Gluten Free Applesauce Bundt Cake

Soft, moist, and loaded with delicious applesauce flavor, this gluten free applesauce bundt cake it something special. It looks pretty when it comes out of the pan and is coated in a thin layer of frosting, and it tastes even better. Serve it the next time that you are having guests over, and they will be impressed.

This cake is perfect for Autumn! Serve it with a mug of hot coffee and it will be a hit.

Gluten Free Applesauce Bundt Cake

• 1 Flax-Egg (directions on side of blog)
• 1/2 Cup Butter, softened
• 1 Cup Sugar
• 1 1/2 Cup Applesauce
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1 1/3 Cup Brown Rice Flour
• 2/3 Cup Cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons Baking Soda
• 1 teaspoon Xanthan Gum
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon, optional

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Whisk together rice flour, cornstarch, baking soda, xanthan gum and salt (and cinnamon, if using.)
3. Cream together butter and sugar.
4. Add flax-egg, applesauce and vanilla and beat until combined.
5. Fold in the dry ingredients.
6. Dump into a well greased bundt pan.
7. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes.

Adapted from this recipe.

I hope you enjoy it!
-Bethany

Gluten Free Applesauce Bread

If a bread that is super moist and lightly flavored with vanilla and cinnamon sounds good to you, then you are going to love this gluten free applesauce bread!

This bread is the perfect item to make as a side to a breakfast smoothie or for an afternoon snack. No matter how you eat your bread, though, you are going to love it!

Gluten Free Applesauce Bread

• 3 Tablespoons Water
• 1 Tablespoon Flaxseed Meal
• 6 Tablespoons Butter, softened
• 3/4 Cup Sugar
• 1 Cup Applesauce
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 3/4 Cup White and/or Brown Rice Flour
• 1/2 Cup Cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon Xanthan Gum
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon

1. Heat the water and add the flaxmeal to it. Set aside for about 10 minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
3. Whisk together all of the dry ingredients.
4. Cream together butter and sugar.
5. Add applesauce, vanilla and flax-egg and beat again.
6. Add the dry ingredients into the wet and stir just until combined.
7. Pour into a 8.5 by 4.5 inch loaf pan and bake for 40 to 45 minutes.

Adapted from this recipe.

-Bethany

Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Applesauce Cookies

Two of my brothers, one sister, and I are heading out on a two week road trip on Saturday. It will be my first time in California, and we're planning to stop at Yellowstone on the way, and then Yosemite and Death Valley. I have baked up a bunch of treats for the trip, and I still have some baking to do. Gluten free road trips are possible, but some planning just needs to go in beforehand.

I will be absent from my blog for the next couple of weeks, so here is a super delicious recipe to hold you over until I get back!

If you are looking for something a bit different than your average chocolate chip cookies, but you want something similar to them, then you need to try these gluten free chocolate chip applesauce cookies. They are soft, light and cake-like. They have a slight applesauce flavor, and are packed full of chocolate chips.

These delicious cookies were quickly devoured, and I can't wait to make them again.

Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Applesauce Cookies

• 3 Tablespoons Water
• 1 Tablespoon Flaxseed Meal
• 1/2 Cup Applesauce
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/4 Cup Butter, softened
• 1/2 Cup Sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 3/4 Cup Brown Rice Flour
• 1/4 Cup Cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon Xanthan Gum
• 1/4 teaspoon Salt
• 1 Cup Chocolate Chips

1. Heat water about 20 seconds in microwave. Add flaxseed meal and set aside 10 minutes.
2. Preheat 400 degrees.
3. In a small bowl, combine applesauce and baking soda. Set aside.
4. In a medium bowl, combine dry ingredients. Whisk together.
5. In your mixer bowl, combine butter and sugar. Beat until light and fluffy.
6. Add flax-egg and vanilla to butter/sugar mixture. Beat.
7. Add the applesauce/baking soda mixture to wet mixture and beat again.
8. Add dry ingredients and beat again.
9. Stir in chocolate chips.
10. Scoop onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for 9 to 12 minutes.

Adapted from this recipe.

Go ahead and try them, I know you'll love them!
-Bethany

Gluten Free Applesauce Chocolate Chip Muffins

I love muffins. Especially when they contain chocolate chips. And when they're incredibly moist.

I had a bunch of applesauce in the fridge so I decided why not try my pumpkin chocolate chip muffins with applesauce in them in place of the pumpkin? I tried it, and as you can see below, they turned out great.

Moist, delicious, and chocolate-chip-y.

Gluten Free Applesauce Chocolate Chip Muffins

• 1 Cup Sugar
• 1 Cup White or Brown Rice Flour
• 1/2 Cup Cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon Xanthan Gum
• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon (optional)
• 6 Tablespoons Water, Hot
• 2 Tablespoons Flaxseed Meal
• 1 1/2 Cup Applesauce
• 1/4 Cup Oil
• 1 Cup Chocolate Chips

1. Heat the water for about thirty seconds and then add the flaxseed meal to it and set it aside for ten minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
3. In a medium size bowl measure the sugar, rice flour, cornstarch, xanthan gum, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon (if using), and whisk together.
4. Add the flax-egg, applesauce and oil to the dry ingredients, and fold in until just combined.
5. Fold in the chocolate chips and then scoop into wrapper lined muffin tins.
6. Makes about 15 full size muffins or 30 or so mini muffins. Bake 15-18 minutes for full size, 10 for mini.

Adapted from my Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffin recipe.

-Bethany