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!
Be sure to check out our other dessert recipes like our delicious Apple Crisp Recipe, Mini Apple Pies, and Fresh Blueberry Buckle. These muffins are perfect for breakfast, too! Be sure to check out our other breakfast recipes, like our Honey And Oats Granola.
Don't miss our famous Banana Bread recipe, or our Banana Muffins with Streusel Topping. Both are absolutely delicious!
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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!
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Recipe FAQ's
The best apple muffins are made from a combination of sweet and tart apples. We recommend the following:
Golden Delicious - Our go-to apple for baking. They are sweet apples with a delicious mild flavor and smooth texture.
Honey Crisp Apples- Great choice for their bright flavor and crisp texture that holds up well when baked.
Granny Smith - The traditional baking apple for its bold flavor and firm texture.
Here's a great article to help you decide what kind of apples to choose:
The Best Apples for Baking. - Chris Morocco | Bon Appetit, Test Kitchen
Store leftover muffins for 3-5 days in an airtight container or covered in plastic wrap at room temperature. They can also be stored in the freezer, individually bagged, and ready to go.
Watch How to Make Them
There you have it. Gluten-Free Apple Muffins are as easy as that to make. We hope you enjoy our super simple, super tasty recipe. Try it and let us know how you like it. We'd love to hear from you!
xo ~ Seanna
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- Old Fashioned Fresh Apple Cake - Old Fashioned Fresh Apple Cake Recipe - This Easy apple cake with Apple Crisp Topping and a Bourbon Caramel Glaze is a super tasty dessert recipe that is sure to hit the spot.
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📖 Recipe
Apple Cinnamon Muffins
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups gluten-free rolled oats
- 1 ½ cups almond flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 eggs room temperature
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
- ½ cup honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 cups grated apples
Instructions
- 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.
- Bake Muffins. Scoop the muffin batter into the prepared muffin pan and 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.
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Notes
- 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.
Naomi says
I'm disappointed in these muffins! I made exactly as directed, having never made them before. Took about 12-14 minutes longer to bake than noted in recipe. The taste was nonexistent, very flat. Muffins didn't rise much at all. If I make again, I would increase the cinnamon and substitute oil for butter. I also wouldn't soak the oats before using as I found the batter wet; I would just add as-is to the recipe (like for oatmeal cookies). If I make again with these tweaks, I'll let ya know how it worked out. I'm gluten-free due to allergies and had high hopes for this recipe.
Seanna Borrows says
Hi Naomi,
I’m super bummed you were disappointed in the muffins. This recipe was one of the earliest recipes I posted to the website and it could definitely use some updating! I’m so sorry the instructions were not clear enough.
Today, I completely updated the article and recipe card. They’re both re-written. Here’s the link if you want to take a look: Gluten Free Apple Muffins.
The muffins are truly something we have made and enjoyed a thousand times. I developed the recipe for my husband and sent one with him to work as a snack in his lunch every day for a long time. Until he went all keto on me.
I appreciate you letting me know how disappointed you felt. It lit a fire under me to fix it! Hope you’ll give them another try.
Sincerely,
Seanna
Laura says
I love these for breakfast! Yummy cinnamon apple flavor.
Seanna says
Thanks Laura! I am so happy you like them!