Paleo Pumpkin Muffins w/ Pecans and Orange Zest

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cup fine almond flour
• 1/4 cup coconut flour

  see notes for low FODMAP version
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 oranges

  zest from 1 1/2 oranges + 4 tablespoons juice
• 4 large eggs
• 3/4 cup canned pumpkin puree
• 5 tablespoons pure maple syrup
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

  plus 10 additional whole pecans for garnish
• coconut oil

  enough to grease paper muffin liners

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin tin with 10 paper muffin liners.
• 2 Mix together almond flour, coconut flour, salt, and baking soda in a medium-size
  bowl.
• 3 Zest 1 1/2 oranges with a zester. Be sure to avoid zesting the white pith which
  is very bitter.
• 4 Squeeze the oranges with a handheld juicer. You will need 4 tablespoons of
  juice.
• 5 In a separate large-size bowl, whisk eggs, pumpkin puree, maple syrup, orange
  zest, and orange juice.
• 6 Combine wet ingredients with dry ingredients, then stir in chopped pecans.
• 7 Spoon batter into muffin liners, then top each muffin with a pecan. Bake for
  23-25 minutes or until done. Let cool and enjoy your delicious muffins!

Nutrition Info