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78 Easy Cassava Flour Recipes (Gluten Free, Paleo)

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Cassava flour is one of the best grain free baking flours. You can make everything from cassava flour breads to muffins, cassava cookies and cupcakes. In this post, browse through a collection of easy cassava flour recipes. They're all gluten free, dairy free and paleo friendly.

Vegan cassava flour muffins on wire cooling rack.

Have you tried baking with cassava flour yet?

It is one of my favorite paleo friendly flours. Which should be obvious, as I have a huge collection of cassava flour recipes on my blog.

Cassava flour is naturally grain free and gluten free, allergy friendly and great for baking. You can also use it in savory dishes or to thicken sauces.

Cassava flour comes from from the cassava (or yuca) root.  The cassava root is peeled, dried and ground to make cassava flour. It is white in color, dense and has a fairly neutral taste and smell, similar to wheat flour. If you want to learn more about it, then take a look at my cassava flour guide, where I go into all things cassava.

Bag of cassava flour.

I've been baking with cassava flour for over a decade, so I have a lot of experience with it. Cassava flour can be tricky to work with if you aren't familiar with it, which is why I share the recipes I do. You can get great results without all the trial and error I've gone through 🙂

So with that, here are the best paleo cassava flour recipes:

Cassava Flour Breads and Bagels

Cassava flour is great for making breads, bagels, biscuits and rolls. You can make them sweet, like a chocolate banana bread, or savory like my rosemary cassava bread.

Cassava Flour Muffins

If cassava flour is good for making bread, then you know it's going to be great for muffins too! My absolute favorite cassava muffins are my carrot cassava muffins, but the blueberry muffins are up there too!

Cassava Flour Cookies

During the holidays, baking cookies with cassava flour is my favorite! My kids and I love decorating cassava flour sugar cookies, or making biscotti to share with friends.

Savory Recipes with Cassava Flour

While baking is my favorite pastime, I'm always cooking meals for my family. These are some of our favorite savory dishes that use cassava flour. The homemade chicken nuggets are a kid favorite and my husband and I adore the lemon pepper meatballs.

Cassava Flour Cakes and Cupcakes

I find muffins and breads a lot easier to bake than cakes and cupcakes, but these are some of my tried and true cassava flour cake recipes. They're my go-to for birthday parties or family celebrations.

Easy Dessert Recipes with Cassava Flour

If you're looking for some delicious desserts that use cassava flour, then don't miss out on my blackberry crumb bars or cassava flour cinnamon rolls.

Cassava Flour Pancakes and Waffles

I frequently make cassava flour pancakes and waffles for breakfast. The kids love my cassava flour waffles, while I'm partial to the pumpkin pancakes.

FAQ

What is cassava flour?

Cassava flour comes from from the cassava (or yuca) root.  The cassava root is peeled, dried and ground to make cassava flour. It is white in color, dense and has a fairly neutral taste and smell, similar to wheat flour.

Cassava flour is gluten free, grain free and paleo friendly. It also works well as a 1:1 substitution (by weight) for wheat flour and many gluten free baking mixes.

Is cassava flour the same as tapioca flour?

Now, it’s important not to confuse cassava flour with tapioca flour/starch.  Yes, they both come from the cassava root, but they are very different.  

Tapioca is the extracted starch of the cassava root.  Whereas, cassava flour comes from the whole cassava root.  They serve very different purposes in baking and cooking and are not interchangeable in most recipes.

Is cassava flour gluten free?

Yes! Cassava flour is gluten free and works well in gluten free baked goods.

Is cassava flour paleo?

Cassava flour is a paleo friendly flour and can be used to make many sweet or savory recipes.

What's the best substitute for cassava flour?

The best substitute for cassava flour is all purpose flour or a gluten free flour blend. If swapping another flour for cassava flour, be sure to measure by weight, as cassava flour is quite heavy.

Where to buy cassava flour?

Cassava flour is sold in many health food stores, or stores with a dedicated health food section. You can also find it online. Otto's sells cassava flour on their website (along with other cassava flour baking mixes) and you can also find it on Amazon.

What's the best brand of cassava flour?

My favorite brand of cassava flour is Otto’s Cassava Flour.  They have the highest quality cassava flour and it works better for paleo baking than any other brand I’ve tried. 

Otto’s Cassava Flour peels, dries and then finely grinds their cassava into a reliable flour.  They also ensure that every batch is free of the top 8 allergens.
Some other brands have a gritty flour texture (not optimal for baking), don't use organic farming practices and many don't test their batches for allergen contamination. Otto's may be a little more expensive, but it's worth the extra cost.

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  1. Barbara Harrison

    Thank you! I’ve made the Rosemary bread, pumpkin muffins, and pancakes so far. All delish! I’ve been paleo since 2016, always missing bread items and cheating on and off. No more cheating now!! I saw you in an issue of Boise magazine and you’ve been a lifesaver lol

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    • Katie

      Ah yay! Thank you so much for sharing that! It's nice to "meet" someone else who eats primarily Paleo that is from Boise. I'm always happy to take recipe requests if you have any 🙂

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  2. Sada

    Hi there,
    The link to the Rosemary bread and pumpkin muffins did not work. Anything you can fix?

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    • Katie

      Hi! I just checked the links and they are working. Perhaps try again?

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  3. Ingrid

    I am dying to try these recipes given that they are gluten free and I have issues when I eat tooo many carbs but I love carbs. Are the items created light and fluffy or dense? I ask this question because the bread and muffins in the pictures look very dense. I will try the recipes regardless. Thanks for sharing.

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    • Katie

      Hi! Most of my baking is moist and dense - that just happens to be what I prefer.

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  4. Roberta

    Is cassava flour 1:1 exchange for AP flour? I would like to simply swap AP for cassava in my favorite recipes but I am new to baking wheat free

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    • Katie

      Hi! In many recipes cassava flour works as a 1:1 substitution by weight for all purpose flour. It's best to measure with a kitchen scale.

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  5. Deborah Embry

    Not sure if it’s supposed to be a dough or a batter. It was a thick dough, so I added a little water but it is still more like a dough not a batter. I just put it in the oven
    We will see...

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  6. Valerie

    As someone who is autoimmune and have seen changes in my gut and digestion since being diagnosed in 2017, I am looking forward to trying a lot of these recipes!!

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    • Katie

      I hope you find some you love!

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  7. Lee

    The pumpkin muffins are amazing! I found the double batch to be much better than the single, unsure why. Can’t wait to try the other recipes!

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  8. Karen Fleck

    Thank you sooooo much for your recipes. It's hard to find good casava flour recipes. This is so appreciated!

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    • Katie

      You're so welcome 🙂 I love baking with cassava flour - hope you find some recipes you enjoy!

      Reply

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