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March Muffin Madness—Gluten-Free Muffins and All the Delicious Details!

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Welcome to March Muffin Madness (MMM), everyone! When so many others are focusing on basketball and brackets this time of year, I’d much rather focus on gluten-free muffins! Apparently I’m not alone as a long list of my gluten-free blogger friends are joining me for MMM.

This event will run the entire month … yes, from March 1 through March 31, with a wrap-up on April 1. (That other March Madness event goes even further into April.) The main goal of MMM is to have fun and add a little comfort and deliciousness to the winter that will not die. Are you with me on that?

March Muffin Madness on Gluten Free Easily

 

Every day a different gluten-free blogger will share a gluten-free muffin recipe with us all. You can see the current line-up below. Note that I said, “current” lineup, more bloggers may join in as the event unfolds.

The muffin recipes will come in all varieties … sweet or savory … and “just gluten free” or gluten free and “more free”—e.g., dairy free, egg free, refined sugar free, vegan, paleo—you get the idea.

And this event gets even better … every comment left during the entire event will count as an eligible entry for a fabulous giveaway that will take place at midnight EST on March 31!  Note that only one comment will be allowed per individual per post. (Additional comments will not be considered.) But please plan on stopping by as often as you like—even daily—to increase your odds of winning! The winner will be announced in the wrap-up post on April 1. UPDATE: The giveaway is now closed. Winners are announced HERE.

Here are the awesome giveaway prizes! They’re all from me as a thank you to my readers, which includes all of my blogger friends as well. Anyone who leaves a comment throughout the event (and that includes a comment on this post) is eligible for the final giveaway drawing! As you can see, the prizes are not all related to muffin making, but I think any of them would be great additions to your kitchen. What do you think?

PRIZES!!!

Sixth Prize ~ Norpro Nonstick 24-Cup Mini Muffin Pan

Norpro 24-Cup Mini Muffin Pan

Fifth Prize ~ Lodge Seasoned Cast Iron 6-Cup Muffin Pan

Lodge L5P3 Seasoned Cast Iron Cookware Muffin Pan

Fourth Prize ~ USA 12-Cup Cupcake/Muffin Pan

USA Steel 12-Cup Muffin Pan

Third Prize ~ Cuisinart Smart Stick Immersion Hand Blender

Cuisinart Smart Stick Immersion Blender

Second Prize ~ Paderno World Cuisine 3-Blade Vegetable Slicer

Paderno World Cuisine Tri-Blade Spiral Vegetable Slicer

First Prize ~ Cuisinart 1000-Watt 6-Quart Electric Pressure Cooker

Cuisinart 1000-Watt 6-Quart Electric Pressure Cooker

GRAND PRIZE ~ Cuisinart 14-Cup Food Processor

Cuisinart 14-Cup Food Processor

SUPER GRAND PRIZE ~ A Blendtec!  This prize is their black Designer Series (factory recertified) with the Twister jar. The Blendtec has a 7-year warranty and the Twister jar has a 3-year warranty.

Blendtec with Wildside

Yes, the folks at Blendtec are graciously sponsoring the SUPER GRAND PRIZE in this giveaway—-one of their sensational all-in-one appliances! It’s so much more than a blender! So many I know are absolute diehard Blendtec fans. They are great products that can make your cooking, baking, or sipping sooo much easier, more delicious, and just plain fun!

The remaining items in this giveaway are sponsored by gfe. Here are all the prizes of kitchen equipment shown together. There are eight prizes, so there will be eight winners, one winner for each prize!

March Muffin Madness Prizes

In addition, there will be “flash” giveaways held on my gfe Facebook page throughout the event for fantastic cookbooks, resource books, and videos. There will be multiple winners of each of those giveaways and those specific giveaways will be jointly sponsored by authors, publishers, and gfe.

Bottom line … you definitely will not want to miss a MMM post here on gfe or on the gfe Facebook page (after you “Like” the page, use your mouse to hover over “Liked” and click on “Get Notifications”)!

Now here’s the latest star blogger line-up. (The links to the recipe posts will be added here daily as the event unfolds.)

