Everything You Need To Know About Tigernut Flour

There’s a new superfood set to take pride of place in your pantry. Tigernut flour.

Before you ask, yes – it is nut free. It’s paleo, grain-free and plant-based too, milled entirely from whole tiger nuts. For the unfamiliar, tiger nuts are marble-sized tubers – ancient root vegetables which grow in West Africa and some parts of Spain.

Naturally-sweet, with a subtle nuttiness – tiger nuts are packed with flavour, fibre and nutrients. It’s also quite low in calories – 20% lower in fact than even almond flour! Is it any wonder then that Strp’d‘ tigernut flour is our new go-to ingredient for healthier baking, especially as it can be replaced 1:1 for regular flour.

If you’re looking for inspiration to start using it, Strp’d have shared a too-good-to-be-true recipe for vegan Nutella muffins, baked with their tigernut flour. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 and 3/4 cups tigernut flour
2 tablespoons tapioca flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1 cup non-dairy milk of choice
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup raw maple syrup
1/3 cup avocado oil/coconut oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Nutella (to taste)

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 165ºC
Whisk the non-dairy milk and apple cider vinegar together and let it sit for a few minutes
Beat together the above mixture with all wet ingredients (maple syrup, coconut oil, vanilla) in a large bowl
In another bowl, mix all dry ingredients (tigernut flour, tapioca flour, baking powder, baking soda, sea salt) until no lumps remain
Combine wet and dry ingredients and mix until smooth
Fill muffin liners two thirds full and then swirl in nutella. Bake for 25-30 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean
Transfer to a cooking rack and cool completely before devouring

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