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These lemon coconut blueberry macadamia nut muffins came about when I needed something sweet and dessert-like to fill a craving one day. These muffins are full of flavor, and each blueberry is a little burst of sweetness. There is no added sugar in this recipe, only the natural sweetness that is present in the coconut cream concentrate and the blueberries. Slightly crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, make these a delicious sweet treat that won’t derail whatever style of eating you’re following!

As many of you know, I embarked on a healing journey back on August 1st to help with thyroid and adrenal fatigue issues, as well as to hopefully lose weight and get my body into better shape, both physically and emotionally. Things have been very easy, yet at the same time, things have been super hard.

One of the hardest things for me is giving up sweet treats. As part of my healing, I eliminated all grains, gluten, dairy, legumes, and sugar (even stevia) from my diet, starting August 1st. I also started cutting back on my carbohydrates because my carb intake had gotten out of control, and I knew it was greatly affecting me (and not in a good way).

These muffins evolved from a need to fill that void left by the reduction of carbs and sweets. For those of you who do count carbs, according to my calculation, these will contain around 7 grams of carbs per muffin. Now, that will depend on the size of the muffin tins that you use, so if you’re concerned, you could do the calculations based on what your ingredients say. Rough counts are all I really care about.

I can’t take full credit for the muffin base of this recipe. I was inspired by my friend Patty’s recipe for her coconut butter sandwich bread. I have made countless loaves of this bread, and one day, I thought that I wanted to try something different. I started looking through my available ingredients, and lemons, blueberries, and macadamia nuts all jumped out at me. Patty is the author of the Loving Our Guts blog and if you haven’t tried her bread recipe yet, I strongly encourage you to! It’s amazing!

Quick note about “coconut cream concentrate” and “coconut butter” since I get asked this all the time.

Whenever I refer to those two terms in my recipes, it means the product that is super finely ground coconut meat, which has a consistency similar to nut butter. It’s not referring to coconut milk or coconut cream (the liquid beverage-type products), and it’s not referring to those vegan “butters” that often use coconut oil in them.

You cannot substitute dairy butter for coconut butter, nor can you substitute coconut oil for coconut butter.

Please read this post, where I discuss all the differences between coconut products in an effort to clear up the confusion that is circulating around the Web.

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Lemon Coconut Blueberry Macadamia Nut Muffins (Dairy, Sugar, Grain, and Gluten-Free)

Lemon Blueberry Macadamia Nut Muffins

Yield: Makes approx 12-16 muffins
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes

These muffins are full of flavor, and each blueberry is a little burst of sweetness. There is no added sugar in this recipe, only the natural sweetness that is present in the coconut cream concentrate and the blueberries.

Ingredients

Instructions

    1. Preheat your oven to 325 and either grease your muffin pans with coconut oil or use unbleached muffin liners. If you use the paper liners, I recommend brushing the inside of them with some coconut oil as well.
    2. In a food processor, blender, or mixer (the food processor works best, in my opinion), combine the eggs, coconut cream concentrate, macadamia nut oil, baking soda, and sea salt until smooth and completely combined.
    3. With the food processor running, add the lemon juice and the lemon zest.
    4. Pour batter into a bowl and mix the blueberries and chopped macadamia nuts in by hand. If you’re using fresh blueberries, take care not to crush them as you stir.
    5. Pour or scoop the batter into the muffin tins filling each about 3/4 full.
    6. Bake at 325 for 35-45 minutes, or until the tops of the muffins are golden brown, and a toothpick comes out clean.
    7. Serve warm or cool. Tastes great both ways. For extra deliciousness, top with grass-fed butter or ghee. 
    8. Store in an airtight container in the fridge or freezer.

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Cuisine: Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Grain-Free / Category: Desserts, Sweet Treats, & Baked Goods

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