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July 16, 2020 (last updated May 11, 2021)

Gluten-Free Cinnamon Crumb

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Cinnamon on anything baked is such a perfect exclamation point. The gentle spicy kick from cinnamon wakes up all the other flavors and makes your baked goods memorable. This gluten-free cinnamon crumb (aka streusel) is such a perfect topping on fruit pies, coffee cake, muffins and fruit crisps.

Cinnamon goes especially well with berries, bananas and peaches. In fact, my favorite food in the world is peach-blueberry pie with cinnamon crumb. I would take it over a cake on my birthday. This crumb does need to be baked so be sure to sprinkle it on just before putting your pie, muffin, or cake in the oven. Or bake it by itself on a sheet pan for about 12 minutes.

close up of gluten free blueberry crisp in white baking dish with spoon cutting out a piece

This gluten-free cinnamon crumb is a wonderful addition to your favorite muffin, quick bread or fruit crisp. Here are a few of my gluten-free recipes that already use this topping or could be perfect with this cinnamony topping Banana Muffins, Blueberry Muffins, Blueberry Crisp, Gluten-Free Sweet Potato Muffins. and Zucchini, Carrot, Apple Muffins. Pies are also a great candidate for cinnamon crumb. Here is my fill list of gluten-free pie recipes.

Variations

overhead view of coffee cake with cinnamon streusel on white board

This recipe can easily be made dairy-free. Substitute the butter with coconut oil, shortening or butter substitute. I personally am dairy-free, except for butter. But if you need to avoid butter, substitutes will work too. When using a butter alternative like Earth Balance which contains salt, omit the salt called for in the recipe and expect the streusel to have a sweet and salty taste which can actually be pretty amazing!

Add 1/4 tsp ground ginger or a pinch of cayenne pepper to give this cinnamon streusel an extra kick of spice,

close up of 12 gluten free banana muffins with cinnamon crumble and white icing on black wire rack with weathered wood background

Gluten-Free Cinnamon Streusel

Author: Janet Harlow
Course: Baked Goods
Cuisine: American
Servings: 2 cups
This gluten-free cinnamon streusel topping is perfect on muffins, coffee cake and pies.
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 12 mins
Total Time 22 mins

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  • Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour

Ingredients
  

  • 7 Tbsps melted unsalted butter
  • 1ΒΌ c gluten-free flour blend
  • β…“ c sugar
  • Β½ c brown sugar
  • 2 tsps cinnamon
  • Β½ tsp xanthan gum omit if your blend contains it
  • 2 pinches of salt
  • ΒΌ tsp vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Mix the dry ingredients together in a small mixing bowl and be sure to break up any brown sugar chunks.
  • Add the vanilla and melted butter.
  • Mix until the dry ingredients are moistened.
  • Top your favorite pie, muffin or coffee cake and bake.
  • Or, spread out on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake at 350Β°F for 12 minutes.

Notes

*My preference for a store-bought blend is King Arthur Flour’s Gluten-Free All Purpose Flour or King Arthur Measure for Measure Flour.
To mix up your own gluten-free flour blend, combine:
2 cups brown rice flour
2/3 c potato starch
1/3 c tapioca starch

Nutrition

Serving: 1TbspCalories: 84kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 1gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 38mgSugar: 6g
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