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Dutch Apple Pie Muffins {Gluten Free}

Dutch Apple Pie Muffins bring a warm Apple Pie flavor with a crumb topping that just screams of muffin tops!!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

For the crumb topping

  • 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1/2 cup All-purpose Gluten Free Flour
  • 1 teaspoon apple pie spice (recipe linked in post)
  • 1/4 cup butter melted

For the muffins

  • 3/4 cup Old Fashioned Oats ground into flour
  • 1 cup All-Purpose Gluten Free measure for measure flour
  • 2 teaspoons apple pie spice (recipe linked in post)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup applesauce
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup or honey
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil melted
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 3 cups apples peeled and chopped, about 2 apples

Instructions
 

For the crumb topping

  • In a small bowl, combine all crumb topping ingredients. Reserve.

For the muffins

  • Preheat oven to 375° F. Grease or line muffin tin (12 standard or 6 jumbo).
  • In a large bowl whisk together dry ingredients through salt. In a small bowl, whisk applesauce, brown sugar, maple syrup, coconut oil, vanilla and eggs. Stir wet mixture into dry just until combined. Fold in chopped apples.
  • Divide batter evenly into muffin cups. Sprinkle a couple tablespoons of crumb topping onto each muffin. Bake for 18-20 minutes (slightly less for standard size muffins) or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out mostly dry. Cool in pan for 5 minutes, continue cooling on wire rack.