Name: Peaches and Cream Muffins with Cinnamon Almond Streusel
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 2 cups fine almond flour; 1/2 cup tapioca starch; 1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 Teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/2 Teaspoon sea salt; 2 Teaspoons baking powder, see notes; 3 cups chopped peaches, 1/2″ chunks, from 3-4 regular sized peaches; 1/2 cup maple syrup, I used Grade A amber; 2 eggs; 1/4 cup melted ghee, or salted butter, or coconut oil for dairy free; 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract; 1/2 Teaspoon almond extract; 1/2 cup almond flour; 1 Teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 cup sliced almonds, not toasted; pinch of sea salt; 3-4 Tablespoons maple syrup; 5 Tablespoons coconut butter; 1 Tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice; 1 Tablespoon maple syrup; 2-4 Tablespoons water, add as needed to create the right consistency

Description

Sweet juicy peaches baked into a summery perfection of a muffin, topped with cinnamon almond streusel, and a creamy glaze!

Ingredients

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2 cups fine almond flour

1/2 cup tapioca starch

1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon

1/2 Teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/2 Teaspoon sea salt

2 Teaspoons baking powder, see notes

3 cups chopped peaches, 1/2″ chunks, from 3-4 regular sized peaches

1/2 cup maple syrup, I used Grade A amber

2 eggs

1/4 cup melted ghee, or salted butter, or coconut oil for dairy free

1 Tablespoon vanilla extract

1/2 Teaspoon almond extract

Cinnamon Almond Streusel:

1/2 cup almond flour

1 Teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 cup sliced almonds, not toasted

pinch of sea salt

3–4 Tablespoons maple syrup

Glaze:

5 Tablespoons coconut butter

1 Tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice

1 Tablespoon maple syrup

2–4 Tablespoons water, add as needed to create the right consistency

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350ºF and place 12 muffin liners into the cups.

In a medium sized bowl, mix together the almond flour, tapioca starch, cinnamon, nutmeg, sea salt, and baking powder until combined. Fold in the chopped peaches being careful not to crush them.

Add the maple syrup, eggs, ghee/butter/coconut oil, vanilla and almond extracts. Mix just to combine taking care with the peaches.

Portion the batter evenly into the 12 muffin cup liners.

In a separate small bowl, mix together all the ingredients for the streusel. Evenly top the muffins with the streusel. Bake the muffins until they’re puffed in the middle, and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean, about 20-25 minutes.

Cool the muffins for 10-15 minutes before carefully removing them from the muffin tin to a cooling rack.

For the glaze, melt the coconut butter in a small saucepan over low heat. When the coconut butter has liquified, whisk in the lemon juice and syrup. Then whisk in the water 1 tablespoon at a time until a glaze like consistency forms.

Drizzle the glaze over the muffins and enjoy!

If you have any leftovers they freeze well. You can defrost them on the counter overnight, then heat them briefly in the oven at 250ºF. Or place them straight from the freezer to the oven at 200ºF for around 10 minutes, then turn the oven off and let them set for another 20 minutes to completely thaw.

Notes

Baking powder can have all sorts of additives, and isn’t always gluten free or paleo. To be safe, you can make your own by mixing together 1 part baking soda to 2 parts cream of tartar, and use the mixture right away.

Prep Time: 20
Cook Time: 25 minutes