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Muffins are the quintessential snack food. They’re relatively easy to make, portable, freezable…and husband-demanded approved!
Today’s recipe is a delicious gluten-free muffin made even more scrumptious by the combination of almond meal and brown rice flour, which I find lends a delicious texture to just about ANY baked good! The combination holds up so well that you don’t need any weird gums or starches, which our family doesn’t tolerate well…..
…they also have a generous handful of dried apricots, which serve to add taste, texture, and sweetness….
Note the stats on these babies…only 3.2 grams of sugar per muffin balanced out by almost as much protein (3 grams)! No blood sugar spikes from eating these!
- ½ c. brown rice flour
- ½ c. + 2 T. almond meal
- scant ½ t. salt
- 1¼ t. baking soda
- 1 T. honey or maple syrup
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten (try flax, chia, or psyllium eggs if vegan)
- 1 T. oil (almond and walnut are nice!)
- 1 c. buttermilk* (see the notes for instructions on making your own) or ¾ cup yogurt mixed with ¼ cup of water
- ½ t. vanilla
- ¼ t. almond extract
- ½ c. dried, unsulphured apricots, chopped
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
- Mix the dry ingredients (flour, meal, salt, and baking soda).
- In a separate bowl, mix the wet ingredients (honey/syrup, egg, oil, buttermilk/yogurt mix, and extracts).
- Mix everything gently (including the apricots) until combined.
- Fill 9 lined muffin cups about ¾ full with the batter.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes (toothpick should be clean).
- Cool and enjoy!
That slab of fat on top is the best tasting butter this side of heaven! I’ve never really been able to tolerate butter until Kerrygold came into my life. It just shows me how important good quality, grass-fed dairy products are! If you love or even like butter just a little bit, you’ve got to try this stuff!
What’s your favorite way to top a muffin?
Aside from the obscene amount of butter, I also like to spread coconut oil and a bit of salt on top for a dairy-free alternative!
Shared with: Real Food Wednesday, Whole Foods Wednesday, Healthy 2day, Gluten-Free Wednesday, Gluten-Free Friday
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Tagged: Almond meal, Apricot, Gluten-free, Healthy, Low sugar, Low-fat, Muffin, Vegan
Welcome! I'm Lauren, a business graduate with a penchant for all things culinary. It is my goal to create the healthiest recipes possible without sacrificing taste. I eat a little bit of everything, so you will find a vast variety of delicious recipes to choose from. Thank you for visiting, and I hope you enjoy! 
Your blog is great! I think it’s so nice that you consider so many options when you post recipes, including allergies and other dietary needs. This post would be a great addition to our link-up called Sweets For My Sweetie…actually, any of your posts would! If you have time I’d love if you popped over to Natural and Free and linked up this and any of your other recipe posts to our link-up. If you don’t, that’s ok, but I figure I’d ask. Either way, I hope you have an amazing week!
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These look great! I totally agree with you on the combo of brown rice and almond flours! The most amazing baked goods
And I’m sure these are no exception!
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I made a flax muffin for Bob the other day, and he topped it with butter and raw honey. It was brilliant . . . and delicious!
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That sounds excellent! No flour?! That’s all the rage right now…did you post it?
Yes! Here it is: http://eatmovebalance.com/single-serving-flaxseed-muffin/
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Your recipes always make me drool!
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Ok, I know this is a silly question but…..why do most of the gluten/dairy free muffin recipes I see only make, like, 9 muffins?? Why aren’t the ingredients sized to make a dozen? Just is odd to me! lol
Hi Melissa, I’m honestly not sure! I just try to make a serving a decent size. I don’t really pay attention to whether or not it’s a dozen. You can always make the muffins a bit smaller to get a dozen out of them though!