Goodness, folks, here we are at the next to the last day of March Muffin Madness (MMM) recipes. It’s all gone by so fast but here’s today’s marvelous recipe, Paleo Butternut Squash Muffins. As this recipe is paleo, that also means that it’s a gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, and refined sugar-free recipe. Today’s recipe also includes a unique ingredient, a type of flour, which might be new to you.
So you’ll want to read on to learn more about these muffins and the paleo ingredients used in them and check out today’s daily prizes (there are a bunch!). See the whole lineup of bloggers, blogs, and muffin recipes here.
Fearless Dining
My friend Sandi of Fearless Dining is the creator of these beautiful Paleo Butternut Squash Muffins. She creates lovely, delicious recipes and she’s a prolific recipe creator!
More Gluten-Free Muffin Recipes (and More) from Fearless Dining That You Should Check Out
~ Cheddar Herb Muffins (featured in the last MMM event)
~ Easy Paleo Healthy Strawberry Muffins
~ 7-Layer/Magic Bars: (Caramel Magic Bars, Gingerbread 7-Layer Bars, Peppermint 7-Layer Bars, Pumpkin 7-Layer/ Magic Bars)
~ Edible Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Paleo Butternut Squash Muffins Recipe
Sandi says: “I have been experimenting a lot with tigernut flour and other paleo flours because we are trying to take more grains out of our diet. These sweet Paleo Butternut Squash muffins make a deliciously nutritious breakfast or snack.”
Sandi added that her daughter liked these super healthy muffins. Score! We all need family approval for our recipes, right? Especially when we’re making changes that up the “health quotient” of our recipes.
Paleo Butternut Squash Muffins
Sandi says: “I have been experimenting a lot with tigernut flour and other paleo flours because we are trying to take more grains out of our diet. These sweet Paleo Butternut Squash muffins make a deliciously nutritious breakfast or snack.”
Ingredients
Batter Ingredients
- 1 cup pureed butternut squash (I use canned organic because it is super smooth and creamy, not lumpy)
- 1/3 cup walnut oil or avocado oil
- 1/3 So Delicious coconut milk beverage
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
- 1/2 cup tigernut flour
- 1/2 cup arrowroot powder/flour
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Topping Ingredient (Optional)
- 1/3 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
- Add wet ingredients to a bowl and mix well.
- Add the dry ingredients to a bowl and whisk to blend.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix gently. Don't overmix these too much or your muffins won't be light and fluffy.
- Sprinkle coconut on top, if desired.
- Bake for about 25 to 30 minutes.
Notes
Reminder: Don't overmix these too much or your muffins won't be light and fluffy.
Shirley's note: The folks at Tigernuts USA say that tigernut flour can be substituted for regular flour and gluten-free all-purpose flour mix one for one so if you don't have tigernut flour, you can most likely substitute gluten-free all-purpose flour mix for the tigernut flour in this recipe for an equally delicious non-paleo version.
Today’s Giveaway
Update: All the giveaways are now closed. Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all who participated!
~ Cookbooks:
~ Down South Paleo: Delectable Southern Recipes Adapted for Gluten-free, Paleo Eaters by Jennifer Robins (2 winners, co-sponsored by Jennifer Robins and gfe)
Jennifer Robins (Predominantly Paleo) is one of the most creative paleo recipe creators ever. She really did write a whole bestselling book of recipes re-creating Southern classics to be paleo. They’re exactly the recipes you’d expect, too—or Jennifer’s version, which is always much better! Some of the recipes include: Mama’s Fried Chicken (shown on cover below), Southern Fried Chicken and Waffles, Corned Beef Hash with Brown Gravy, Paleo Pecan Waffles, Lump Crab Hushpuppies, Lemon Pepper Fried Okra, Rodeo Funnel Cakes, Chicken Fried Steak, Soulful Collard Greens, and Deep South Fried Pickles. (Incidentally, you can find the giveaway for Jennifer’s other three cookbooks—just in case, you missed them—here and here.)
~ The Everyday Ketogenic Kitchen: With More than 150 Inspirational Low-Carb, High-Fat Recipes to Maximize Your Health by Carolyn Ketchum (2 winners, co-sponsored by Victory Belt Publishing and gfe)
As promised, here’s Carolyn Ketchum’s (All Day I Dream About Food) first bestselling cookbook (Carolyn’s newest cookbook, Easy Keto Meals, was part of yesterday’s daily giveaway.) Carolyn is another person who adopted low-carb, keto eating for therapeutic healing—specifically, a diabetes diagnosis. Initially, it was gestational diabetes, which disappeared and then reappeared and “stuck around,” as Carolyn says. Carolyn is a little different from some low-carb, keto followers in that although she makes fabulous main dishes, salads, and sides, she also excels at incredible desserts that work for this way of living. Maybe that’s why this cookbook gets all 5-star reviews on Amazon and raves that use words like “masterpiece”!
~ Keto Comfort Foods: Family Favorite Recipes Made Low-Carb and Healthy by Maria Emmerich (3 winners, co-sponsored by Victory Belt Publishing and gfe)
No matter what diet/healthy lifestyle we’re following, we will always want comfort foods. Whatever comfort foods that come to mind, you’ll find a recipe for them in Maria Emmerich’s (Keto Adapted) highly praised book. I was drawn to a recipe that’s a new take on a classic, Tiramisu Muffins. I’m sure that doesn’t surprise any of you who are following March Muffin Madness!
Use Amazon’s “Look Inside” feature to peek inside all these fantastic cookbooks!
~ Baking/Cooking Ingredient:
~ Tigernut Flour, 1 lb (1 winner, sponsored by gfe) (Note: Brand name may vary depending upon availability at time of prize award.)
Despite what you’d think by the name, Tigernut flour (also called Tiger Nut Flour and Tiger Nuts flour) is a grain-free, nut-free flour. It’s made from what are called tiger nuts, which are actually tubers (tiny tubers, unlike other tubers, such as potatoes) that are full of slightly sweet, nutty-tasting fiber.
Grand Prize Giveaway
See all 10 prizes here. Shown are the top six prizes (per monetary value—they’re all tops in my opinion). Again, this giveaway is open to everyone, everywhere!
Originally published April 9, 2018; updated November 28, 2021.
Denise M says
I would love the everyday ketogenic cookbook or the keto comfort foods. I personally am not a huge butternut squash fan but i love that i could get my kids to eat it with these muffins
Kristen says
Down South Paleo looks delish!
Tom H. says
Interesting way to use butternut squash! Thanks for the extra entry in the Blendtec giveaway, as well.
Cheryl k says
They all look great but I’d pick the Down South Paleo recipe book since everything is gluten free in it.
Kathryn says
Tigernut flour is new to me – this recipe looks really different and good. You’ve picked another great one Shirley!
Tomoe says
Wow. I’m interested in tigernut flour now. Hope I can easily access to this amazing ingredient. All cookbooks look great to me.
Colleen M says
Would love to have the opportunity to be a winner of the cookbooks or the flour. I have never tried Tigernut flour. I am intrigued by this new flour. The butternut squash muffins sounds delish!
Charlotte Moore says
Would love to win the Everyday Ketogenic Cookbook.
Thanks for the chance to win.
Lauren says
I’ve never heard of Tigernut Flour so I guess I’d love to try that!
Dandi D says
I am intrigued and would love to try the tigernut flour!
Tanya says
Tigernut flour or the everyday ketogenic kitchen would be wonderful…they all look great. Going to try this one, too!
[email protected] A-Z Blog says
Shirley,
Tigernut flour is totally new to me. Being gluten free, this really excites me to find another healthy ingredient to use for baking- and now I have a recipe to try as well. The Butternut squash recipe sounds delicious!
Lisa says
Either of the Ketogenic cookbooks, please!
Tessa Simpson says
Keto cookbooks, tigernut flour!!! LOVE!! Sandi’s muffin sound SO good!!
Danabee says
Keto Comfort Foods or the Tigernut flour (??!!) both look great to me!
Brianna Wolin says
Keto comfort food sounds interesting!
Kristen says
I’ve never used this flour before! I’m excited to try it! I would love to win any of the items! Thank you!
Stephanie Lewis says
I’ve never used Tiger Nut Flour but have always wanted to try!
Suzanne R says
I have some butternut squash puree in the freezer now & I’d love to win the tigernut flour so that I can make these.
patricia says
I would just love to have Carolyn’s cookbook, The Everyday Ketogenic Kitchen. It is a wish book of mine!
Will have to try these muffins as I already have the tigernut flour
angela cole says
I would love to win the cookbook and have even more healthy and gluten free recipes to try!
Beverly Maiers says
I actually have some tigernut flour but it’s almost gone, so I would love to win that! This recipe looks really good. I think I can figure out how to substitute the almond flour and xanthum gum and I’ll be all set, it will be AIP compliant!
JAnis S says
Interesting recipe. At first I thought the squash was weird but pumpkin is a squash too andcwe use it in all kinds of foods!
Sharon says
The muffins look so good! I’d love to try the Tigernut Flour!
Kylie Sandover says
They look great Sandi! 🙂
I haven’t tried tigernut flour before, it would be fun experimenting with it. The cookbook also looks great too.
Tamara Oliveiro says
I always wondered if there was a way to use a butternut squash that would be tasty. This would probably do it.
Georgina says
Keto comfort foods book looks like a great deal to me!
Nancy says
I’ve never tried cooking with tigernut flour before, sounds like something I need to check out.
Great selection of prizes,
April J Harris says
What an amazing event March Muffin Madness is! I particularly like this recipe as butternut squash is a real favourite of mine. Sandi is such a wonderful cook, and as you know, Shirley, she is a lovely person too. I often meet up with her on our frequent trips to California.Like your wonderful blog, Gluten Free Easily, Fearless Dining and Grandma’s Recipes Made Gluten Free are resources I always recommend to people who are gluten free, and especially to those who have just been diagnosed with celiac disease. Thank you for sharing this post at the Hearth and Soul Link Party. I’ve just shared it on the H&S Facebook page. Hope you are having a wonderful week!
Bookmom says
These are in the oven as I type- but nowhere does it say how long to bake them for?!
Shirley Braden says
Hi Bookmom–Welcome to gfe! So sorry about that missing info. I’ve added it now. How long did you end up baking your muffins? I sure hope they turned out great for you!
Shirley