These low carb and paleo Apple Muffins with Bacon are so fluffy, moist, delicious, and they are a perfect make-ahead breakfast!
Guys, these muffins! I got this idea after making my apple bacon pancakes, and how much I loved them. The two flavors go together so well and I just love that combination of sweet and savory.
Paleo Apple Muffins with Bacon Recipe
While pancakes are amazing, I wanted something that I can make ahead of time since mornings are when I’m the most productive and I’d rather spend that time getting some work done than in the kitchen. Enter: these Paleo Apple Muffins with Bacon!
A Great Make-Ahead Breakfast or Snack!
These muffins can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week, and I’ve been just toasting them in the oven in the morning and eating them with eggs. SO delicious. They are even better with a slather of grass-fed butter on them, and it’s a great go-to snack as well.
This recipe makes 6 large muffins, but you can double the recipe for a standard 12-muffin pan. I actually highly recommend you do with these Paleo Apple Muffins because you won’t regret it if you do. There’s something so delightful when apple and bacon comes together, and I’m pretty sure we all need more of it in our lives… Right? Just go make these if you agree!
Paleo Apple Muffins with Bacon
Ingredients
- 4 slices of thick cut bacon, fat reserved
- 1 cup almond flour
- 2 tbsp coconut flour
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 1 tbsp bacon fat (or more coconut oil)
- 2 eggs, whisked
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1/2 apple, cored and shredded
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, and grease a muffin tin with coconut oil or line with muffin liners.
- In a skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon slices. Crumble the bacon and set aside the fat.
- In large mixing bowl, combine almond flour, coconut flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and sea salt.
- In a separate bowl, mix together coconut oil, bacon fat, eggs, and maple syrup.
- Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, and stir together.
- Fold in half of the bacon bits and shredded apple into the mix.
- Pour the batter evenly into the muffin tins to make 6 muffins.
- Top the muffins with the remaining bacon bits evenly.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean when you insert it into a muffin.
- Cool for at least 15 minutes before removing from muffin tin.
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Yes to the sweet and savory combo in these muffins! They would be INCREDIBLE for a quick easy breakfast accompanied by a cup of coffee 🙂
Thanks so much! They are a lifesaver on busy mornings.
Ummm this is genius Jean! Love this! I can’t wait to make them!
Thanks so much, Renee! Hope you like them. 🙂
Apple and bacon with a touch of cinnamon, these sound absolutely addicting!
Apple bacon and maple syrup, these look incredibly yummy. Have you tried freezing them?
Yes! I just take them out of the freezer the night before eating them and then toast them before eating. It freezes really well!
DID SOMEONE SAY BACON?! Haha, so I’m not too in to muffins but man you add bacon to anything and I want to shove it in my face hole.
Haha, I know. Bacon on everything!
Wow! Apple Bacon Muffins?! This is such an awesome flavor combo! Love that sweet and savory, so perfect.
These muffins must be SO GOOD ! I need this for my breakfast the coming week !! YUM !!
These muffins would be great for a lunch or snack option. Love it!
I can’t wait to get in on some of this sweet and salty goodness. Thanks for sharing.
You had me at bacon. Love it in baked goods. What a delicious muffin, perfect for breakfast.
Wow! What a combination something I would. Ever imagine to be a tasty combo but that’s why I browse your blog for great ideas!!!
Pure genius! Enough said.
I love everything about this recipe! Bacon . . . check. Apples … check. Muffin . .. check!
can’t wait to try your recipes…will be making bread today for sure
Absolutely amazing. It’s hard to find kid friendly paleo breakfasts and my son loves these!
Thanks so much!! So glad you like them, and it’s a bonus when kids do too! <3
These are so easy to make and they come out moist and delicious! I did wind up substituting sweet rice flour for the coconut flour and 2/3 of the oil was sunflower since I was nearly out of coconut oil. I’m happy the substitutions caused no problem with the final result.
Yay! SO glad it worked out with the changes.