Gluten Free Apple Muffins
Delicious gluten free apple cinnamon muffins with a crumbly streusel topping! You’ll love the flavor and moist texture of these fluffy muffins. Perfect for any occasion!
Fluffy, moist apple muffins – easy to make, has the perfect crumble for over top, and are perfect for baking any time of the year! You can serve them up as a dessert or grab-n-go snack.
Even though these muffins are gluten-free friendly, they do not sacrifice taste or texture. So it’s a win-win situation!
Extra Tips to Remember
Our favorite GF flour blend: After quite a few tests, we have found that the best flour for baking (when needing a 1:1 all-purpose flour ratio swap) is bob’s redmill 1:1 gluten free flour! It is a blend of different flour ingredients that help it react almost identically to all-purpose flour. Thus making it our top choice for gluten free baking!
Natural sweeteners: this recipe calls for brown sugar, but we also enjoy baking with unrefined sugar like coconut sugar. It responds identically to brown sugar in baking but is natural and has a lower glycemic index than other table sugars.
How to Freeze & Store Muffins
Keep leftovers fresh: store muffins in a ziplock bag and keep at room temperature for 3-5 days or refrigerate to keep fresh longer.
Freezing instructions: cool muffins completely, then place in freezer-friendly ziplock bags and freeze for 1-2 months. When ready to eat, thaw and reheat in microwave for 15 seconds or until warm.
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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:
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Preheat Oven to 350Line a 12-cup muffin pan with muffin cups or a tiny bit of melted coconut oil
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Using a large bowl, beat together the melted butter, applesauce, eggs, almond milk, brown sugar, and vanilla.
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In a separate bowl, mix together the remaining dry ingredients. Then add the liquid mixture and stir well.
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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.
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Remove muffins from oven and cool on a rack. Best served warm! Enjoy! 🙂
Streusel Topping:
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Combine the GF Flour, Brown Sugar, and white sugar together in a small bowl.
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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 🙂