Saturday, March 1 ~ Real Everything (Stacy and Matt) ~ Chunky Monkey Muffins (gluten free, grain free, dairy free, egg free, vegan, paleo, primal, with refined sugar-free and nut-free options)

Sunday, March 2 ~ Premeditated Leftovers (Alea) ~ Lemon Chia Seed Muffins (gluten free, vegetarian, nut free, with dairy-free option)

Monday, March 3 ~ Tessa, The Domestic Diva (Tessa) ~ Paleo Sweet Potato Muffins (gluten free, grain free, dairy free, egg free, refined sugar free, vegan, paleo, primal, nut free)

Tuesday, March 4 ~ GF Jules (Jules) ~ Chai Tea Muffins (gluten free, vegetarian, with dairy-free, refined sugar-free option)

Wednesday, March 5 ~ The Mommy Bowl (Deanna) ~ Johnny Cake Muffins (gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian, with refined sugar-free option)

Thursday, March 6 ~ Pocketfuls (Lisa) ~ Banana Split Muffins (gluten free, dairy free, egg free, vegetarian, with vegan option)

Friday, March 7 ~ Cook, Eat, Paleo (Lisa) ~ Orange Blueberry Muffins (gluten free, grain free, refined sugar free, vegetarian, primal)

Saturday, March 8 ~ Elana’s Pantry (Elana)  ~ Carrot Banana Muffins (gluten free, grain free, dairy free, sugar free, vegetarian, paleo, primal)

Sunday, March 9 ~ Sweet Debbie’s Organic Cupcakes (Debbie) ~ Dillicious Herb-Stuffed Muffins (gluten free, dairy free, egg free, nut free, vegan) 

Monday, March 10 ~ Allergy-Free Alaska (Megan) ~ Delicious Paleo Carrot Cake Muffins (gluten free, grain free, dairy free, refined sugar free, vegetarian, paleo, and primal)

Tuesday, March 11 ~ Cassidy’s Craveable Creations (Cassidy) ~ Paleo Sweet “Cornbread” Muffins (gluten free, grain free, dairy free, refined sugar free, vegetarian, paleo, and primal)

Wednesday, March 12 ~ Celiac in the City (Sarah) ~ Coffee Cake Muffins (gluten free, with dairy-free option)

Thursday, March 13 ~ Gluten Free Spinner (Mary) ~ Pumpkin Sunrise Muffins (gluten free, vegetarian)

Friday, March 14 ~ Gluten-Free Homemaker (Linda) ~ Almond Cranberry Muffins (gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian)

Sunday, March 16 ~ Gluten Free Goodness (Cheryl) ~ Cocoa-Nut Muffins (gluten free, grain free, dairy free, egg free, refined sugar free, vegan)

Monday, March 17 ~ Healthful Pursuit (Leanne) ~ Vanilla Pear Muffins (gluten free, dairy free, refined sugar free, yeast free, corn-free, grain-free, and nut-free)

Tuesday, March 18 ~ In Johnna’s Kitchen (Johnna) ~ Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins (gluten free, dairy free, egg free, refined sugar free, vegan)

Wednesday, March 19 ~ cook IT allergy free (Kim) ~ Springtime Lemon-Berry Muffins (gluten free, dairy free, with egg-free, nut-free option)

Thursday, March 20 ~ Ricki Heller (Ricki) ~ Apple-Quinoa Breakfast Muffins (gluten free, dairy free, egg free, vegan, with refined sugar-free option)

Friday, March 21 ~ ChaCha’s Gluten-Free Kitchen (Kathryn) ~ Sneaky Chocolate Peanut Butter Muffins (gluten free, grain free, vegetarian, with dairy-free, egg-free, vegan options)

Saturday, March 22 ~ The Tasty Alternative (Amber) ~ I Love You Cinnamon Apple Muffins (gluten free, dairy free, cane sugar-free, nut free, and vegetarian)

Sunday, March 23 ~ GAPS Diet Journey (Starlene) ~ Bacon Muffins (gluten free, grain free, dairy free, paleo, primal, GAPS)

Monday, March 24 ~ Sarah Bakes Gluten Free (Sarah) ~ Chocolate Banana Swirl Muffins (gluten free, dairy free, egg free, with vegan option)

Tuesday, March 25 ~ Gluten-Free SCD and Veggie (Vicky) ~ Hot Cross Carrot Muffins (gluten free, grain free, dairy free, refined sugar free, paleo, primal, SCD, vegetarian)

Wednesday, March 26 ~ Free Range Cookies (Linda) ~ “Starter” Muffins with Pretty Pink Glaze (gluten free, vegetarian, with dairy-free option)

Thursday, March 27 ~ She Let Them Eat Cake (Maggie) ~ Raspberry Muffin Cakes (gluten free, dairy free, egg free, refined sugar free, vegetarian)

Friday, March 28 ~ Jenn Cuisine (Jenn) ~ Basil Prosciutto Corn Cakes (gluten free)

