My apologies Lauren! I was experiencing some server issues which were interfering with my plugins, but it should be working now.
These are delicious! I just made them and my husband already devoured 2! Mine didn’t yield the same amount that yours did. I didn’t have enough to put 2 tbsp on top and bottom.
Wow!!!! Can I use two egg whites instead of the egg?
What an amazing and GENIUS recipe! Totally love it Amanda! And way to ROCK those photos. I wish I had about ten of these right now 🙂
How about lethal legumes? Thesaurus ain’t got nothing on me. 😉
That’s it… I’m coming to you the next time I’m short on words.
ALMOND BUTTER AND JELLY!! The best! I can’t think of a better food combo… am I weird if I say I like them with turkey/egg too??
These just look SO pretty. We have a pastry that is called ‘Berliner’ – it’s like a donut with jelly inside. It’s very heavy and sugary, so I guess I will just make these and pretend they are Berliners. Love it!
It’s us in muffin form! Love it and you!
YUUUUMMMMM I will never get old with how good you make healthier muffins look. And almond butter… LOVE. What I don’t love os much? How expensive the good ones are 😯 . And I go through them SO fast. One episode of Say Yes to the Dress on Netflix and I’m already halfway through one.. meh.
Great recipe, love!
Ugh I hear ya there, girl. One of these days I really will try making my own…
Wow, these look and sound delicious! I’ve been making healthy muffins with oats, but I hadn’t thought of fully replacing the flour with oats! Fabulous idea 🙂
Wow. I need to make these. Especially since I do love almond butter now 😉
You say peanut butter, I say I WANT SOME!
The fact that there are pockets of jelly poking out- lol, ignore me as I giggle like a twat. I’ve been in love with honey and butter so sorry.
Can’t hate ya since I love that combo too.
These look all kinds of good! Yum!
Can I use some kind of fruit in the middle instead of jam. Gave up refined sugars etc first of year?
You definitely could, Fran! I actually have a similar recipe that uses a homemade jam made from fruits – http://www.runningwithspoons.com/2015/04/20/strawberry-banana-oat-bars/ That one is strawberry, but you could replace it with any other berry as well. Or you could also shop around to see if you can find a jam that’s sweetened with fruit juice.