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Does anything say autumn like Gluten Free Apple Muffins? With chunks of juicy apple, a delicious crumb topping and warming cinnamon spice, these are the epitome of Fall. These easy Apple and Cinnamon Muffins are perfect for lunchboxes and deliciously gluten free!
The Best Apple Muffins with Streusel Topping
- Why choose this recipe? Don’t be put off by the fact it looks like a lot of ingredients – it’s 1000% worth making the streusel topping for these apple muffins. They’re sweet and tangy with a warming cinnamon spice, no-one would know they’re gluten free!
- Top Tip: If you love these muffins and want to make them on the regular, you can make extras of the streusel topping and freeze it, ready for next time.
- Flour of choice: I always use the FREEE Plain Gluten Free Flour for this but any plain gluten free flour blend will work, such as Asda or M&S flour.
- Anything else? If you’re a big apple fan or have a glut to use up, why not check out my Dorset Apple Cake, gluten free apple turnovers, gluten free apple pie or easy gluten free apple crumble next?
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Ingredients and Substitutions
There’s a printable recipe card below for these gluten free apple muffins with the full quantities. But here are the main ingredients and ideas for any swaps.
- Apple: I use Bramley apples but Granny Smith and Braeburn are good alternatives.
- Butter: For dairy free use a vegan butter or dairy free baking spread.
- Sugar: In the US look for superfine sugar or baker’s sugar.
- Eggs
- Natural Yoghurt: You can also use Greek yoghurt, or a dairy free yoghurt.
- Milk: For dairy free use something like unsweetened almond milk.
- Plain Gluten Free Flour: I usually use the FREEE Plain Gluten Free Flour but this should work with any plain (or GF all purpose flour) gluten free flour blend. Ensure you use a flour blend, not a single flour like almond flour or coconut flour.
- Raising Agents: I use a mixture of baking powder and bicarbonate of soda (also called baking soda in the US) for the rise. Just check you’re using gluten free baking powder.
- Xanthan Gum: You can omit this if your flour blend already has it.
- Cinnamon: Usually spices are gluten free but always double check as some have a ‘may contain’ warning due to manufacturing methods.
How to Make Gluten Free Apple Muffins
There’s a printable recipe card below with the method. But here are some step-by-step photos to show you how easy these apple streusel muffins are to make.
Storing and Freezing Instructions
TO STORE: These cinnamon apple crumb muffins will keep in an airtight container for 2-3 days. I recommend keeping them at room temperature, rather than the fridge.
TO FREEZE: If you want, you can also freeze these muffins in a tub or bag for up to 6 months. Simply defrost at room temperature and eat when you fancy one!
More Gluten Free Muffin Recipes
If you like this Gluten Free Apple Crumble Muffins recipe then make sure you check out these other gluten free muffin recipes too…
- Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Muffins
- Pumpkin Banana Muffins
- Gluten Free Blueberry Muffins
- Gluten Free Chocolate Muffins
- White Chocolate and Raspberry Muffins
- Lemon and Poppyseed Muffins
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Gluten Free Apple Muffins Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
For the muffins:
- 100 g unsalted butter, (softened)
- 175 g caster sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 150 g natural yoghurt, (I used full fat)
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tbsp milk
- 250 g plain gluten free flour, (plus 1-2 tsp extra for the blueberries)
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1/4 tsp xanthan gum
For the apples:
- 350 g Bramley apple, (approx 1 large apple)
- 1 tsp light brown sugar
- 1 tbsp plain gluten free flour
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
For the crumble topping:
- 30 g butter, (melted)
- 30 g light brown sugar
- 60 g plain gluten free flour
- 0.5 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
Prepare the apple:
- Peel and core the apple, then cut into 1cm chunks. Add to a bowl with the brown sugar, gluten free flour and cinnamon and mix well. Set to one side.
Make the crumble topping:
- Add the gluten free flour, cinnamon and sugar to a bowl and mix well. Pour in the melted butter and mix with a fork – use your fingers if necessary to keep a rough, breadcrumb-like texture. Set to one side.
To make the muffins:
- Preheat the oven to 200'C / Fan 180C / Gas Mark 6 and place 12 tulip muffin cases in a 12-hole muffin tin.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar together with an electric whisk until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs, yoghurt and milk and mix again until combined.
- Sift in the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and xanthan gum. Fold in using a wooden spoon or spatula until combined.
- Add the apple chunks and fold in until just combined. Spoon the mixture evenly between the 12 muffin cases, then sprinkle the crumble topping over the top.
- Place the muffins in the oven. Bake for 5 minutes and then turn the temperature down to 180'C / Fan 160C / Gas Mark 4. Bake for a further 15-18 minutes and remove from the oven. They should be golden on top and a skewer in the centre should come out clean.
- Cool on a cooling rack before eating. Will keep in an airtight container for 2-3 days after baking, but best served slightly warm from the oven.
Notes
- Storing: These muffins can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature or frozen and then defrosted when you have a cake craving.
- Weighing Scales vs Cups: You can toggle this recipe card to convert the ingredients into cups. However, I always recommend using weighing scales – these are cheap to buy and much more accurate. And in gluten free baking, a tiny variation can make a huge difference!
- Step-by-Step Photos: Check out the blog post above for step-by-step photos to guide you through how this gluten free muffins recipe should look at each stage.
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These worked really well and tasted great. You definitely wouldn’t know they were Gluten free