Gluten Free Apple Muffins Recipe
Gluten Free Apple Muffins – Loaded with juicy apples and fragrant cinnamon, these apple muffins are made with gluten-free oats and almond flour, and have a moist and tender crumb. Absolutely delicious!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
These gluten-free apple muffins are made with slices of fresh apples and have a savory cinnamon flavor. They’re perfect for breakfast or an afternoon snack. They’re so good!
Notes on Ingredients
All you need to make these gluten-free apple muffins are a few simple ingredients from the grocery store. For best results, there are a few important notes on ingredients you should keep in mind.
- gluten-free rolled oats – Soak the dry oats in warm water. Press the oats into a strainer to squeeze out any remaining water. Make sure that you drain them well so that the batter doesn’t get too wet.
- apples – Grated. You may substitute diced or chopped apples. Make sure to drain the apples so that the batter doesn’t get too wet. The best way to do this is to roll them in a piece of parchment paper and squeeze the juice out of them.
- almond flour – May substitute another gluten-free flour like coconut flour or oat flour. See this handy Guide to Gluten-Free Flours by Minimalist Baker.
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil – May substitute another type of cooking oil like, avocado oil, melted coconut oil, or vegetable oil.
How to Make Apple Muffins
- Preheat and Prep. Preheat oven to 350℉. Spray a muffin pan with nonstick spray or use paper liners.
- Soak and Drain Oats. Cover the oats with warm water and soak for 5 minutes, then drain them and set aside.
- Combine Dry Ingredients. In a large bowl, sift together almond flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and ground nutmeg, and set the flour mixture aside.
- Combine Wet Ingredients. In a small bowl,whisk together the eggs, extra virgin olive oil, honey, and vanilla, until combined.
- Combine Dry and Wet Ingredients. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix well.
Then add the oats and 4 cups of grated apples (drained). Mix it all together with an electric mixer.Press into patties on the tray
- Bake Muffins. Scoop the muffin batter into the prepared muffin pan
Bake at 350℉ for 25 minutes or until the tops of the muffins are set.
Allow the apple muffins to cool for 10 minutes in the muffin pan before transferring them to a cooling rack.
Serving Suggestions
Apple Muffins make the perfect fall breakfast or afternoon snack served hot right out of the oven. They’re great for meal prep and are a super easy quick breakfast treat. Just toss one in your lunch bag straight from the freezer and it’ll thaw and be ready to eat in 30 minutes or whenever you get that craving!