Saturday, March 29 ~ My Gluten-Free Kitchen (Michelle) ~ Classic Sweet Cornbread Muffins (gluten free, vegetarian)

Sunday, March 30 ~ Simply Quinoa (Alyssa) ~ Tropical Mango-Coconut Muffins (gluten free, dairy free, refined sugar free, vegetarian)

Monday, March 31 ~ Cake Cooks Gluten Free (Kathy) ~ Savory Leek and Potato Brunch Muffins (gluten free, grain free, dairy free, refined sugar free, paleo, primal, with vegetarian option)

and Adventures of a Gluten-Free Mom (Heidi) ~ Knee Slappin’ Good Blueberry Muffins (gluten free, dairy free, egg free, vegan)

Tuesday, April 1 ~ Gluten Free Easily (me—Shirley) ~ Winners announced here!

Oh my goodness, this is going to be fun! Let’s go totally mad for muffins this March!

p.s. If you’re a blogger and would like to grab  the badge to display on your sidebar (with a link to this page) so you can remember to keep up with the event, feel free to grab this smaller badge below, and thank you!!

p.p.s.  If you are not a blogger but simply want to grab the badge to spread the word on your Facebook page, Twitter, etc., you can grab either the badge below or the larger image at the top of this post and link to this post at:

https://glutenfreeeasily.com/march-muffin-madness-gluten-free-muffin-recipes/

Thank you!

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Originally published March 1, 2014; updated April 12, 2019.

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Comments

  2. Oh wow, awesome prizes! I didn’t even know there was such a thing as an electric canner, where have I been? Can’t wait to see all the muffin recipes! 🙂

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  3. So excited for MMM, I am known in my circles to be the Muffin Omi(grandma).. Looking forward to new recipes, since we are going gluten free…

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  12. wow! is this awesome or what? Excited to see the recipes of savoury muffins. Also, excited for Elana’s post! Her recipes are mouth-watering..

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  13. What a line up!!! I am in need of a few more more “go too” GF muffins. I hope to find them here. Thank you for this month of muffins!

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  18. Thank you for hosting such a generous roundup! I sure enjoy a GREAT muffin, and my little one enjoys them too. Mini muffins are a perfect fit for little hands 🙂

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  21. Awesome idea. Getting hungry thinking about all the recipes and the great prizes. — thank you for doing all you do.

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  23. Then in April, will we be getting exercise tips to help with the muffin top I’m surely going to acquire?! 🙂 Get it? Kidding! Sounds awesome.

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  26. I found out I can’t eat gluten & now more testing to see why I have additional issues. Now I begin to build the gluten free kitchen with new appliances, pans, etc……this is going to take awhile!

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  31. I love to make muffins and I was worried how I would do it now that I need to be gluten free! Thank you so much!

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  33. Adore your site and all the wonderful recipes you share. You were the first GF blogger I found. You changed everything for me. A million thanks.

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  40. Looks like great prizes and great recipes to try. WE love muffins but having a hard time finding a recipe we like.

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  45. Already printed out every recipe! My kids are calling me muffin mom (I’m not sure if that has other meanings or not…)

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  46. Wow what amazing equipment, I’m in the process of sourcing new things to avoid contamination with the ‘evil’ wheat duo (son and partner)lols, who refuse to give it up.
    Any of these would be awesome in the kitchen and thanks for the awesome recipes, perhaps I will be able to bring them over to my good, awesome world of GF hahaha =)

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  50. I follow on FB and email, and I am definitely looking forward to owning a Blendtec, keeping fingers crossed.

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  51. I just found this page today. I am so excited to try all of these muffin recipes. Plus, all of those kitchen tools would look great in my kitchen. I’m new to the whole gluten free lifestyle (2 1/2 weeks now) and am looking forward to the adventure.

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  55. Incredible! Thank you for giving everyone (Shout out from Sydney, Australia!!) the opportunity to participate in this comp! Looking forward to all the delicious recipes :-)))

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  56. Would love any of the prizes. They would definitely help with my new venture in cooking. This has never been one of my strong points but now with G/F I am trying so hard with some failures and a few successes.

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  57. I must say that winning prizes is always a bonus, but I really just appreciate your blog. I found out almost a year ago that
    My son has issues with 5 of the 8 main food allergies. I had been struggling due to where we live to gain access to alot of the items needed to make alot of the foods he loves. I have since found some stores and some online sites that I purchase from. Your recipes on your blog have made things easier! So thank you!

