Quinoa Power Muffins Food

QUINOA BREAKFAST MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C/375°F.
• Cut the cherry tomatoes in half,scoop out the seeds and discard, then finely chop the flesh.
• In a large bowl combine all ingredients besides quinoa. Mix altogether with the help of a fork, then incorporate in the quinoa.
• Scoop the mixture into the muffin moulds previously brush with a little olive oil.
• Bake in the oven for 10-12 mins or until crispy and golden brown on top.
• Remove from the oven, allow to cool and serve or store in an airtight container for up to 2 days.

QUINOA POWER MUFFINS

Steps:

• To make the quinoa, bring just over 1 cup of water to a boil in a pot and add 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Add the quinoa, mix well, and reduce to a simmer. Cook for 20 minutes with the lid off the pot, you may need to add a splash more water at the end if the quinoa is not thoroughly cooked. Turn the heat off, fluff the quinoa with a large fork, and let it cool down to room temperature.
• To make the quinoa muffins, pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, add the flour and next 3 ingredients, mix well. Measure 1 cup of cooked quinoa and at that to the bowl along with the remaining dry ingredients, mix very well so everything is equally coated in flour, set aside.
• In another large bowl, lightly beat the egg and add the next 3 ingredients. Add the baking soda and mix well for 30 seconds. The mixture will bubble and grow as the soda reacts with the yogurt. Add the wet ingredients on top of the dry ingredients and mix until everything is thoroughly combined, about 20-30 seconds.
• If your muffin tin is not non-stick, spray it with non-stick spray and dust a little bit of flour inside. Scoop enough batter to make 6 muffins, filling the tins all the way to the top. Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes, you will know they are ready when a toothpick inserted in the middle of the muffin comes out clean. Remove from oven, let sit in tin for 5 minutes, then move muffins to a clean plate and allow to cool completely. Enjoy!

QUINOA EGG MUFFINS (HIGH PROTEIN)

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
• In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, salt and pepper. Stir in the remaining ingredients.
• Spoon into a standard muffin pan lined with silicone or parchment muffin liners (*see note).
• Sprinkle tops with remaining ¼ cup of cheese.
• Bake for 20-25 min, until a knife inserted in the center of the muffin comes out clean. Mine were perfect at 22 minutes.

QUINOA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• In a medium saucepan, bring quinoa and 1 cup water to a boil.
• Reduce to a simmer; cover, and cook until water has been absorbed and quinoa is tender, 11 to 13 minutes.
• Meanwhile, brush a standard 12-cup muffin pan with oil; dust with flour, tapping out excess.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, raisins, and 2 cups cooked quinoa; reserve any leftover quinoa for another use.
• In a small bowl, whisk together oil, milk, egg, and vanilla.
• Add milk mixture to flour mixture, and stir just until combined; divide batter among prepared muffin cups.
• Bake until toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Cool muffins in pan, 5 minutes; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Store in an airtight container up to 5 days.

QUINOA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium saucepan, bring quinoa and 1 cup water to a boil. Reduce to a simmer; cover, and cook until water has been absorbed and quinoa is tender, 11 to 13 minutes.
• Meanwhile, brush a standard 12-cup muffin pan with oil; dust with flour, tapping out excess. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, raisins, and 2 cups cooked quinoa; reserve any leftover quinoa for another use.
• In a small bowl, whisk together oil, milk, egg, and vanilla. Add milk mixture to flour mixture, and stir just until combined; divide batter among prepared muffin cups.
• Bake until toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool muffins in pan, 5 minutes; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

CHRISTMAS QUINOA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Add cane sugar to chopped cranberries ( I find chopping frozen cranberries much easier).
• Mix first 6 dry ingredients together.
• In a separate bowl whisk remaining wet ingredients (yogurt, milk, egg, vanilla and oil) together.
• Fold wet ingredients into dry until just combined. Do not overmix.
• Fold in sugared cranberries and pumpkin seeds
• Line muffin tins with parchment cups or grease with oil of choice. I used parchment.
• Use regular size ice cream scoop to fill muffin cups.
• Bake for 30 -40 minutes until tops are brown and toothpick comes out clean. Toothpick will come out clean after 20 minutes but its worth waiting until muffins actually brown on top for better texture.
• Notes: Batter is fairly dense. Adjust with milk to your liking. Muffins are minimally sweet so adjust sugar as well. I love a just slightly sweet muffin and you can't beat fresh cranberries. Enjoy!
• As with all healthier muffins these stay/store best in freezer in a ziploc freezer bag once they've completely cooled. Perfect defrosted in microwave at power level 3 for 1 min (flipping it at 30 seconds).

QUINOA ZUCCHINI PROTEIN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 2 muffin tins with paper liners.
• Combine whole wheat pastry flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cloves, allspice, ginger, and nutmeg in a bowl.
• Mix Greek yogurt, zucchini, quinoa, eggs, and vanilla extract together in a bowl. Add flour mixture; mix until batter is well blended.
• Spoon batter into the prepared muffin tins.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tops are lightly browned and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes.