Tired of eggs for keto breakfast? These Keto Banana Nut Muffins are so simple and delicious, your kids will love helping you make them on the weekends just as much as they’ll love helping you eat them!
Let’s just address the big banana in the room right off the bat. I would argue that actual bananas are not a great option for Keto. Why? Because, according to a quick Google search, one medium banana contains 27 grams of total carbs! Even if you took a banana and split it between several servings, that’s still more carbs that I’d like for a recipe!
That doesn’t mean I don’t love the flavor of bananas. Even my husband, Joe, loved the flavor, and he’s “allergic” to bananas (self-diagnosed).
*cough* he just dislikes them *cough*
This recipe uses banana extract to achieve that delicious banana-y taste. I was admittedly a bit skeptical at first, but it works! You can find it at any grocery store near the spices and things like vanilla extract, or you can buy it online.
There’s always a lot of chatter and debate over eating fruits on a ketogenic diet. I think knowledge about how many carbs is in the fruit you’re interested in and listening to how your body reacts are super important to figuring out what works for you. That said, if you’re looking for another fruity dish check out these amazing keto lemon bars!
Anyway, the recipe we’re focused on today is for these very moist (sorry if you hate that word, but they are!) and tasty muffins that are perfect for any time of day!
Keto Banana Nut Muffins
For this recipe we’re using a base of almond flour. I haven’t tried it with coconut flour, but I do believe with some tweaking that could work…the issue is, it’s not always an easy swap. So feel free to play around with it, and let me know the results!
We all know that Keto Breakfasts can be difficult, especially if you get tired of eggs easily… so if I were you I’d definitely bookmark this gem ASAP 🙂
Lately I’ve been working on more keto, kid-friendly recipes to help encourage kids who are a part of the low carb lifestyle to get in the kitchen with their parents to create yummy, and easy meals.
This recipe definitely fits the bill, and it has awesome macros! Here is the nutritional information per serving (1 muffin – makes 10 total), without adding the walnut crumble. I think the crumble adds a nice texture to the top of the muffins, but if you don’t want that on top, feel free to just add 3/4 cup walnuts to the batter! That’s what this info is based on:
Calories: 184
Total Carbs: 7g
Fiber: 3g
Net Carbs: 4g
Protein: 7g
Fat: 14g
and here’s the nutrition for each serving with the bells and whistles of the almond flour, chopped walnuts, butter, and erythritol on top:
Calories: 248
Total Carbs: 7g
Fiber: 3g
Net Carbs: 4g
Protein: 7g
Fat: 22g
Here’s a more in depth breakdown if you’re interested in seeing the nutritional information for all of the ingredients I used:
I hope you enjoy these delicious keto banana nut muffins!
Here’s how I made them!
PrintKeto Banana Nut Muffins
Tired of eggs for keto breakfast? These Keto Banana Nut Muffins are so simple and delicious, your kids will love helping you make them on the weekends just as much as they’ll love helping you eat them!
- Prep Time: 10 Minutes
- Cook Time: 20 Minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 10 Muffins
Ingredients
Muffin Battter
- 1 1/4 Cup almond flour (I use this)
- 1/2 Cup powdered erythritol (I use this)
- 2 tablespoons ground flax (feel free to omit if you don’t have it…it just adds a bit more depth to the flavors)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 5 tablespoon butter, melted
- 2 1/2 teaspoons banana extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 2 eggs
Walnut Crumble
- 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 tablespoon butter, cold and cut in 4 pieces
- 1 tablespoon almond flour
- 1 tablespoon powdered erythritol
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350
Prepare muffin tin with 10 paper liners, and set aside
In a large bowl, mix almond flour, erythritol (or preferred sweetener) flax, baking powder and cinnamon
Stir in butter, banana extract, vanilla extract, almond milk, and sour cream.
Add eggs to mixture and gently stir until fully combined.
Fill muffin tins about 1/2-3/4 full with mixture.
**If you need more accurate measurements, weigh the batter on a food scale and divide by 10. That will give you the grams of batter per cup.
Crumble Topping
Add walnuts, butter, and almond flour to food processor.
Pulse a few times until nuts are chopped into small pieces. If mixture seems too dry (sometimes some walnuts are softer than others) feel free to add another tablespoon of butter.
Sprinkle bits of the mixture evenly over batter and gently press down.
Sprinkle erythritol on top of crumble mixture.
Bake for 20 minutes or until golden and toothpick comes out clean. Let cool for at least 30 minutes, an hour or more if possible. This lets them firm up.
*If they seem to be cooking faster, take them out sooner to avoid burning. Alternatively, if they are still wet looking, return them to the oven for a few minutes keeping a close eye on them.
Notes
Please note that I am not a certified nutritionist. Any nutritional information that is discussed or disclosed in this post should only be seen as my best amateur estimates based on NET carbs. If nutrition is important to you, I highly encourage you to verify any data you see here with your favorite nutrition calculator.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Muffin
- Calories: 248 Calories
- Fat: 22g
- Carbohydrates: 7g Total, 4g Net
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 7g
Jerry says
Is it unsweetened almond milk that you use?
Sam says
That’s right!
Jane says
Do u have to use Banana extract? Could I just use bananas???
Sam says
Bananas are higher in carbs so I used banana extract, since I don’t eat bananas. I haven’t tried it with real mashed bananas.
Christy says
How should these be stored? They are amazing!
Sam says
I’d just keep them in a zip loc bag in the fridge! Glad you enjoyed them!!
Jeff says
I would love to know how you came up with 4 net carbs, I made them today and my net carbs were 9.3 per one muffin. I didnt even make the topping for them because they were so high in carbs.. well for me anyway(trying to stay under 20 net carbs for the day). Not knocking the recipe at all just very curious why there is such a difference in mine compared to yours. They tasted great btw!
Sam says
Hi there! I updated the post to give a more in-depth breakdown of nutrition. I’ll be doing this on all recipes in the future. Glad you enjoyed them!
Amber says
These muffins were so delicious!! They were moist and had such a great flavor. Thanks for the recipe!
★★★★★
Sam says
So glad you enjoyed them! 🙂
Stephanie says
Hi, would I be able to substitute sour cream with heavy cream ?
Sam says
I wouldn’t make that swap. I think it’ll really affect the texture and the firming up.
Becky says
Just made these. I have never” loved” a keto recipe before and I consider myself a connoisseur of banana nut muffins, so I approached this recipe with hope and and a good deal of skepticism. This recipe delivered a taste that would be hard to distinguish from the “real” thing. Thank you!
Sam says
That’s so kind of you to say! So glad you enjoyed it!
Kelly says
Do you think stevia would work instead?
Sam says
I think it probably would but I don’t personally like the taste of stevia so I wouldn’t be able to tell you how much to use, unfortunately
Jord says
My muffins never rised and cannot figure out why, they just caved in. Any guess why?
Sam says
hmm, I’m not sure. I haven’t had that issue with these before. Only thing I can think of is that maybe it was the baking powder. When was the last time you replaced it?
Christine says
I forgot almond milk at the store???? do you think coconut milk would work?
Sam says
Coconut milk shouldn’t be a problem at all! The only thing I’d expect it to do differently is add the coconutty flavor 🙂
Allison says
Would it be okay to use a granulated sweetener in the batter rather than a powdered sweetener? I hate erythritol but I haven’t seen a powdered monkfruit sweetener (which is what I prefer). I’m excited to try these because my son has been begging for banana bread.
Sam says
that should work fine!
Belinda T. says
I just made these tonight and they are delicious! I don’t know why, but I don’t get the banana taste coming through, which is odd because banana extract is strong. Oh well, I love them for the buttery muffins they are. Best keto muffins I’ve had so far. Thanks for the recipe!
★★★★★
Sam says
Hmm. Sometimes it tastes stronger the next day, hopefully that’s the case for yours too!
Staci says
I just made these and 💜💜💜💜💜💜 I’ve only been doing for 5 months and miss bananas 🍌 But this helped I even added a few Lilly chocolate chips I’m not a great cook but this was so easy THANK YOU !!!!!!
Jeannette Powers says
Omg this were just what I needed ty somuch
★★★★★
Jeannette Powers says
Omg just made these and so delicious
★★★★★
arnielle says
Do i have to put sour cream can I substitute it with something else?
Sam says
I haven’t tried a substitute, but I have seen very low carb plain yogurts used in place of sour cream in similar recipes!
Callie says
I just stumbled across this recipe and made these for breakfast this morning! I used 1/4cup of monkfruit+erythritol, and 1/4cup full fat plain greek yogurt instead of the 1/2cup erythritol/1/4cup sour cream (because those are what I had on hand), and they were delicious 🙂 will definitely make again, though I might double the banana extract next time.