Apple Buckwheat Muffins (Gluten-Free)
These easy, healthy and delicious Gluten-Free Apple Buckwheat Flour Muffins are full of fiber, protein, the perfect blend of spices and are free from refined sugars making them a great breakfast, snack or dessert!
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Total Time30 mins
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Sweets
Cuisine: Gluten-Free
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegetarian
Servings: 6
Calories: 441kcal
- 1 3/4 cups buckwheat flour
- 1 cup tapioca flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
- `1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup plain or vanilla dairy or non-dairy yogurt
- 1/3 cup coconut oil
- 1/3 cup dairy or non-dairy milk
- 2 apples I use Fuji (1 grated, 1 thinly sliced for topping)
- coconut sugar for sprinkling (optional, but delicious)
Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease a muffin tin. Set aside.
In large mixing bowl combine dry ingredients buckwheat flour through cloves. Stir to combine.
In another large bowl combine eggs, maple syrup, yogurt, oil and milk. Whisk until smooth.
Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix until smoothly combined.
Fold in one grated apple.
Spoon your muffin batter into your greased tin, filling each right up to the top.
Thinly slice an apple and place 2-4 slices on each muffin, pushing them down slightly into the batter.
Optionally, sprinkle the tops with coconut sugar.
Bake for 18-20 minutes or until the edges are turning golden and the centers are firm.
Let cool for at least ten minutes before lifting from the tin.
Enjoy!
Serving: 2muffins | Calories: 441kcal | Carbohydrates: 71g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 84mg | Sodium: 390mg | Potassium: 389mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 172IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 183mg | Iron: 2mg