These healthy cooking essentials for gluten-free baking will have you fully prepared for any tasty muffin or cake recipe. With the right tools and the best healthy muffin recipes, you will love spending time in the kitchen and baking up healthy food for your loved ones.
Healthy eating can sometimes feel overwhelming, but with the right kitchen essentials on hand, you can meal prep and make your favorite foods with ease.
Healthy habits are much easier to maintain when you keep these pantry staples and cupboard essentials in your home. When you are about to create healthy meals, snacks, and muffins you should be able to gather the necessary ingredients from your pantry, and the right kitchen tools from your kitchen at any given time.
This list of healthy cooking essentials is a combination of my favorite kitchen tools, and ingredients commonly used in gluten free baking.
Gluten Free Baking Recipes
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Healthy Cooking Essentials for Gluten-Free Baking
This list of essentials is a combination of my favorite kitchen tools, and gluten-free ingredients that I commonly use in my healthy baking and muffin recipes. If you keep a healthy kitchen then these healthy cooking essentials will aid in making your cooking process much easier.
KitchenAid 9-Speed Digital Hand Mixer with Turbo Beater II Accessories and Pro Whisk - Contour Silver
A hand mixer is a must-have tool for mixing batter until smooth. When you need a bit more than hand mixing this Kitchenaid mixer is necessary.
Cuisinart DFP-14BCWNY Food Processor Custom, 14 Cup, White
This food processor comes in handy when baking to blend or puree items. I use it most when pureing zucchini to make zucchini bread muffins.
GLAD Mixing Bowls with Pour Spout, Set of 3 | Nesting Design Saves Space | Non-Slip, BPA Free, Dishwasher Safe Plastic | Kitchen Cooking and Baking Supplies, White
Most muffin recipes are created in a large bowl, which makes a set of mixing bowls essential for healthy cooking.
Magnetic Measuring Cups Set of 7 Stainless Steel Heavy Duty Measuring Cups for Dry & Liquid Ingredients (color)
Measuring cups should be part of everyone's kitchen. When making delicious meals you will always need to measure the ingredients.
Magnetic Measuring Spoons Set of 8 Stainless Steel Dual Sided Stackable Measuring Spoons Nesting Teaspoons Tablespoons for Measuring Dry and Liquid Ingredients
Measuring spoons are also essential items. These are my favorite kitchen tools because they are stackable and magnetic, so there is no fumbling with spoons on a ring.
Pyrex 3 Piece Measuring Cup Set, Includes 1, 2, and 4 Tempered Glass Liquid Measuring Cups, Dishwasher, Freezer, Microwave, and Oven Safe, Essential Kitchen Tools
These glass Pyrex measuring cups are great for measuring liquids.
Amazon Basics Nonstick Round Muffin Baking Pan, 12 Cups, Set of 2, Gray, 13.9x10.55x1.22"
A muffin pan is a must-have for making healthy muffins.
If You Care Baking Cups, Large (60 ct)
These parchment paper muffin liners are my favorite paper liners when baking muffins. As the muffins cool the paper liners tend to fall away from the muffins, which means no sticking. If you deal with muffins sticking to the liners, then you need to switch to these parchment paper liners.
Comfy Package, [2000 Count] Bamboo Wooden Toothpicks - Wood Round Double-Points Teeth Tooth Picks
The easiest way to check if your baked goods are done cooking is with the toothpick test. Stick a clean toothpick into the center of your muffins and if it comes out clean then the muffins are done. If the toothpick comes out wet with batter then they need a few more minutes in the oven.
2 Pack Cooling Rack for Baking Stainless Steel, Heavy Duty Wire Rack Baking Rack, 11.7" x 9.4" Cooling Racks for Cooking, Fits Small Toaster Oven, Dishwasher Safe
Cooling your baked items as soon as they come out of the oven should be done on cooling racks. These basic wire racks make cooling muffins and other baked items easy.
KitchenAid Gourmet Stainless Steel Wire Masher, 10.24-Inch, Black
A potato masher is a great tool to have in the kitchen. It is the best way to mash bananas when making any type of banana muffins, or breads.
Gorilla Grip 100% BPA Free 4-Sided Stainless Steel Cheese Grater, XL Box Graters for Parmesan, Vegetables, Ginger, Shred Slice and Zest, Soft Grip Handle, Dishwasher Safe, Includes Container, Black
This box grater makes grating zucchini for zucchini muffins easy peasy.
Easy@Home Digital Kitchen Scale Food Scale with High Precision to 0.04oz and 11 lbs Capacity, Digital Multifunction Measuring Scale, EKS-202
A food scale is an essential cooking tool for every healthy kitchen. Using a scale is an easy way to precisely measure your ingredients.
HENCKELS Premium Quality 12-Piece Statement Knife Set with Block, Razor-Sharp, German Engineered Informed by over 100 Years of Masterful Knife Making, Lightweight and Strong, Dishwasher Safe
When chopping fresh fruits and vegetables for your healthy baking you will need a good knife. A knife set is the best way to keep your knives together and organized.
Riveira Bamboo Wooden Spoons for Cooking 6-Piece , Apartment Essentials Wood Spatula Spoon Nonstick Kitchen Utensil Set Premium Quality Housewarming Gifts for Everyday Use
Wooden spoons are needed for mixing ingredients.
