Spiced Apple Cider Muffins -

4.57 from 41 votes

Spiced Apple Cider Muffins

These spiced apple cider muffins are the perfect recipe using apple cider. These fall muffins taste like an apple cider donuts and are gluten free.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Dessert, Gluten free desserts

Cuisine: American

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Servings: Muffins

Calories: 292kcal

Author: Valerie Skinner

Ingredients

2 cups Gluten Free Flour Blend
1.5 teaspoon Baking Powder
½ teaspoon Salt
½ cup Dark Brown Sugar
½ cup Granulated Sugar
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 cup Spiced Apple Cider to make concentrate
½ cup Butter melted
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
¼ cup Milk can be non dairy milk
1 egg
TOPPING
¼ cup Butter melted
½ cup Granulated Sugar
2 tsp Cinnamon

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350. Line a muffin tin with 12 muffin tin or cupcake liners.
Add one cup of spiced apple cider to a small sauce pot and bring to a boil. Let apple cider reduce until only 1/2 cup is left. Let cool.
In a large mixing bowl, add the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, salt, brown sugar granulated sugar, cinnamon.
In another bowl, add the wet ingredients: cooled, apple cider concentrate, melted butter, vanilla extract, 1/4 cup milk (can be dairy free) 1 egg.
Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients slowly until a batter is formed. This is best done with a stand mixer but can also be done by hand.
Add apple cider muffin batter to each muffin tin and fill about 2/3 full on each. Add to oven and bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center.
While muffins are baking melt 1/4 cup butter in a small bowl. Mix granulated sugar and cinnamon in another.
Once muffins are cooled, dip the tops in melted butter, then in cinnamon sugar mix to coat top.
Apple cider muffins will last up to 1 week in sealed container.

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