This tender moist Mini Gluten-Free Pumpkin Loaf recipe is allergen-free! Made with oat flour, almond flour, and applesauce, it's also dairy-free and is made without refined sugar.
Mini gluten-free pumpkin loaf or pumpkin muffins: it's your choice! This recipe works beautifully with either one.
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As soon as the leaves start changing color, I start thinking of apple cider, cozy crock pot meals, and making wholesome loaves and muffins and pumpkin cookies! There's something about cooler weather that makes me want to "nest" and spend time baking.
I love the way my kitchen smells at this time of year! Cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg . . . all those pumpkin spice aromas wafting through the house makes it easier to let go of summer and welcome fall.
Pumpkin isn't just for fall! It's a nutritious choice at any time of the year. These loaves of mini pumpkin bread will be welcome year round! Or try these oh-so-fun Mini Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins!
🛒 Ingredients
- pumpkin purée, not pie filling
- coconut oil, melted
- sweetener: like Monkfruit, or you can use coconut sugar
- applesauce: for moisture and natural sweetness.
- egg
- pure vanilla extract
- oat flour, finely ground, certified gluten-free
- almond flour
- leavening agents: baking powder and baking soda
- spices: cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg, plus sea salt
These mini loaves get their delicate sweetness from applesauce and a zero-calorie sweetener. I often use Monkfruit Sweetener with Erythritol, and Swerve will also work well. If you are not avoiding sugar, you can use the same amount of regular granulated sugar or coconut sugar.
This recipe for gluten-free mini pumpkin loaf uses homemade applesauce to add nutrition, moisture, and natural sweetness. Simmer apples in your slow cooker and freeze the applesauce in small containers so you always have some ready for a recipe like Gluten-free Spiced Applesauce Cake.
Homemade applesauce is so easy to make. Simply slice 5 to 6apples (peel them, if you like), add a splash of lemon juice, half a cup of water, and a cinnamon stick or a teaspoon or two of ground cinnamon, and let it cook on the stovetop or in a slow cooker until the apples are tender. Then mash or purée it with a stick blender and transfer it to airtight containers to refrigerate or freeze.
🥄 Instructions to make mini pumpkin bread
Mix the wet ingredients in one bowl, and the dry ingredients in another, then combine the two.
To add even more flavor and interest, stir in half a cup of one of the following to the dry ingredients before combining. This will prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the baked goods.
- dried unsweetened cranberries
- organic raisins
- dairy-free chocolate chips,
- finely chopped pecans or walnuts
Scoop into a baking pan of your choice. I use an 8-cavity non-stick mini loaf pan. Alternatively, you can use a regular muffin pan. This recipe yields 6 large mini loaves (that sounds like a contradiction!) or 8 good-sized muffins.
💡Helpful Hints
Tip #1. Since gluten-free baked goods don't usually rise like those made with wheat flour, I make them look like they have risen! Use a large cookie scoop to half-fill 6 cavities of the mini loaf pan, smoothing to the edges, then add another half scoop and create a mounded top. If using a muffin pan, fill 8 cups, creating rounded tops.
Tip #2. To make muffins and loaves even more appealing, I press a few of the add-ins (like chocolate chips) into the top of the unbaked muffins or loaves just before putting them in the oven.
🕑 How to store muffins and loaves
Muffins or mini loaves will stay fresh in an airtight container lined with a paper towel (underneath and on top) for 4 days. To freeze, wrap individually and store in an airtight container or a resealable bag.
Just because you're avoiding gluten, dairy or sugar doesn't mean you can't enjoy your favorite baked goods. Celebrate the cozy days of fall and make a batch of these loaves or muffins for someone you love!
🗒 More gluten-free muffins and bread recipes
- Gluten-Free Cranberry Orange Bread with Orange Glaze
- Mini Gluten-Free Broccoli Cheese Muffins
- Mini Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins -Gluten-Free
- Healthy Zucchini Banana Muffins - Grain-free
📖 Recipe
Mini Gluten-Free Pumpkin Loaf (or Muffins)
Ingredients
- 1 cup pumpkin purée, not pie filling
- ¼ cup coconut oil, melted
- 6 tablespoon zero-calorie sweetener like Monkfruit, Erythritol, or Swerve
- 6 tablespoon applesauce
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups oat flour, finely ground, certified gluten-free
- ½ cup almond flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Very lightly grease an 8-cavity mini loaf pan or line a 12-cup muffin tin with culinary paper liners.
- In a large bowl, combine pumpkin, coconut oil, sweetener, applesauce, egg and vanilla.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the oat flour, almond flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices and salt. Add to the wet ingredients and stir until all flour is incorporated.
- Scoop into 6 cavities of the mini loaf pan, smoothing to fill the cavities half full, then add another half scoop and create a mounded top. If using a muffin pan, fill 8 cups, creating rounded tops.
- Bake for 18 - 24 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Cool on a rack for 15 minutes, then carefully remove from the pan, or carefully remove paper liners if you've made muffins.
- When completely cook, store in an airtight container for 4-5 days or in freezer for up to 3 months.
Amy | The Cook Report
These are so cute and perfect for autumn!
Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry
These really do look like the perfect Autumnal treat! My kids would really enjoy these - and as they are gluten free, my husband would be able to enjoy them too!
kim
These are adorable and they look delicious! I love that you made them gluten free!
Adrianne
I love these little mini loaves! It is a great way to get more veggies in your diet by enjoying these. Yummo!
Dannii
I love the idea of making mini loaves, which would be perfect for a party.