Gluten Free Morning Glory Muffins
Good morning! Rise and shine! It’s a lovely day made better by the promise of gluten free Morning Glory Muffins for breakfast, (snack, lunch – it’s all good!) This delicious recipe contains A LOT of ingredients that create magic in your mouth. Don’t let the list intimidate you. Just one bite of these light and moist muffins make the job of baking them worth every bite. Whip up a double batch and freeze the extras. Microwave them for a quick, grab-n-go treat.
Rise and Shine!
What makes our muffins so special? Good question! They are full of healthy goodness. Besides our hippied up GF Flour Farm flour, we use ground organic golden flax seeds packed with omega-3 fatty acids, anti-oxidants and fiber. We also use natural sugars such as organic maple sugar, wild local honey, applesauce and orange juice. Shredded carrots and apples provide texture, sweetness and fiber. If you are out of carrots, substitute zucchini. Gums are nowhere to be found in this recipe, yay!

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An important note: this recipe successfully uses Flour Farm Organic Gluten Free Flour Blend. Click on this link to blend a batch for yourself. If you choose to make this with another GF flour blend, please note that your results may differ.
Peace & LOVE – Teri
Recipe Inspiration: Father-In-Law, Lindy. These muffins are by special request. Photos by DuPree Productions; Recipe updated 7.20 for clarity; Special thanks to Sally at SallysBaking Addiction.com. We adapted her recipe to make it gluten free.
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Gluten Free Morning Glory Muffins
- Total Time: 60 minutes
- Yield: 10 muffins 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
Rise and Shine! Get off to a healthy start with these gluten free Morning Glory Muffins. They are a meal in a muffin. Feel free to substitute any fruit, nut or other add-in to suit your family’s needs. Have a fabulous day.
Ingredients
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Dry
- 120g (4.2 oz) Flour Farm Organic Gluten Free Flour Blend (1C + 1.5 T spoon & level)
- 1 tsp Double Acting, Aluminum Free Baking Powder (4.5g)
- 1/2 tsp Baking Soda (2.5g)
- 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon (2.5g)
- 1/4 tsp Ground Ginger (.5g)
- 1/4 tsp Extra Fine Pink Himalayan Salt (1.5g)
- 2 1/2 T Ground Golden Flax Seeds (18g)
- 30g (1 oz) Chopped Unsalted, Roasted Pecans (1/4 C)
Wet
- 2 Large Pasture Raised Eggs (100g)
- 50g (1.8 oz) Pure Maple Sugar or Brown Sugar, packed – (1/4 C)
- 42g (1.5 oz) Honey (1/8 C)
- 40ml (1.4 fl oz) Avocado Oil (about 2 1/2 T)
- 2 T Applesauce (30 ml / 1 fl oz)
- 2 T Orange Juice (30 ml / 1 fl oz)
- 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract (5 ml)
- 1 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar (5 ml)
Fold In
- 40g (1.4 oz) Raisins, soaked (1/4 C)
- 105g (3.7 oz) Shredded Carrot (about 1 C)
- 70g (2.5 oz) Shredded or Diced Apple (about 1/2 C)
- 14g (.5 oz) Shredded Unsweetened Coconut (1/4 C)
Instructions
Equipment: Digital Scale (preferred), Muffin pan(s), 2 Medium/Large Mixing Bowls, Measuring Cups and Spoons, Whisk, Grater, Cooling Rack
Before You Dive In – Prep: Please read!
- Bring eggs to room temperature (preferred)
- Shred carrots (large grate)
- Shred (large grate) or dice apple
- Soak raisins for about 10 minutes in warm water, then squeeze out water
- Chop pecans (or whatever nut you choose)
- Ground flax (if you only have whole seeds)
- Move oven rack to center
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (177 degrees Celsius)
- Grease muffin wells (we like to use our non-stick baking Goop,) or place muffin liners in wells
Make muffins!
Step 1: In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients.
Step 2: In a medium bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients.
Step 3: Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Mix until blended.
Step 4: Add the raisins, carrot, apple and coconut to the blend. Fold in ingredients until combined.
Step 5: Spoon or scoop batter into prepared muffin wells. Fill 3/4 of the way full (we use a blue #16, 2 oz scoop).
Step 6: Place muffin pan in the center of a preheated 350 F/177 C oven and bake for 20 minutes. Muffins are done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Step 7: Remove pan from oven and cool on a wire rack for 5-10 minutes. Pop muffins out of pan and transfer to a rack to cool completely.
Enjoy!
Notes
Storing and Freezing: Muffins are best the day you bake them or the day after. Freeze extra muffins in a freezer safe container for up to a month for best results.
Nutrition information provided below is for the recipe as written using maple sugar.
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: muffins
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Muffin
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
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