Gluten Free Apple-Cinnamon Streusel Muffins
Fluffy, moist gluten free apple cinnamon muffins – easy to make, has the perfect crumble for over top, and are perfect for baking any time of the year! They’re perfect for dessert or to have as a little bit of a sweeter breakfast. A muffin recipe that will surprise you with how much they taste like regular muffins.
I am absolutely in love with this transition to Fall. I am “that person” that is baking, lighting pumpkin candles, going to every local fair, shopping for fall clothes too early and hanging out cafes every crisp night drinking pumpkin spice, cinnamon spice latte’s (or ANYTHING spice) and soaking up everything that is Fall! Anyone with me?
And so what brought me to these muffins is I’m big on baking a ton at this time of the year (aren’t we all?) so I reallllllyyy wanted to just try and see if it was possible to make the recipes I love at Fall time into gluten free ones. And to my surprise: IT WORKED! Please do yourself a favor and make these and get yo-self into the spirit! I promise there will be more Fall baking recipes to come! I can’t stop. 🙂
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Gluten Free Apple-Cinnamon Streusel Muffins
Soft & fluffy gluten free apple muffins served with a delicious cinnamon streusel. So yummy and perfect for baking any time of the year!
Ingredients
Muffins:
- 2 1/2 cups gluten free flour (See notes for more info on this)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder use gluten free if you have an allergy
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup almond milk
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
Streusel Topping:
- 3 tbsp gluten free flour
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tbsp melted unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp white sugar
Instructions
Muffins:
- Preheat Oven to 350Line a 12-cup muffin pan with muffin cups or a tiny bit of melted coconut oil
Using a large bowl, beat together the melted butter, applesauce, eggs, almond milk, brown sugar, and vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the remaining dry ingredients. Then add the liquid mixture and stir well.
- Divide up the batter among the muffin cups, I used an ice cream scooper for even measurements. Add struesel topping (instructions beloand place in oven for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in a muffin comes out clean.
- Remove muffins from oven and cool on a rack. Best served warm! Enjoy! 🙂
Streusel Topping:
- Combine the GF Flour, Brown Sugar, and white sugar together in a small bowl.
- Add melted butter to the mixture. Using a fork, sift ingredients together till it's turned into a crumble. Sprinkle over muffin batter right before placing muffins in oven.
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Hello! I am trying to make these for a brunch and am wondering how much maple syrup should be in the recipe. The instructions say “Using a large bowl, beat together the oil, applesauce, eggs, almond milk, brown sugar, vanilla and maple syrup;” however, I don’t see the amount of maple syrup in the ingredient list. Please help! Thx!
Hi Lydia! So sorry about that, it’s 1/4 cup maple syrup! I will change that. 🙂
These are delish! I did not have applesauce, so I instead cut up three apples into small cubes and incorporated them into the mix. Since I did not have the liquid which would come from using applesauce, I had to add a little more milk. The cubes of apple added a very nice element to the muffins. I love these! I am about to make another batch! 5 stars! 🙂
Thank you Destin! I’m so glad you enjoyed them 🙂