Roasted Rhubarb Muffins with Granola Crunch

Rhubarb Week continues with this recipe for Roasted Rhubarb Muffins. Rhubarb and spicy crystallized ginger flavor these gluten free and vegan muffins.

I love the taste of ginger and rhubarb together – last year I made this Rhubarb Ginger Jam. It was my first attempt at jarring jam and it worked quite well after I took this Craftsy class on jam making.

Right now our diet is dairy and gluten free for health reasons, so I made them within these parameters. All-purpose flour works great as well. It took me three attempts to get the recipe exactly how I wanted it. Gluten free baking is not easy! The first two versions were just ok. These are delicious!

The gluten free version has a moist cake consistency and I’ve loaded them with rhubarb because, well, it’s rhubarb week people and I’ve got to get as much in as possible!

The crystallized ginger bits are a perfect spicy contrast to the sweetened rhubarb. I used my new favorite baking ingredient – vanilla bean paste – to give them an extra rich vanilla flavor.  Vanilla Extract works great too if you don’t have the paste.  I’ve been using Rodelle vanilla products – read about the wonderful efforts they make to promote small farmers in my Source{d} post here.

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Roasted Rhubarb Muffins with Granola Crunch Topping

Prep Time

20 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Total Time

50 mins

 

This gluten free muffin has a moist cake consistency and is loaded with rhubarb and crystallized ginger bits for a perfect spicy contrast to the sweetened rhubarb. 

Course: Bread, Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: gluten free, muffins

Servings: 9 muffins

Calories: 210 kcal

Author: Emily Brees | OatandSesame

Ingredients

Granola Crunch Topping

• 1/3 cup almonds chopped
• 1/2 cup rolled oats
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tbsp coconut oil

Roasted Rhubarb

• 2-4 stalks of rhubarb chopped - depending on the thickness of your stalks (approx. 2 cups + a few thin slices to garnish the tops of each muffin)
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp orange juice (lemon juice will work too)

Muffins

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour or GF mix: 3/4 cup almond flour, 1/2 cup millet flour, 1/2 cup tapioca starch
• 1/3 granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup rolled oats
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 4 tsp ground flax seed
• 1/2 tsp salt
• zest of 1 orange
• 2 tsp vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup coconut oil
• 1/2 cup non-dairy milk
• 1/4 cup chopped crystalized ginger

Instructions

1. In a cuisinart, blend the almond, salt and rolled oats until they break down into small pieces. Add the maple syrup and coconut oil. Pulse until the crumbles start to come together. Set aside.
2. Pre-heat the oven to 375ºF. Slice all of the rhubarb in 1/2 inch pieces except the pieces you'll use as garnish. Set those aside. Toss the diced rhubarb, orange juice and sugar together in a roasting dish and roast 20 minutes while you prepare the muffin batter.
3. Combine the flours, sugar, oats, baking powder, ground ginger, cinnamon, flax seed, and orange zest in a large mixing bowl.
4. Fold in the vanilla bean paste/extract, coconut oil, and non-dairy milk. Let it rest for 2 minutes and it should start to thicken a bit. The batter should be a fairly thick consistency.
5. If you haven’t already, remove the rhubarb from the oven. Drain any excess juices and fold the softened pieces of rhubarb and crystallized ginger into the muffin batter.
6. Pour the batter into a large greased muffin tin - it will fill 9 spots. Press the slices of rhubarb on top if you'd like to make the pretty accent that I made on mine. Then, cover generously with the granola topping giving it a little press to secure it.
7. Bake at 375ºF for 5 min, then lower the oven temperature to 350ºF and continue baking for 25 minutes, or until the tops are golden and crisp and a skewer comes out of the muffins with moist crumbs. Cool in the muffin tin.
8. Best enjoyed when completely cooled to room temp.

Nutrition Facts

Roasted Rhubarb Muffins with Granola Crunch Topping

Amount Per Serving (1 g)

Calories 210

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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