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keto and gluten-free muffin

Keto Cranberry Pistachio Muffins

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These Keto Cranberry Pistachio Muffins are such a wonderful breakfast treat!  Super moist and delicious muffins bursting with fresh cranberries and nutty pistachio crunch found in each bite.  These gluten-free muffins are simple to make and with only a few basic ingredients you’ll have an outrageous breakfast to brighten up any dreary weather day!

  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 12 muffins 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 1/2 cups almond flour
  • 1/2 cup coconut flour
  • 1/4 whey
  • 1/2 cup sugar substitute
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup sour cream, room temperature
  • 3 eggs, room temperature
  • 4 tbsp cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup coconut oil
  • 1 cup cranberries, chopped
  • 1/2 cup pistachios, shelled, salted and chopped

Optional Topping:

  • erythritol sugar substitute

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.  Grease or line a 12 cup muffin pan and set it aside.
  2. In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients except for the cranberries and the pistachios and stir to combine.
  3. Fold in the diced cranberries and the pistachios.
  4. Evenly divide the muffin batter to each muffin well
  5. Stick a few extra diced cranberry on the top of each muffin for decoration and sprinkle with brown sugar substitute (if desire).
  6. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes or until the top of the muffin springs back when poked
  7. Allow cooling before removing the muffins from muffin well

Notes

  • if your pistachios are not salted, add about 1/8-1/4 tsp of salt to the recipe
  • if your cranberries are frozen, allow them to come to room temperature
  • I throw the cranberries and pistachios in my Vitamix for 15 seconds to dice them
  • Net carbs = 5.8 grams
  • each muffin is 80% fat which fits into a keto diet
  • Author: Cat
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Category: Breakfast, Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American, Fall, Holidays
  • Diet: Diabetic

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 muffin
  • Calories: 286
  • Sugar: 3
  • Fat: 25.5
  • Carbohydrates: 9.1
  • Fiber: 3.4
  • Protein: 8.5
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