• 2 cups white rice flour
  • 3/4 cup cornstarch
  • 1/2 tsp xanthan gum
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup buttermilk (or 1 cup soymilk + 1TB vinegar)
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups diced rhubarb
  • 1/2 cup raw sugar for topping
  • 1 tsp cinnamon for topping

Gluten-Free Rhubarb Muffins Directions:

If replacing the buttermilk with soy milk, make sure to use unsweetened; I find it works much better for baking.

  1. Grease (or line with paper liners) a muffin tin. Preheat oven to 350. In a small bowl combine the sugar and cinnamon for the topping.
  2. In a large bowl, combine rice flour, cornstarch, xanthan gum, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In another bowl, beat the egg, buttermilk, oil and vanilla. Stir buttermilk mixture into the dry ingredients until thoroughly combined. Fold in rhubarb. Fill muffin cups two-thirds full. Sprinkle generously with the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
  3.  Bake in preheated oven for 22-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

You know it is spring when the rhubarb is ready. I realize not everyone loves rhubarb, however, if you chop it small and bake a slightly sweet cake or muffin, it is hard to resist. I previously posted a family-favorite, Rhubarb Coffee Cake, but I decided it was time to make some rhubarb muffins as well.

I adapted a traditional rhubarb muffins recipe, and not only made it gluten-free, but dairy-free as well! I typically don’t use vinegar added to milk to make “buttermilk” as I feel it tastes different than buttermilk; however, when using soy milk I didn’t have much choice. It worked really well though, so it’s an easy dairy-free option.

I made a quick cinnamon-sugar topping to throw on the muffins before baking, just to add a little sweetness and crunch to the top. I had some raw sugar, which is much coarser than granulated sugar, so I used that; but any sugar would work fine.

These muffins are moist and flavorful. I think they are the perfect combination of a  little bit sweet and a little bit tart.
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