My husband’s favourite dessert is pecan pie. Sweet + sticky pecan pie, loaded with sugary goodness. This muffin recipe was my “happy-medium” solution – and now his favourite muffin, this recipe for Pecan Chestnut Flour Muffins.
Gluten free chestnut flour gives a subtle sweetness and nuttiness to these delicious muffins. Packed full of fibre and warm spices, they are our new family favourite.
I impulsively bought chestnut flour at the shop recently – I had NO idea what to do with it, but I love love love chestnuts, so figured that I would probably fall in love with chestnuts. After a lot of googling, and testing, I think it might be a regular purchase for me.
Chestnut flour is lightly sweet and nutty in taste. It’s a gluten free flour, so it needs something to help it bind (like all those eggs), but it makes these muffins feel like a treat. Yogurt helps these stay moist (ew) and light, you can use plain greek or non-dairy yogurt. Nutritionally, chestnut flour is packed with fibre, making these a great afternoon pick-me up.
Looking for more muffin recipes? Check out more below:
#chestnut #glutenfree #muffin #pecan #muffinrecipe #glutenfreebaking #glutenfree #muffinrecipe
Pecan Chestnut Muffins
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Servings: 12 muffins
Ingredients
- 1 cup chestnut flour 75g
- ¼ cup coconut flour 30g
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- Pinch salt
- 4 eggs
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil (60 ml)
- ¼ cup yogurt (60 ml)
- ¼ cup maple syrup (60 ml)
- ½ tsp freshly grated ginger
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/3 cup chopped pitted dates (45 g)
- 1/3 cup pecans, chopped (55 g)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Line a muffin tin with liners, or grease generously with coconut oil.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together chestnut flour, coconut flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt until no lumps remain.
- In a medium bowl, combine eggs, coconut oil, yogurt, maple syrup, vanilla and freshly grated ginger.
- Add wet ingredients to dry. Fold in pecans and dates.
- Scoop batter into muffin liners.
- Bake 20 – 25 min, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
#chestnutflour #glutenfree #muffin #pecan