Gluten Free Apple Crumb Muffins
These Gluten Free Apple Muffins with a Crumble Topping are absolutely divine! They are lightly sweetened with coconut sugar with lots of chunky apple flavor.
This is the time of year when it’s all about seasonal ingredients like apples, pumpkins, and squashes. And, this recipe for Gluten-Free Apple Crumb Muffins is so perfect to celebrate the season.
The combination of the soft muffin center that is loaded with chunky apples and topped by a crisp and sweet crumble topping is one of my favorites. I hope you love this gluten-free muffin recipe too.
As written, this recipe is:
- gluten-free,
- grain-free using a flour like cassava flour,
- dairy-free using vegan butter,
- vegan-friendly using an egg replacer and vegan butter,
- and vegetarian.
Recipe Steps
Step One
The first step to making these muffins is to pre-heat your oven and spray a muffin with with non-stick cooking spray. Be sure to see the recipe card at the end of this post for the exact measurements.
Step Two
Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl, along with the chopped apples. You can use whatever type of fresh apple you like, but I prefer a sweet red apple like Fuji or Honeycrisp for these apple muffins.
Step Three
Then, add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir to combine. Divide the muffin batter between the muffin wells.
Step Four
Make the crumble topping in a small bowl by mixing together the butter or ghee, flour, cinnamon, and coconut sugar.
Step Five
Divide the crumble topping between the tops of all the muffins and then bake for 35 minutes. The muffins will turn a golden brown when they are finished cooking.
Step Six
Let the muffins cool for 5-10 minutes and then serve warm or at room temperature. The insides of the muffins will be moist from the chopped apples, but the outsides and top of the muffins will be crisp and golden brown.
FAQs
Yes, you can.
Yes, but I have not tested the recipe that way. The muffins may not rise as much as they normally do.
I used the Bob’s One To One Gluten Free Flour for this recipe.
Other Healthy Apple Recipes You Might Like
- Apple Cinnamon Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats
- Instant Pot Baked Apples
- Gluten-Free Apple Pie
- Instant Pot Cinnamon Raisin Applesauce
- Pear Apple Cobbler
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PrintGluten Free Apple Crumb Muffins
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 12 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
These Gluten Free Apple Muffins with a Crumble Topping are absolutely divine! They are lightly sweetened with coconut sugar with lots of chunky apple flavor.
Ingredients
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 1 1/2 cups gluten-free flour (for grain-free, use cassava flour)
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 cup chopped apples (from about 2 medium apples)
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 cup butter, ghee, or vegan butter, melted*
- 1/4 cup applesauce
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- For the crumble topping:
- 2 tablespoons butter, ghee, or vegan butter, melted
- 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon gluten-free flour
- 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon coconut sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F and lightly spray a muffin tin with the cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups of the flour, 1/2 cup of coconut sugar, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, baking powder, chopped apples, and sea salt. Stir to combine.
- Then, add to the mixing bowl the melted butter or ghee, applesauce, eggs, almond milk, and vanilla extract.
- Stir to combine and divide the mixture between 12 muffins wells.
- Then, in a small bowl, combine 2 tablespoons of melted ghee or butter, 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon of gluten-free flour, and 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon of coconut sugar. Use a spatula to stir together.
- Use a small spoon or your fingers to divide the crumble topping between the tops of the muffins.
- Bake for 35 minutes, or until the top of the muffins have turned a golden brown.
- Remove the baking sheet from the oven and let the muffins cool for a few minutes before removing them from the muffin tin.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
- *use vegan butter for dairy allergies.
- Store any leftover muffins in a tightly-sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Reheat before serving.
- You can use whatever type of apples you like in this recipe. I prefer a sweet red apple like Fuji or Honeycrisp.
- VEGAN: use vegan butter and an egg replacer.
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: gluten free muffins, apple muffins with crumble topping, gluten free apple dessert
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These muffins have been on repeat in my house!
★★★★★
This recipe is SO disappointing. All the ingredients sounded great…but when put together, there is NO “pouring” the batter!!! It’s crumbly and dry. I added literally a cup of water to it and it hardly did anything. I have a strong feeling it is going to come out VERY dense and hard to chew.
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Hi Briana, I have a feeling you forgot one of the ingredients! The batter should be pourable, not as you described.
Missing ingredient maple s.
Great tasty muffins. I subbed flax eggs and coconut milk and it turned out just fine. Very moist and flavorful.
★★★★★
Thank you sooo much, Amy! I’m really happy that you shared that the flax eggs worked well.
Is it possible to use maple syrup in place of coconut sugar? Just need another option, I also have turbinated sugar and raw. I just can’t use coconut: allergic.
You can use either the turbinado sugar or raw sugar instead of coconut sugar.