Apple Muffins with Maple Cinnamon Streusel

Close up view of a Vanilla Glazed Apple Muffin with Maple Cinnamon Streusel

Apple Muffins with Maple Cinnamon Streusel

Grain-free apple muffins with a crunchy Maple Cinnamon Walnut Streusel topping! Made with a winning combination of almond flour and tapioca flour with lots of apple chunks in every bite, these healthy muffins can also be made sugar-free.

Course Breads and Muffins

Cuisine American

Diet Gluten Free, Vegetarian

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 20

Total Time 40

Servings

Calories 245kcal

Author Elaine

Ingredients

2 cups almond flour, finely ground
½ cup tapioca starch, (tapioca flour)
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon sea salt
2 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon lemon zest, finely grated
¼ cup coconut oil or butter, melted
½ cup granulated sweetener, Golden Monkfruit, coconut sugar, or brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 ½ cups apples, peeled, cored and finely diced

Maple Cinnamon Streusel Topping

¼ cup almond flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ cup walnuts, finely chopped
1 pinch sea salt
2 tablespoon granulated sweetener, Golden Monkfruit, coconut sugar, or brown sugar
1 tbsp + 1 tsp maple syrup

Optional Vanilla Glaze

½ cup confectioner's sugar or powdered Monkfruit or Swerve
1 ½ tablespoon heavy cream, milk or plant-based milk
½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions

Streusel Topping

In a small bowl, combine all streusel topping ingredients. Set aside.

Apple Muffins

Heat oven to 350°F.
Line muffin tins with paper or silicone liners.
In a medium bowl, combine melted and cooled butter (or coconut oil), sweetener, room temperature eggs and vanilla.
In a large bowl, combine almond flour, tapioca flour, cinnamon, salt, baking powder and lemon zest.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, then gently stir in the diced apples.
The batter will be thick. Divide the batter evenly between the muffin cups. Top each with 2- 3 teaspoons of streusel mixture, pressing it gently into the batter.
Bake for 18-20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
Cool completely before glazing with optional Vanilla Glaze.

Vanilla Glaze

Combine powdered sweetener with vanilla and cream, one teaspoon at a time until you've achieved desired consistency. The glaze should be just runny enough to spread.

Notes

The glaze is optional. The muffins are delicious on their own!

Make sure the eggs are at room temperature before you start, otherwise the melted butter or coconut oil will harden it's combined with the eggs. If you've forgotten to take them out of the fridge, let them sit in a bowl of warm water for about ten minutes.

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