Healthy Gluten-Free Apple Muffins
These healthy apple muffins are made with minimal sugar and no refined flour. A blend of almond, oat, and coconut flour gives them structure, while cream cheese and applesauce keep them incredibly moist and tender. Warm spices add rich flavor, and you’d never guess they’re gluten‑free or healthy.
Equipment
- 1 muffin tin
Ingredients
- 1 cup oat flour or blend rolled oats until fine
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1 tablespoon coconut flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg optional
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup applesauce
- ¼ cup melted butter or avocado oil
- 3 oz softened cream cheese
- ⅓ cup brown sugar or coconut sugar lower sugar option
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 heaping cup finely diced apples peeled or unpeeled
- Optional: ¼ cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a muffin tin.
- Whisk all dry ingredients in one bowl.
- In another bowl, beat cream cheese + sugar until smooth.
- Add eggs, applesauce, melted butter, vanilla → mix well.
- Add eggs and beat until blended
- Add dry ingredients to wet and mix until just blended.
- Fold in diced apples (and pecans if using).
- Rest batter 5–10 minutes
- Scoop into muffin cups
- Bake 18–22 minutes, until set and lightly golden.
- Cool 10 minutes before removing (don't skip this step! it's important to let the almond flour set)
Notes
Using coconut sugar would decrease the carbohydrates to 17gm and sugar to 9.5gm.
Nutrition tip: Recipe includes 5-6 grams of added sugar; the rest of the sugar comes from the apples/applesauce.
Nutrition
Serving: 1muffinCalories: 185kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 5gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 3.5gSodium: 240mgFiber: 3gSugar: 10g
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