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Gluten-Free Apple Spice Muffins

 

Add a sweet and spicy treat to your child’s lunch box or after-school snack roster. Replacing white flour with brown rice flour creates a gluten-free muffin that everyone will love.

Prep Time: 15 minutes, Bake Time: 20 minutes, Serves: 12

2 c. organic brown rice flour
1 tsp. aluminum-free baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. sea salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. cloves
2 Large Omega-3 free-range organic eggs
1/3 c. sucanant or organic maple syrup  (may also use agave nectar)
2 Tbsp. unrefined coconut oil
1/2 c. organic rice milk
1/2 c. organic apple sauce
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 organic apple, peeled, cored and grated
2 Tbsp. sucanant
2 tsp. cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350° F. Place 12 unbleached muffin cups into a muffin pan Sift dry ingredients in a bowl. Stir together the eggs, sugar or maple syrup, oil, apple sauce and vanilla together in another bowl. Fold into the dry ingredients. Stir in apples. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full. Mix sugar and cinnamon together and sprinkle over muffins. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Please be aware, ingredients in products often change. Always check the label for the most recent ingredient information. If you are unsure as to whether or not a product contains gluten, please don't eat it.