Pumpkin Muffins using Pork Rind Flour

Pumpkin Muffins with Pork Rind Flour

It is the Pumpkin time of years I thought I would try making Pumpkin Muffins.
I am extremely carb sensitive, so instead of using nut flours, I used crushed pork rinds, or – as I call it – Pork Rind flour.

Pork Rind Flour:

To make Pork Rind Flour, put pork rinds into a food processor. Process until a find dust or flour is made.

I made the muffins in paper muffin liners and they did stick to the liners. Next time I will either use silicone muffin tins or liners or foil liners. I prefer not to use silicone due to not knowing if any toxins leach out into the food.

Sweeteners:

You can use any keto approved granulated sweetener you like. I cannot tolerate any product with erythritol so my sweetener of choice is Xylitol. You can use Swerve if you can tolerate erythritol.

Dairy:

Since we are pretty much dairy free, I used coconut milk in the recipe. I did not have coconut cream, or I would have used that. You can use any dairy free milk substitute.

Measurements:

When I bake, I like to measure my ingredients by weight in grams so I have included both weight and cup measurements.

Recipe:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Ingredients:

1/2 cup (46 grams) pork rind flour
1/4 cup (55 grams) Xylitol
4 drops liquid stevia
1/4 cup coconut milk
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp maple flavoring
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp pumpkin spice (I used Trader Joe’s)
1/8 tsp salt
2 eggs

In a small bowl combine Pork Rind flour, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, and salt.

In a medium/large mixing bowl, combine eggs and coconut milk. Add Xylitol and mix until sweetener has dissolved. Add pumpkin puree, vanilla and maple flavoring, and liquid stevia.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix well.

Fill lined muffin tins 3/4 full (or use silicone muffin tins or foil liners).

Bake 25 minutes.

Finished Product – Muffins!

Nutritional Information:

For the whole batch:
Ingredient                  Calories            Fat           Protein            Carbs
Pork Rind Flour         185                   11.4          20.8                   0
Eggs                             140                   10 1           2                        0
Coconut Mild            110                     11             1                          1
Pumpkin Puree         50                     0               10                       1

Total:                        380                   27.9            43.8                   2

Your macros may be different depending on the ingredients you use.

Per Muffin I made 7 muffins

54                        3.9 (4)           6.25                 .3

As you can see – using Pork Rind Flour makes this an extremely low carb treat.
I did not add in the carbs from the sweetener since it is a sugar alcohol.

Enjoy!