Gluten Free Apple Cinnamon Muffins Recipe

I love to test new recipes in my cabin kitchen when I have a weekend off from the Clean & Colorful Kitchen. Today is chilly and snowy outside. Which makes warm apple cinnamon *anything* sound amazing. I dug through my pantry to see what I could come up with. I decided to test this Gluten Free Apple Cinnamon Muffins Recipe. And I’m glad I did!

These are super simple to make, made form whole, real, clean ingredients and are free from anything gunky or an excess of added sugar. They are gluten free, high protein, low sugar, delicious and super simple to make with fairly common pantry ingredients.

If you won’t get through them all in the week, feel free to store them up in zip lock bags and freeze. Just be sure to pull them out of the freezer and let them defrost in the refrigerator. Then reheat them in the microwave for 30 seconds or toaster oven. Top with butter for an extra indulgent treat!

Why Use Gluten Free Flour?

Well, you don’t have to. If you’re not following a gluten free diet, don’t bother. Just use whole wheat flour. However, since my last round of the Flat Belly Detox, I have just felt so much better without added/refined sugar, gluten or dairy. I’m really working to stay that was as long as possible. And it’s not just the way I feel, I can see it in my skin. I have long since suspected my sensitive, hivey torso to be diet related. Without these ingredients, it does seem to be under control.

Gluten Free Apple Cinnamon Muffins

These are my go to muffins. I make a batch every single week!

• Large Bowl
• Blender
• Rubber Spatula
• Muffin tin & Liners

• 1 1/3 cup Gluten Free Flour (I used Brown Rice)
• 2/3 cup Plant Based Protein Powder
• 1 Tbsp Cinnamon
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• .5 tsp Baking Soda
• .5 tsp Salt
• 3 Tbsp Flax Seeds
• 2 each Eggs
• 2 each Bananas
• 2 Tbsp Honey
• 1 cup Oat Milk (Any milk really)
• 1 each Apple (Diced)

1. Mix together the dry ingredient in a large bowl (Flour thru Ground Flax).

2. Add remaining ingredients, except the apple, to a blender and blend on low until well combined.

3. Add the blended ingredients to the dry ingredients and use a rubber spatula to combine.Fold in diced apples.

4. Prepare muffin pans with liners and/or heavy oil to prevent sticking. Fill just about to the top.Bake at 350 until firm on top and golden brown. About for 30-35 min. I baked for 40 minutes. But I’m at high altitude, 6300 feet.

I really should call these Gluten Free Apple Cinnamon MIGHTY Muffins! They are more than delicious muffins! They are also filling and perfectly balanced! This recipe makes one dozen and you get two muffins per serving with 265 calories, 13g protein, 6g fat, 6g fiber, 15g natural sugar, 43g total carbs.

Breakfast, Snack

Gluten Free Apple Cinnamon Muffins Summary

If you’re craving that home cooked feeling all week long, make a batch of muffins on the weekend! Like I said they are well balanced, delicious and they will keep really well making them the perfect “meal prep” breakfast or snack.

Let me know if you make these and how you like them! Now I’m off to play in the Idyllwild Snow!