Gluten-Free Hemp Seed-Apple Muffins

I have made this recipe at least 10 times before publishing it for you. I have included substitutions that will not affect the end product and that will allow you to make this recipe nut free. I promise you this gluten-free recipe will come out perfect every time and taste like it isn't gluten-free!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 231 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup white sugar
• ¾ teaspoon baking soda
• ⅓ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ cup lemon juice
• 3 apples - peeled, cored, and diced
• ½ cup rice flour
• ½ cup hemp hearts
• ½ cup almond flour
• 1 cup sorghum flour
• ¾ cup coconut oil
• ⅓ teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon xanthan gum, or more as desired
• ⅓ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each 3/4 full.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease an 18-cup muffin tin or line cups with paper liners.

Step 3

Combine diced apples and lemon juice in a bowl.

Step 4

Combine sugar and coconut oil in a large bowl and beat using an electric mixer until evenly blended. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla extract.

Step 5

Stir sorghum flour, almond flour, rice flour, xanthan gum, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and salt together in a bowl, making a well in the center. Pour sugar mixture into well and stir just until batter is combined; fold in apples and hemp hearts using a spoon or a spatula.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed and a toothpick comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool muffins in the tin for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.