Quinoa Applesauce Muffins Recipes

HEALTHY HONEY APPLESAUCE BLENDER MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350ºF. Grease a 12-cup muffin tin and set aside.
• Add the egg, applesauce, milk and honey into a blender. Blend on high until smooth. Add the oats and blend again until smooth. Add remaining ingredients (minus the pecans) and blend again until combined.
• Fill each cup ¾ of the way full. Sprinkle with pecans if using and press down slightly so they stay in place. Add water to the cups that are unused.
• Bake on the center rack for 22 - 24 minutes until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack and cool completely. If desired, reheat in the toaster oven or in the microwave (and definitely drizzle with some honey or creamy peanut butter!)

APPLESAUCE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Mix flour, baking soda, allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and salt together in a bowl.
• Beat shortening with an electric mixer in a separate large bowl until smooth; add honey and mix for 2 minutes. Stir flour mixture into shortening mixture, alternating with applesauce, until batter is smooth. Fold in raisins and walnuts. Spoon about 2 1/2 tablespoons batter into each muffin cup.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.

QUINOA MUFFINS WITH PEACHES AND PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups, or line with paper muffin liners.
• Combine the quinoa and water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes. Chop the dried peaches and place them in a saucepan with the apple cider. Bring the liquid to a boil, remove the pan from the heat, and allow the mixture to sit for 10 minutes.
• Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix the milk, egg, and vanilla in a small bowl. Carefully add 2 cups of cooked quinoa to the flour mixture; stir in the warmed peaches and pecans and mix well. Stir in the milk mixture just until combined.
• Scoop the muffin batter into the prepared pan and bake until the tops spring back when lightly pressed and a toothpick inserted in a muffin comes out clean, about 25 minutes.

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.

QUINOA APPLESAUCE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Sprinkle hazelnut flour over the apricots and set aside.
• Blend the baking soda, baking powder, salt, cloves and cinnamon with the quinoa flour.
• Separately mix together butter, sugar and egg.
• Combine all ingredients, adding the floured fruit at the end.
• Spoon into an oiled muffin tin and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until slightly spongy to the touch.