What would fall be without apple pie? Before I was a baker, I always admired apple pie. The dough is buttery and flakey. And the jammy apple is always a real treat. Every time I have a slice of apple pie, I’m automatically transported to someplace warm and snuggly. That feeling is exactly what I reached for when I developed these gluten free apple pie muffins.
Although this recipe has a few steps, each is super simple. We start by making our apple filling out of apples, butter, and spices. Next we make our spiced muffin batter. Last, we make a simple nut butter streusel topping. Once it’s done, we layer the batter with apple filling, and top it with streusel.
butter– should be melted
eggs
sugars– brown and white. (You can also use a white sugar alternative and a brown sugar alternative)
spices- cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, ginger. (You can also use pumpkin pie spice for a shortcut)
Don’t over cook your apples in the beginning- Only cook apples with butter spices for 5 minutes. The apples will continue to cook in the oven, and we don’t want mushy apples.
Cut your apples small enough– cute smaller pieces of apple so that the initial cook time is enough to partially cook them.
Don’t over mix the batter- Don’t over mix the spiced batter or your muffins will be tough. Only mix until no more flour can be seen.
