Paleo Chocolate Chip Pecan Pie Muffins {Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, No Refined Sugar}

Paleo Chocolate Chip Pecan Pie Muffins. All the flavors you love from pecan pie in a muffin with a pecan crumble topping. Gluten-free, dairy-free and no refined sugar.

One of my favorite holiday desserts is pecan pie. I love the salty pecans and ooey, gooey brown sugar filling. I also like to switch it up and add chocolate chips to my pecan pie – well, because chocolate makes everything better.

My husband and I are trying to follow a Paleo diet to see if it will help improve some of our health issues. Paleo simply means gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free and no refined sugar. So I have been experimenting with more Paleo recipes. Paleo grain-free baking is different than gluten-free baking, especially the texture. The texture of almond flour is much denser than baking with rice flour.

I love how moist these Paleo chocolate chip pecan muffins turned out. The addition of the chopped dates mimics the flavor of the brown sugar filling of a pecan pie. What makes these muffins over the top is the pecan crumble topping. I promise if you close your eyes while eating these muffins you would swear that you were eating pecan pie!

I plan to bake these ahead of time and serve them for breakfast during the holidays. These muffins are not just for breakfast but are just sweet enough to be served as dessert. I am also planning on bringing them to a Thanksgiving party.

Recipe inspired by Paleo Pecan Muffins by Jay’s Baking Me Crazy.

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Paleo Chocolate Chip Pecan Pie Muffins

Paleo Chocolate Chip Pecan Pie Muffins. All the flavors you love from pecan pie in a muffin with a pecan crumble topping. Gluten-free, dairy-free and no refined sugar.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Servings 12 muffins

Author Audrey

Ingredients

Muffins:

• 2 cups of almond flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon gluten-free baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil melted
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup dairy-free chocolate chips I like Enjoy Life Foods
• 1/4 cup chopped dates
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Topping:

• 5 tablespoons almond flour
• 2 tablespoons chopped pecans diced
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• pinch of salt
• 3 tablespoons coconut sugar
• 2 tablespoons  coconut oil melted

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large bowl mix together eggs, maple syrup, cinnamon and pure vanilla extract.
3. Add almond flour, salt and baking soda to the wet ingredients. Mix until fully combined.
4. Add chocolate chips, chopped pecans and dates to batter until fully combined.
5. Scoop batter into a lined muffin pan. The batter will be thick. (I like to use an ice cream scoop.)
6. Combine all the topping ingredients in a small bowl. Stir until fully combined.
7. Sprinkle a tablespoon of the topping on each muffin.
8. Bake for 25 minutes.
9. Allow to cool before serving.
10. Store in an airtight container.
11. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Mama says, "Check all of your labels!"

Recipe inspired by Paleo Pecan Muffins by Jay's Baking Me Crazy.