Gluten-Free Applesauce Muffins Loved by Family and Guests (2024)

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Well, I don’t have all my gfe “spring cleaning” behind me as I had hoped I would before I kicked off this year’sMarch Muffin Madness event, so I’ll be alternating muffin posts with other giveaway posts. Hope you won’t mind! Today I’m sharing my new recipe for gluten-free Applesauce Muffins.

So much of what I make in my house is inspired by what I have on hand. That’s true even when I’m creating or including recipes for a series, such as this March Muffin Madness event.

I like to show folks that baking/cooking gluten free is really not rocket science; it’s just combining ingredients to a tasty end.

Such was the case when Son popped in last weekend and was looking for something sweet to eat. When I peeked in the pantry, lots of unsweetened applesauce was staring at me.

I’m out of my Two-Ingredient Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour Mix and haven’t been in a hurry to pick up the ingredients to make more. However, I had plenty of almond flour and Son eats grain free most of the time.

That’s my preference, too, at the moment. But at the last minute, I decided to throw in a little oat flour that I had in the fridge to give the muffins a tad more heft and keep them from being too moist because of the large amount of applesauce. You can easily sub in gluten-free flour mix (I use my Two-Ingredient Gluten-Free Flour Mix) for the oat flour though.

UPDATE: On April 4, 2023, Gluten-Free Watchdog issued a new statement, Gluten-Free Watchdog Cannot Recommend Any Brand of Gluten-Free Oats. Read the full statement here. This statement was followed by details on recent testing results of gluten-free products that contain oats., which showed 30% of the labeled gluten-free oat products tested contained quantifiable gluten.

This statement was followed bydetails on recent testing results of gluten-free products that contain oats, which showed 30% of the labeled gluten-free oat products tested contained quantifiable gluten. I’m not eating any oats and I urge all of my readers who eat gluten free for medical reasons to also abstain.

I had taken a peek at my friend Linda Etherton’s gluten-free Applesauce Muffins recipe and while hers was a bit different in composition than what I had in mind, I liked that she used toasted nuts. Suddenly, I remembered Hail Merry’s Orange Rosemary Pecans that I’d been sent to review. (Update: Although I don’t think this product exists today, read on because it’s not a requirement for today’s muffin recipe.)

I already knew that I liked these flavored pecans as standalone treats, but how would they taste in an Applesauce Muffin? Well, the answer was “perfect!” but this recipe tastes great even without any toasted nuts added.

Honestly, I have since made these muffins many, many times since without added nuts and they are great.

Son and I enjoyed these muffins for breakfast and he took the rest home with him. It’s a recipe that I’m sure I will make again and again.

In fact, I have made these muffins again and again. Especially for company. Everyone seems to love these gluten-free Applesauce Muffins!

Update: You can see the complete March Muffin Madness recipe roundup here.

More Gluten-Free Muffins That Guests Always Love

~ Banana Maple-Nut Muffins

~Chocolate Hemp Protein Muffins

~Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins

~Coffee Cake Muffins

~ Fluffy Chocolate Chip Zucchini Muffins

~Lemon Yogurt Muffins

~Muffins That Taste Like Donuts

~ Peanut Butter (or Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip!) Muffins

~ Powdered Sugar Donut Muffins

Gluten-Free Applesauce Muffins Recipe

Originally published March 26, 2012; updated October 10, 2023.