Description
These moist gluten-free applesauce muffins are perfect to serve for breakfast, brunch, or as an afternoon treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup dairy-free butter, softened
- 1 ¼ cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups gluten-free flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup applesauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Line a muffin pan with liners or spray the inside of each cup with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, use a hand mixer or stand mixer to cream together the softened buttery spread with the sugar.
- Add in the eggs and mix until thoroughly combined.
- In a medium bowl whisk together the gluten-free flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, clove, and salt.
- Add half of the flour mixture to the batter and mix, and then add half of the applesauce and mix. Repeat with the rest of the flour and applesauce, mixing until fully combined.
- Fill muffin cups 2/3 full with batter. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown and the toothpick test comes out clean.
- Remove baked muffins from the muffin pan and place on a wire rack to cool.
- Repeat with leftover muffin batter. You should get 3-4 more muffins.
Notes
Gluten-Free Flour: My favorite gluten-free and dairy-free flour blends are Pamela’s Gluten-Free 1:1 All Purpose Flour and Better Batter Gluten-Free Flour. If you use another gluten-free flour blend, be sure that it contains xanthan gum. If not, add 1/2 teaspoon of xanthan gum per cup of flour.
Dairy-Free Butter: Suggested brands include Country Crock Plant-Based with Avocado, Smart Balance, Earth Balance, or your favorite brand.