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Easy & Delicious Gluten Free Apple Cinnamon Muffins
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Easy and Delicious Gluten Free Apple Cinnamon Muffins

These apple crisp muffins are gluten-free, and full of cinnamon flavor with pops of tender apple pieces. 
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Prep Time:15 minutes
Cook Time:10 minutes

Ingredients

Crumble

  • 2/3 cup gluten-free flour I use my blend or Arrowhead Mills
  • 3 tbsp. brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1/3 cup butter

Apple Filling

  • 2 cups apples shredded
  • 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp. nutmeg

Batter

  • 2 cups gluten-free flour
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp xanthan gum or guar gum omit if flour has a binder
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup avocado oil
  • 1/4 cup butter melted
  • 1/2 cup whole milk yogurt
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup
  • 1/3 cup whole milk
  • 1 tsp. vanilla

Instructions

  • Preheat and Prep: Preheat your oven to 375°F and line one muffin pan with parchment paper liners.
  • Dry Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the gluten-free flour, baking powder, baking soda, guar gum and salt.
  • Wet Ingredients: In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix together the eggs, dark brown sugar, maple syrup, yogurt, milk, and vanilla extract until well combined.
  • Combine Ingredients: Turn the mixer to low speed and gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, blending until the flour is fully incorporated.
  • Add Fats: With the mixer on medium-low speed, slowly add the melted butter and oil to the batter. Mix until the butter is fully incorporated, then turn off the mixer.
  • Mix-Ins: In a small bowl combine the shredded apples (I use my cheese grater to shred the apples), cinnamon and nutmeg until the apples are coated in cinnamon delight! Fold in the 2 cups of apples into the batter until evenly distributed.
  • Crumble: In another small bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Cube the butter, then using your fingers or a fork, cut the butter into the flour mixture.
  • Fill Muffin Tins: Using a scoop or spoon, fill each muffin cups about 3/4 of the way full with the muffin batter. Then sprinkle the brown sugar crumb atop the muffins.
  • Bake: Place the muffin pan into the preheated oven, and bake for 15 minutes, checking them at the 10-minute mark to avoid overbaking. The tops of the muffins should be slightly brown.
  • Cool and Enjoy: Once baked, remove the muffin tin from the oven and allow them to cool in the pan for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack or cooling rack to cool completely. Enjoy your delicious homemade muffins!
Servings: 12 muffins