These Paleo Apple Cinnamon Muffins scream Fall and are gluten-free, dairy-free, and grain-free. They are also low-sugar and sweetened only with apples and a touch of unrefined coconut sugar!
Pumpkin is definitely my favorite Fall flavor but I have to say, these are *almost* as delicious as my Healthy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins 😆pumpkin lovers, beware that you make be converted over to team apple!
This recipe comes together super quickly and requires hardly any clean up thanks to using a blender! If you do not have a blender, a food processor works too.
I love blending half of the amount of apples to naturally sweetenen the muffins and strirring in the other half so you get that soft + caramelized apple chunk in every bite!
These Paleo Apple Cinnamon Muffins make a perfect breakfast (you could even add some collagen to the batter for extra protein!), healthy snack, and even dessert. They are absolutley amazing reheated with a scoop of vanilla coconut milk ice cream 😍
I keep them stored in the refrigerator but they also freeze really well. Just thaw in the refrigerator the night before or stick in the microwave (right from frozen!) for 20-30 seconds.
Paleo Apple Cinnamon Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 medium sized apples (about 2 cups diced)
- 2 cups almond flour
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
- 2 tbsp coconut oil (melted + cooled)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar (lemon juice will work too)
- dash sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and line 12 muffins tins.
- Peel and then dice apples (peeling is optional but dice the apples pretty small!)
- Add all ingredients (include 1 diced apple but save the other diced apple to stir in after blending) to a high speed blender or food processor. Blend until fully combined (you may have to scrape the sides a couple of times).
- Stir in remaining apples.
- Spoon batter into each lined muffin tin. Smooth out the top of each muffin with a spoon or small spatula.
- Sprinkle extra cinnamon and sugar on top.
- Bake 28-35 minutes.
These were delicious! The texture and flavor was right on. I actually reduced the sugar to a 1/3 cup and they were still plenty sweet! I will definitely be making these again!
Aww, I am so happy to hear that! The apples are a great sweetener ☺️ I will have to try that next time! Thanks so much for the comment xo
Made these with oat flour b cause I didn’t have almond flour when I wanted to make them and I did have oats. Delicious.
So glad it worked well for you!! 🙂 I’ll have to try oat flour next time— Enjoy!!