Preparing for Christmas Morning the Day Before {Gluten Free Cinnamon Streusal Muffin Recipe}

Preparing for Christmas morning breakfast the day before!  Tips and a Gluten/Dairy Free recipe from The Busy Mom.

Christmas morning is such a busy time.  I always feel pulled towards both wanting to make a special breakfast for the family, but not wanting to miss out on special memories in the making.   I don’t want to spend most of my time slaving away in the kitchen.

Our family’s solution is to pre-make and pre-mix as much as we can the day before.  Muffins are a tried and true favorite.  The day before I’ll mix the dry ingredients together as well as the wet ones.  Then the following morning I simply mix them together and pop them in the oven.  Voila!  We have fresh-baked goodies and I don’t miss out on precious time with my family.

My last baby struggled with a whole slew of food allergies and sensitivities.  During her first Christmas, my diet was severely limited as a breastfeeding mama.  I was new to the whole food allergy thing and didn’t have the time or energy to think about making something special for myself.  My goal was to make sure that the rest of my family was happy.  My sister gave me the most beautiful Christmas morning surprise when she baked these yummy gluten, dairy free muffins.  I savored each and every bite.   While God healed my baby girl this summer from 7 of her 8 food allergies, she still has to be dairy free.  With another family member reacting to gluten, I’ll be pulling out this beautiful gift of a recipe that she gave me and making these special muffins again this Christmas.

For those of you with food allergies, here’s a delicious option. {Note, there are pecans in the struessal topping, but they could probably be omitted if there is a nut allergy.}

Cinnamon Streusel Muffins {Gluten and Dairy Free}

Topping
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
1/4 cup brown rice flour
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp grated lemon zest
2 TBS Earth Balance Dairy Free buttery spread or Coconut Oil, melted

Liquid Ingredients
2 large eggs
2/3 cup milk of choice {we use rice or almond milk}
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon vanilla

Dry Ingredients
1/2 c brown rice flour
1/2 c oat flour
1/2 cup almond flour
3/4 c sugar
3/4 cup potato or tapioca starch
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1.5 teaspoon guar gum {or xanthan gum}
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt

The day before:

Mix dry ingredients, cover and set aside.  Mix streusal topping, cover and set aside. Add liquid ingredients together in a dish, cover and put in fridge.

Christmas morning:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Grease muffin tins or line with paper cups. Mix liquid ingredients well, about 1 minute.  Add in dry ingredients and mix until blended.  Pour a spoonful into 12 muffin cups.  Add a small spoonful of the streusal to each cup.  Finish filling each of the 12 cups with the rest of the batter.  Top them with the crumb topping, gently pressing the topping into the batter.  Bake for 20-25 minutes.  Cool the muffins for 10 minutes before removing from the muffin tins.  Transfer to a wire rack and allow them to cool for another 5 minutes.

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About Heather Haupt

As a homeschool graduate now in the trenches homeschooling her 4 children, Heather is passionate about being intentional, about cultivating relationship with the Lord and preparing to launch her children into whatever kingdom work God has for them! Learning is a grand adventure and a rich experience when we stop trying to replicate ‘school at home’ and embrace a home where we learn. Because of that, she likes to bring in a dialogue rich, literature heavy, hands-on element to all their learning adventures! She’s also the author of The Ultimate Guide to Brain Breaks.

25 thoughts on “Preparing for Christmas Morning the Day Before {Gluten Free Cinnamon Streusal Muffin Recipe}

  1. Cassy Holzhauer

    Love that pampered chef batter bowl with the lid 😉 new.pamperedchef.com/pws/cholzhauer. Sorry, shameless advertisement there. I’ll definitely need to give this recipe a try, looks yummy 😀

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  2. Shannon Richards

    Just going GF. I LOVE YOU for posting this!! I panicked earlier today realizing that I’ve covered all the meals surrounding Christmas other than breakfast!! We used to have “processed” cherry turnovers every year. Change can bring stress, especially when unprepared. THANK YOU for this great idea!!

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  3. Heather

    I made these this morning for my wonderful husband who is gluten free. I wanted him to feel like he had something special for breakfast on Christmas morning, also. He ranked these 10 out of 10 stars! And I really enjoyed the little work this morning that I had to put into them so that I could spend as much time as possible with my husband and kiddos celebrating the birth of our Savior. Thank you for sharing this recipe. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

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