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In 4th of Julys past, my dessert of choice has been a red, white and blue display made of vanilla cake topped with whipped cream and berries. YUM! But this 4th of July is different. This 4th of July is my first one while following the Paleo Diet. And rather than take the day “off” from Paleo, I decided to make a dessert that fit my Paleo needs by making a Paleo version of this cake.

It isn’t an exact version, though, it’s a spiced up cherry version!

4th of July Menu: Cherry-Vanilla Muffins w/ Whipped Cream & Berries (paleo, GF)| Perchance to Cook, www.perchancetocook.com

To start, I added LOTS of vanilla to this almond flour, coconut flour, banana, and apple sauce batter. I then put 2 tbs of the batter into each muffin tin.

And this is where these muffins get “spiced up”. 

I used a food processor to puree some fresh cherries and then put a layer of them in between layers of the batter.

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The result was a delicious cherry-vanilla muffin!

To be honest, I will be making these again and eating them plain like this because they were so delicious.

Cherries are my all-time favorite fruit. And cherry season always seems to pass by way to quickly.

4th of July Menu: Cherry-Vanilla Muffins w/ Whipped Cream & Berries (paleo, GF) | Perchance to Cook, www.perchancetocook.com

But in keeping with the 4th of July spirit, I took it a step further and made some coconut whipped cream.

I topped these cherry muffin bombs with some whipped cream, blueberries and strawberries. 

4th of July Menu: Cherry-Vanilla Muffins w/ Whipped Cream & Berries (paleo, GF)| Perchance to Cook, www.perchancetocook.com

Since the Texas heat melted these muffins in my attempt to photograph them, I decided to put them in the fridge and photograph them the next day. 

Sometimes paleo muffins get hard in the fridge, but these stayed moist!

I don’t know if it’s the apple sauce or the cherries, but it was a wonderful move because these truly taste great cold.

4th of July Menu: Cherry-Vanilla Muffins w/ Whipped Cream & Berries (paleo, GF)| Perchance to Cook, www.perchancetocook.com

I apologize for my lack of decorating skills, these guys just melted so quickly!

I also found it quite difficult to cut strawberries into flattering shapes. Like my attempt at fireworks and the American flag?

Skill or no skill, these red, white and blue muffins will be patriotic enough for any 4th of July event.

Decorating these could also be a fun craft for kids or anyone really. Who wouldn’t want to decorate muffins when the reward is eating them? 

4th of July Menu: Cherry-Vanilla Muffins w/ Whipped Cream & Berries (paleo, GF)| Perchance to Cook, www.perchancetocook.com

I sure enjoyed these muffins for breakfast on the porch before work today…

There’s nothing like eating muffins or cake for breakfast, especially when it is non-processed and Paleo! Enjoy!

4th of July Menu: Cherry-Vanilla Muffins w/ Whipped Cream & Berries (paleo, GF)| Perchance to Cook, www.perchancetocook.com
5 from 2 votes

July 4th Menu: Cherry-Vanilla Muffins with Whipped Cream and Berries (paleo, GF)

Servings: 12
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 30 minutes
Total: 40 minutes
Delicious cherry vanilla muffins topped in a coconut cream frosting and berries.

Ingredients 

For the Cherry Vanilla Muffins:

  • ¾ cup almond flour
  • ½ cup coconut flour, ( I like Nutiva Organic for quality and price)
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup honey
  • 2 Tbs vanilla
  • ½ cup canned coconut milk
  • 2 Tbs coconut oil, (melted)
  • 1/2 of a banana, , mashed (this was about 2 tbs)
  • 1/4 cup + 1 tbs of apple sauce, ( or one of those apple sauce cups)
  • a heaping 1/2 cup of ground cherries

To make the whipped coconut cream:

Strawberries and Blueberries for decorating

    Instructions 

    • Put a can of coconut cream in the fridge (should be there for 2 hours at least).
    • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
    • Line a 12 cupcake pan with muffin tins.
    • In bowl 1, mix the almond flour, coconut flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set the bowl aside.
    • In bowl 2, mix the eggs, honey, vanilla, and coconut milk with an electric mixer until well mixed. Add the melted coconut oil to the bowl and mix with the electric mixer until well blended. Add the mashed banana and apple sauce to the bowl and mix with the electric mixer until well blended.
    • Put bowl 1 into bowl 2 and mix with an electric mixer.
    • Put 2 tbs of the batter into each muffin tin and flatten the batter with a spoon.
    • Put a 1 1/2 tsp of pureed cherries on top of the batter in each muffin tin.
    • Then put 1 tbs of the remaining batter on top of the cherry layer in each muffin tin.
    • Bake for 30 minutes.
    • Let the muffins cool completely before decorating.
    • While the muffins cool, make the whipped cream.
    • Take the canned cream out of the fridge and then put the cream, 1 tbs honey, 1 tbs maple syrup, and 1 tbs vanilla in a bowl and whip with an electric mixer until the mixture thickens and turns into whipped cream. Place the whipped cream in the fridge until ready to be used. If the cream isn’t whipping into a thick enough texture, I find that putting the bowl into the freezer for 10 minutes and whipping it again works.
    • Put some of the whipped coconut cream on each muffin and top with strawberries and blueberries.
    • Enjoy!

    Additional Info

    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
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    8 Comments

    1. Looks like a delicious recipe. Pinned to our “Healthy Desserts” Pinterest board, and look forward to trying it!5 stars