Carrot cake is one of those cultural favorites that never fails to impress a crowd. So these giant gluten free carrot cake muffins, smothered in silky cream cheese buttercream, are certainly going to be the star of your next brunch or weekday breakfast (or afternoon snack!). These muffins are incredibly easy to make, packed with carrots, spices, golden raisins (inarguably better than ‘regular’ raisins), and a bit of shredded coconut for an extra incredible flavor and texture. I’ve got a go-to carrot cake that’s quite different than the traditional: no spices, dense, heavy on almond flour and vanilla, and with very finely grated carrots for a smooth texture, but I…
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Giant Gluten Free Black Sesame and White Chocolate Chip Muffins
Black sesame is one of the most sultry, smooth, indulgent flavors out there, and is so fun to bake with. I’m so thankful that I’ve been able to try so many incredible black sesame treats, from black sesame mochi and ice cream, to this black sesame and white chocolate cake, to these black sesame rice krispie treats (a fancy grown up version of your childhood favorite), and there are SO many other incredible black sesame bakes out there if you just do a quick google search. So, with all that, I knew I had to make a gluten free black sesame muffin to add to the giant muffin series –…
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Giant Gluten Free Toasted Coconut Muffins
I have a vivid memory of tasting my first coconut ice cream bar as a kid from the neighborhood ice cream truck: one of the dreamiest flavors I’d ever encountered and probably ever will. That revelation has lead me to try and recreate various different coconut treats through the years, and these giant gluten free coconut muffins are the most recent one. They’re fluffy, packed with heavenly coconut flavor, tons of toasted desiccated coconut, and absolutely covered in the most incredible coconut glaze. If you’re a coconut fan, these are the muffins you need to make this week (plus, they’re wildly easy to make!). If you’re looking for more coconut…
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Giant Gluten Free Pumpkin Coffee Cake Muffins
Pumpkin season is in full swing and I’m just scrambling to find cans of pumpkin puree here in the UK so that I can make these GIANT gluten free pumpkin coffee cake muffins again for my new roommates! These muffins are an utter dream: they’re fluffy, sooooo pumpkiny, topped with a melt-in-your-mouth pecan streusel AND a maple glaze. Because just pumpkin alone is good, pumpkin and streusel is great, and pumpkin, streusel, and glaze is WOW. They’re actually gosh-darn easy to make too, so don’t let the three sets of ingredients put you off. It’s worth it to get all of these out of the giant muffin pans and show…
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Giant Gluten Free Toasted Almond Muffins
Almond is a flavor I’ve fallen in love with in the last five or so years. With the discovery of marzipan on trips to Austria and Germany, I discovered a whole world of ethereal flavor that I had been missing for ages, and now I’m a fan of it in nearly everything. These giant gluten free toasted almond muffins are no exception: they’re fluffy, filled with that incredible almond flavor, and packed with toasted sliced almonds for extra almondy goodness and an added crunch. I highly recommend making a batch or two of these for your morning routine or afternoon snacks, and freezing a few for a rainy day (it’s…
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Giant Gluten Free Yuzu Muffins
Yuzu is an incredible citrus – with a flavor that tiptoes between meyer lemon and tangerine, with an indescribable floral note that makes this one of the most luxurious citruses to bake with. It’s a Japanese citrus, with a bumpy, round exterior and a lemony color. It’s gosh darn hard to find here in the states but you can certainly find things like yuzu juice, jams, and other products that make great additions to baking. These giant gluten free yuzu muffins are a celebration of the citrus, with a bit of extra help from lemons and tangerines in place of actual yuzu juice. We actually have one other yuzu bake…
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Giant Gluten Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
These are some of the most EPIC muffins you’ll ever make, all thanks to our mother! This is one of her first ever gluten free recipes, created years ago when there was really nothing edible on the gluten free grocery store shelves. These gluten free pumpkin chocolate chip muffins, now giantized because why not, have stood the test of time and are still one of my favorite recipes of all time. If you’re a pumpkin fan to begin with, then these muffins are an absolute must-add to your fall baking repertoire (and here’s to saving a few cans for the off-season so that you can indulge in these ridiculously-easy treats…
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Giant Gluten Free Cinnamon Chip Muffins
Cinnamon chips! Whoever invented them was a gosh darn genius. Thankfully, I got to incorporate that genius into these giant gluten free cinnamon chip muffins and the results are OUTstanding, folks. Cinnamon chips are tiny baby baking chips (they look like chocolate chips but they’re made out of cinnamon and some other stuff). I’ve found great deals on them from Olive Nation, though there are a number of companies that produce them. I’ve never seen them in grocery stores near me, so I’ve always ordered them online, so if you’re not into scanning grocery store shelves, I recommend taking a peak on the Olive Nation site or doing a general…
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Giant Gluten Free Chocolate Orange Cinnamon Muffins
Anyone else have fond memories smashing spheres of perfectly-welded chocolate orange segments on the table every Christmas and then slowly eating each delicate slice? I have to admit, chocolate orange isn’t actually my favorite chocolate fruit combo, but there’s something deeply nostalgic about it and every once in a while I absolutely crave it. Which is why, for our next installment in the GIANT muffin series, I give you: GIANT gluten free chocolate orange muffins with an extra-cozy hint of cinnamon, and a deliciously-easy chocolate orange glaze (you’ll want to pour it on EVERYTHING, let me tell you). For those of you just joining, we started creating GIANT muffin recipes…
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Giant Gluten Free Ube White Chocolate Muffins
Ube is one of those flavors I’m thankful to have been introduced to in the last five years. It’s a very popular one in Filipino cuisine – and I highly recommend seeking out Filipino bloggers and pastry shops who will have tons of glorious ube bakes and treats for you to try. There’s one in particular here in the Bay Area that I’m so glad I found out about last year: Meryienda Bake Shop! They’re actually based in New York but recently started sharing their incredible bakes here in the Bay Area which is how I got to know them. I ended up ordering a bunch of their ube white…
