I adapted the original recipe from this website to make it gluten-free and reduced in sugar and fat. These muffins received high accolades from reviewers who believed they were gluten-free by mistake! I like to use applesauce and agave nectar to reduce the fats and sugars in half.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 25 mins |
| Total Time: | 40 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 12 muffins |
Ingredients
- ¾ cup packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup butter, softened
- 1 egg
- 1 cup gluten-free all-purpose baking flour
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch ground allspice
- 1 cup applesauce
- 1 cup rolled oats, or more to taste
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
- Beat brown sugar and butter together in a bowl; add egg and beat until creamy.
- Whisk flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and allspice together in another bowl. Stir 1/2 the flour mixture into the butter mixture. Stir applesauce into butter mixture; mix well. Stir remaining 1/2 the flour mixture into butter mixture until just combined; add oats and chocolate chips. Pour muffin batter into prepared muffin cups.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden and the tops spring back when lightly pressed, about 25 minutes.
- Make sure to use gluten-free oats to keep this recipe completely gluten-free.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 195 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 30 g |
| Cholesterol | 26 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Sodium | 155 mg |
| Sugars | 23 g |
| Fat | 9 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
These disappeared so fast! Even non-GF friends loved them and asked for the recipe! Seems like a great one to have for any occasion as it’s healthier than other options and my 2.5 yr old loved them.
I think the batter was too dry. I added a quarter cup of milk and still think the cake turned out to be a little dry. Sugar should be 20% less.
Definitely will make again. Made some changes as suggested by other reviewers.
I used Turbinado sugar and 3 Tbsp of maple syrup in place of the brown sugar. Added dried cranberries, pineapple and blueberries. Used avocado oil vs. butter and nutmeg vs. allspice. Came out deliciously fantastic even at high altitude.
My non gluten free coworkers love these muffins. I have used both regular and chunky applesauce with success.
I only put in 1/3cup of sugar and 1/4cup chocolate chips (2eggs not 1) and it was still sweet but I loved them going to be making them again
I used coconut flour and pumpkin spice ( I didn’t have all spice on hand) and baked extra 5 minutes. They were delicious.
It absolutely is soooo yummy and healthy!!!!
Good base recipe but too sweet as written — I made it a couple of different ways. The most successful had a number of differences: 1) I used whole wheat regular flour; 2) I used coconut oil, not butter; 3) I reduced the sugar to 1/2 cup; 4) I used a little over 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips; 5) I added 1/3 cup chopped walnuts; 6) I used about 1-1/4 c rolled oats. I also adjusted leavening/moisture for high altitude (I live at 7000 ft above sea level).
I used Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1 Baking Flour, cut the sugar in half (per several reviews) and it was plenty of sugar. Since I didn’t have quite the amount of chocolate chips, I used a bit less and will probably cut in half next time, since my gluten free son eats these as part of a breakfast, he did exclaim several times, “these are the best muffins ever!”.
I didnt have any ground allspice around so I added ground cloves and it tasted great!
I added a few more chips and a little bit more cinnamon but left the rest the same. Holy cow are these good.
I used Bob Redmill’s Gluten Free 1 to 1 Baking Flour. These turned out awesome! My son and I are sensitive to gluten but my daughter other two sons and husband are not. When I bake, I do gluten free so we can all enjoy it but it is hard finding recipes that everyone enjoys. These muffins were moist, sugary ( just the right amount) and delicious. The only substitute I made was using ghee instead of butter since my daughter and youngest son have a milk protein allergy. These will go on our favorite list for sure! I’m going to make another batch and try to freeze them so we can have them on hand!
Too much cinnamon and too much brown sugar. They don’t look very attractive either. Also, if you don’t have xanthan gum in your gluten-free flour, you’ll need to add it.
These muffins came out AMAZING!!! Better than my regular muffins! I made this a few times with some small changes and they still came out perfect. I made them in mini muffin tray, this is how I like to make our muffins most of the time. Tip: If you try different flours, you might need to add more milk or water to it, as some flours are more absorbent than others. Once you know the right consistency, you can play around the recipe quite a lot, like add shredded carrots or zucchini, nuts, or substitute mashed banana for the apple sauce etc.
Delicious!!! I followed the recipe exactly and they turned out fabulous. They’re sweet, but I like them that way.
Great muffins! I substituted 1/2 cup Stevia and 1/4 cup sugar and they turned out fine.
Great tasting muffin! When I cooked them for 25 minutes they came out a little burnt so I would suggest cooking them for 20 minutes and keeping a careful eye on them
I substituted coconut flour in this recipe, and I think that was a mistake. I did not realize how absorbent coconut flour is, and my muffins are like little bread lumps. Perhaps I’ll use a mixture of coconut flour and flax meal next time. My family is brand new to the world of gluten free foods. My toddler was diagnosed with Celiac’s recently, and I’d rather prepare her food from scratch, instead of buying processed, over priced, gluten free snacks in the grocery store. Many of the recipes I’m trying take a little practice, but I’ll figure it out. Even though the muffins did not turn out as planned, they smell amazing!
It was really good for a gluten free muffin. I made half chocolate chip and half blueberry. It is a little on the sweeter side but I thought it was really good this way. I might try it with mashed banana instead of apple sauce next time to switch it up. All and all a great recipe that I will use again. Thank you!
I cut the brown sugar down to 1/2 cup, but these muffins were still VERY sweet.