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  58. This is a great idea & glad to take part in. We’re all winners already from all these great new recipes. I’m so glad I saw your post on Facebook, Shirley! And thanks again for MMM fun! 🙂

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  63. I love muffins! Your giveaways look awesome. (Anyone one of these would be a blessing to receive.) Thanks for the opportunity!

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  73. I love following you on FB and now in Pinterest. Love your recipes!!!! Thank you for all you do!!!!

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  75. Such a great event, Shirley! I love muffins (breakfast is my favorite meal, after all), so this appeals big time. Thanks for putting this awesome event together! 🙂

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  76. Thanks for putting this together!! And then to include prizes on top of all the great recipes is amazing! 🙂

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  82. How can it get better than this–Great muffin recipes, and a wonderful variety of great things for cooking them?

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  87. What great fun getting all these good looking muffin recipes. Thanks for all the recipes and thanks too for the many great prizes.

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  88. What an awesome idea! I’ve gone through and saved each person’s blog or website to my favorites!! Thank you for such a Brilliant opportunity to learn more, have fun, and win stuff! 🙂

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  94. This is a FANTASTIC prize package that me, my daughter and granddaughter could have fun using together :-).

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  100. You know what they say: A muffin a day keeps the doctor…No wait, that’s an apple… I think I rather have the muffins ; )

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  103. My food processor is on its last legs… sure could use a new one 😉 but would be happy with anything on this list! great prizes!

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    • Hi Megan–This contest is open to everyone. 🙂 My giveaways are always open to everyone unless customs laws forbid shipping of a particular item. Even when sponsors don’t open giveaways to those outside the U.S., I have them ship the item to me and then I ship it to the individual so I pay the additional costs. So check out all the muffin recipes, leave comments, and enter away! 😉

      Shirley

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  115. Wow, such amazing prizes! I am trying to become 100% gf due to having a serious, deadly rare autoimmune disease. My luck for getting a rare disease certainly surpasses my luck for ever winning any prizes, but I keep praying!

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  123. It would be a wonderful birthday surprise to win one of these amazing prizes! My Birthday is today!! I got myself the spiralizer for my birthday before I saw this giveaway! LOL

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  124. I miss muffins and donuts!! Just starting to learn about GF baking after being diagnosed with CD two years ago!

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  129. I FEEL THE MADNESS WITHIN ME! I got here just in time. I actually wouldn’t be upset winning the 5th and 6th prizes, I am in great need of muffin tins! I’ve resorted to making my muffins in mugs in the microwave….boo.

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  135. All the recipes look fantastic! I love the fact that many of them contain multiple allergy awareness. I can’t wait to try out the different recipes as my 2 children and myself are only currently eating the one GF banana chocolate chip muffin recipe that I have mastered. It will be SO exciting to have many more GF options now!

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  138. Have been gluten-free for many years – this is not a fad for me! I love to bake GF goodies but I still have lots to learn. And sites like yours are the best way to progress on that learning curve. Different viewpoints, different talents – all contribute to the “GF Knowledge Bank” – Thank you!

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  139. Thank you so much for all of your great recipes, resources and information. It truly is life changing for someone who needs and wants to live a healthy, happy gluten-free lifestyle.

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  140. I’m trying to get my co-workers and friends to try more gf foods. These recipes will be a great help! Thank you to all the bloggers who share!

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    • Hi Josie–Welcome to gfe! 🙂 Thanks so much for your sweet feedback. I know all the contributors here and the gf community, in general, REALLY appreciate the kind words! The key to get folks to enjoy more gf foods is to make recipes that are as good or better than their gluten-full counterparts and NOT to mention that they’re gf beforehand. AFTER they rave over the goodies, you can quietly so, if you like, “oh, yeah, and they’re gluten free.” More often than not, I don’t say anything and they usually come to me later and say, “wait, those had to be gluten free because you were eating them, right?” Then I smile and say, “Yes, 100% gluten free. Aren’t they great?” 😉

      Shirley

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  3. […] Enter for a chance to WIN a Blendtec, Cuisinart 14-Cup Food Processor, and lots of other amazing prizes over at March Muffin Madness hosted by Shirley of gfe-gluten free easily. Shirley is teaming up with some of your favorite bloggers to share a different muffin recipe each day for the entire month of March! I shared my Delicious Paleo Carrot Cake Muffins. To see the complete line up of bloggers and to read all of the DELICIOUS details (including instructions on how to enter to win), CLICK HERE.  […]

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