Gluten-free Almond Flour Pumpkin Muffins

These gluten-free Almond Flour Pumpkin Muffins are a delicious sweet treat, incredibly moist and fluffy, and taste a bit like pumpkin pie. These paleo muffins are easy to make and are topped with chocolate chips for extra goodness.

Muffins have now become a staple snack at our home. My girls love them. I love to make muffins with almond flour, which makes them healthier too!

Almond flour is also an easy way to add protein to your diet. The gluten-free pumpkin muffins are so light, fluffy, and low on carbs. So, it becomes a guilt-free and gluten-free snack.

If you love pumpkin, don’t forget to check out roasted pumpkin soup, mashed pumpkin curry, and pumpkin feta salad recipes.

Ingredients

The recipe has just a few ingredients:

Almond flour: I prefer almond flour made from blanched almonds for this recipe. Almond flour is finely ground and is a gluten-free substitute for baking. I generally avoid using almond meal as it can result in grainy muffins.

Pumpkin puree: You can use canned or homemade pumpkin puree.

Pumpkin spice: This spice blend adds that signature pumpkin taste to the muffins.

Eggs: They should be at room temperature while mixing in the flour.

Sugar: I added white granulated sugar. You can replace it with an equal amount of agave, maple syrup, or honey if following a paleo diet.

Vanilla: that mixes easily with the spice and pumpkin.

Baking soda – Makes the muffins fluffy!

Chocolate chips: These are optional but always delicious.

How to Make?

• Before you start mixing in all the ingredients, pre-heat the oven to 350°F (177°C).
• Line a 12-count muffin pan with liners.
• In a bowl, add the dry ingredients – Almond flour, pumpkin spice, a pinch of salt, and baking soda. Mix well.
• Then take another large bowl, and add the pumpkin puree and the eggs, oil, vanilla, and maple syrup.
• Combine and blend all the ingredients till they become fluffy.
• Next, add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients.
• Stir them all together until they are well combined. Make sure that you don’t overmix the batter.

• Finally, add half of the chocolate chips to the batter and gently fold them. I used dark chocolate chips; you can use the ones you prefer.
• Now take the muffin pan and spoon the batter evenly into each liner.
• Top every muffin with a few chocolate chips.

• Bake the muffins in the preheated oven for 20-22 minutes.
• You can use a toothpick to test whether the center of the muffins is done.

• Just insert the toothpick in the muffin’s center; if it comes out clean, your muffins are ready.
• Remove them from the pan and let them cool completely before you serve them.

Here is my little one, completely engrossed in the muffins.

Tips for Perfect Almond Flour Pumpkin Muffins

• Use almond flour to make the muffins.
• I have used avocado oil, but you can use other neutral oils too.
• You can use nuts like pecans, walnuts, or chopped almonds instead of chocolate chips.
• It is best to have all of the ingredients at room temperature.
• Do not overmix the wet and dry ingredients once combined.
• You can use an ice cream scoop to fill an equal measure of batter in the muffin pan.

Paleo Pumpkin Muffins

Skip the chocolate chips or use paleo-friendly brands.

Keto Pumpkin Muffins

I am not an expert on keto sugars; however, here is a great resource you can use for maple syrup conversion. Skip the chocolate chips. All other ingredients in this recipe are keto-friendly. 

Common Questions

I hope you enjoy these Almond Flour Pumpkin Muffins as much as I do.

You might also enjoy my other muffin recipes.

• Banana Flaxseed Muffins
• Almond Flour Banana Muffins
• Almond Flour Blueberry Muffins
• Healthy Carrot Muffins
• Whole Wheat Pumpkin Oatmeal Muffins