BakeRoyal Silicone Spatula Set - 4-Piece Rubber Spatulas Silicone Heat Resistant 600°F for Everyday Task - Seamless Design Kitchen Spatulas for Nonstick Cookware - Silicone Kitchen Utensils Sets
Simple spatulas make sure to scrape the sides of the bowl to make sure you get all of the batter in your baking.
Stainless Steel Wire Whisk Set - 3 Packs Balloon Whisk, Thick Wire Wisk & Strong Handles, Egg Frother for Cooking, Blending, Whisking, Beating and Stirring (8.5"+9"+11")
A whisk is important to mix dry ingredients and flour before adding wet ingredients to your mixture.
Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour, 22 Ounce (Pack of 4)
Gluten-free baking uses different flours than traditional baking. 1:1 gluten free baking flour is one of those popular flours.
Bob's Red Mill Almond Flour, 16-ounce
Almond flour is another popular flour used in paleo and gluten free baking recipes.
Bob's Red Mill Coconut Flour, 1 Lb
Coconut flour is denser than almond flour and you need to add more liquid when baking with coconut flour. It is a great gluten-free baking flour alternative.
Bob's Red Mill Finely Ground Tapioca Flour, 16-ounce
Tapioca flour is often used in combination with other gluten free flour like almond flour. It can be substituted with arrowroot flour as well.
Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Organic Old Fashioned Rolled Oats, 2 Pound (Pack of 1)
Bobs Red Mill gluten-free rolled oats are my go-to for baking oatmeal muffins.
Gluten Free Oat Flour (3 pounds) - Low-carb organic Oat Flour with protein & dietary fiber - Vegan flour substitute for wheat flour - Non-GMO Organic flour for baking cooking & more
Oat flour is flour made from ground-up rolled oats. You can put oats in the food processor to make oat flour, or just buy it already in the flour form.
Nutiva Organic Coconut Oil 15 fl oz, Cold-Pressed, Fresh Flavor for Cooking, Natural Hair, Skin, Massage Oil and, Non-GMO, USDA Organic, Unrefined Extra Virgin Coconut Oil (Aceite de Coco)
Coconut oil is my favorite oil to use when baking healthy recipes. It adds a bit of healthy fats and is a great baking oil.
Native Vanilla Powder – Premium Gourmet 100% Pure Ground Vanilla Bean Powder – For Chefs and Homemade Baking, Ice Cream, Coffee (2 Ounce (Pack of 1))
Vanilla bean powder is a pure form of vanilla. It is made from ground-up vanilla beans and is an alternative to vanilla extract.
Simply Organic Pure Madagascar Vanilla Extract, 4-Ounce Glass Jar, Certified Organic, Sugar-Free Flavor For Smoothies
Vanilla extract is a common addition to most gluten free baking recipes.
365 by Whole Foods Market, Baking Powder Aluminum Free, 10 Ounce
Baking powder is a part of all baking as a leavening agent.
Relative Foods Baking Soda (5Lbs) for Cooking, cleaning, & More - Gluten Free Sodium Bicarbonate Baking Mix w/No Preservatives - Aluminum Free Pure Bulk Baking Soda for Baking
Baking soda is another traditional leavening agent for baked goods.
BetterBody Foods Organic Coconut Palm Sugar, Gluten-Free, Non-GMO, Low Glycemic Sugar Substitute, 1.5 lbs,24 Ounce
Coconut palm sugar is one of my favorite sugars to use. It is a cleaner sugar that is low on the glycemic index and is less likely to cause a sugar spike than other refined sugars.
Butternut Mountain Farm Pure Vermont Maple Syrup, Grade A, Amber Color, Rich Taste, All Natural, Easy Pour Jug, 32 Fl Oz, 1 Qt
Maple syrups are great natural sweeteners used in healthy baking.
Nate's Organic 100% Pure, Raw & Unfiltered Honey - USDA Certified Organic - 32oz. Squeeze Bottle
Honey is another natural sweetener used in baking recipes.
Healthworks Cacao Powder (32 Ounces / 2 Pounds) | Cocoa Chocolate Substitute | Certified Organic | Sugar-Free, Keto, Vegan & Non-GMO | Peruvian Bean/Nut Origin | Antioxidant Superfood
Cacao powder is a pure form of chocolate in powder form. It adds an unsweetened chocolate flavor to your gluten free baking.
Pascha Organic Bitter Sweet Chocolate Baking Chips 85% Cacao, UTZ, Gluten Free, Non GMO, 8.8 Ounce (3 Count)
These dark chocolate chips are made from 85% cacao. They are dairy-free chocolate chips that are a clean, healthier alternative to milk chocolate chips, which often have refined sugars in them.
Truvani Organic Vegan Protein Powder Chocolate - 20g of Plant Based Protein, Organic Protein Powder, Pea Protein for Women and Men, Vegan, Non GMO, Gluten Free, Dairy Free (1 Serving)
When adding protein powder to any baking recipe this is the clean, organic gluten-free protein powder that I like to use.
Wholesome Sweeteners, Organic Powdered Sugar, 1 lb ( Packaging may vary )
Now and then I will dust my gluten-free muffins with powdered sugar. When I do this, I like to use organic sugar, like this one
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