Gluten-Free French Breakfast Puffs

Hi Bakers, This needs to be your breakfast! If you love muffins and cake donuts this is the bake for you! This moist and delicious puff has a touch of nutmeg and a buttery cinnamon sugar top. It’s made from simple ingredients but the flavor and texture are memorable and worth making again and again. I hope you decide to try this delicious breakfast treat! 

Gluten-Free French Breakfast Puffs 

Adapted from Five Heart Home’s recipe

Dry ingredients

2 3/4 Cup4Cup gluten-free flour

1/4 cup blanched almond flour

1 teaspoon sweet rice flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

3/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Wet Ingredients

2/3 cup butter, softened

1 cup granulated sugar

2 large eggs

3/4 cup milk

1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce

1 teaspoon vanilla

Topping

1/3 cup butter, melted in a cereal bowl

3/4 cup granulated sugar with 1 1/2 teaspoons of cinnamon mixed in a cereal bowl

Preheat oven to 350F and line a muffin tin with liners. 

Whisk together dry ingredients in a medium-sized bowl and set aside. 

In a large bowl combine butter and sugar until smooth. Add eggs and mix thoroughly. Add milk, applesauce, and vanilla and stir until combined. Add dry ingredients and stir until just mixed. Scoop into muffin cups and bake for 15-20 minutes. Puffs will be golden brown and spring back in the center when touched. Cool for one minute. Dip in melted butter and then in the cinnamon sugar mixture. Eat immediately and enjoy!