I’ve mentioned before that I’m the baby of the family. I have 3 older brothers and 2 older sisters. I’ve also mentioned before that my brothers used to tease/torment me a LOT while I was growing up.The brother just above me, is three years older than me.
He used to blow up my Barbies by taping some sort of firecracker to them. Oh, but first would cut off all their hair! So mean! He teased me mercilessly about whatever hair style I had my hair in, or just about the extra long length of my hair (all the way down to my butt!). He always remembered humiliating things I did and would never let me live them down.
Like the one time I made fabulous chocolate cookies while my family was gone and I was home by myself. I was probably 8 or 9 and so proud of myself for making the cookies from start to finish, all alone. Well, my mom had bought a giant case of cinnamon and had poured it into a canning jar and it looked just like cocoa.
Quinoa Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooled cooked quinoa
- 1 cup white whole wheat flour
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup packed dark-brown sugar
- 1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º. Line a muffin tin with paper liners or spray with cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, mini chocolate chips and quinoa.
- In a small bowl, whisk together oil, buttermilk, egg, yogurt, and vanilla. Add milk mixture to flour mixture and stir just until combined. Divide among muffin cups.
- Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 25 to 30 minutes. Cool muffins in pan for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool. Enjoy!
Nutrition
they definitely look like a must make to me
Never thought to add quinoa to a muffin,but it sound delicious! Plus we always seem to have some leftover after dinner. Pinned!
I’m always on the hunt for yummy healthy desserts. Can’t wait to try these! Thanks for the recipe!!
I’m glad you survived all that torture as a kid 🙂 I love the cinnamon story. We have all done goofy things like that! I have never seen quinoa in a baked goodie, but it’s brilliant! Pinning this one for sure 🙂
I definitely want to give these a try. I have a whole thing of quinoa in my pantry and I’ve never done anything with it. I had my husband buy it one day and just haven’t been inspired to use it. Thanks for the new inspiration!
Aaw, I’m the baby with two older brothers too so can relate to the teasing. At least you can show your brother all these delicious recipes you create now 🙂 I love quinoa and they sound fantastic in these muffins! They look so moist and delicious, thanks for sharing Jen 🙂
I used baking soda instead of flour to make chocolate chip cookies when I was 10. 🙂 These muffins look so good, I can’t wait to try them!!
Great recipe and clean eating too! thanks for a healthy alternative to chocolate chip muffins!
Sami
Ha! Love the cinnamon story!! And I love the idea of quinoa muffins….I am so intrigued!
I accidentally added salt instead of sugar to koolaid at a children’s function at church many years ago. Who keeps salt in a large plastic container with no label? The reactions were actually really, really funny! Oops! I still haven’t tried quinoa but my sister loves the stuff. Thanks for linking up to Saturday Dishes. We, the gals at Coffee With Us 3, hope you continue to do so. Pinning.
Well done, Jen! These are just right. I made mine with a gluten-free flour mix and they still turned out moist and satisfying. I love how dense they are. Of course I had to add more chocolate chips though. 😉 Thanks for the recipe–I was on the hunt for a way to use up my leftover quinoa. Perfect!
I’m going to try these today! They look great. I love quinoa too. I have a great meatloaf recipe that uses quinoa instead of breadcrumbs. I once was making a mock lasagna casserole which calls for cottage cheese and I didn’t realize I purchased cottage cheese with pineapple tidbits until after I served it to my guests:) That was a strange flavor combo!
Can you use frozen Quinoa or does it have to be dry?
Is the frozen quinoa pre-cooked? The quinoa just needs to be cooked and cooled for this recipe. Let me know if you have any other comments, Mary!
Thanks for the great recipe. Is there an alternative to the egg that I could use?
Hi Shantal! Some egg replacements you might try: 1/3 cup applesauce or 1/3 cup canned pumpkin puree or 1/2 pureed banana or 1 Tbsp. ground flaxseeds mixed with 3 Tbsp. water. I haven’t personally tried this recipe using any of these replacements, but they are options that might work! I hope this helps!
Thank you.
can you substitute coconut oil for the canola oil?
Yes! You definitely should be able to, Dawn!
Oh my goodness these look sooooo good! I can’t wait to try them! I’m always hunting for creative ways to use quinoa, I’ll try it with sprouted flours and quinoa in the very near future! You’ve got some great ideas here Jen!
I am new to the quinoa world and bought a bunch for a chili recipe that turned out nasty!! I am anxiously looking for recipes to use up the rest. Is it 2 cups once it’s cooked, or 2 cups before it’s cooked?
Hi Candace! 2 cups after it’s cooked. Usually cooking one cup quinoa with two cups of water will get you a little more than 2 cups of cooked quinoa. I am obsessed with quinoa – I add it to almost everything, lol! I hope you like these muffins!! Check out some of my other quinoa recipes too to use up your stash! 🙂
can you substitute the canola oil for sesame oil or olive oil?
Hi Ashley! I’m not sure sesame or olive oil would be a good fit for this recipe. Regular vegetable oil or coconut oil would be other good substitutions instead of the canola!
Thank you, Jen. Nice muffin recipes. Have a good afternoon and a good week!
I’ve never added anything I shouldn’t have done, but I’ve forgotten flour in a beetroot cake and sugar in some cupcakes when I was younger… Luckily with the sugar I realised and just kind of had to mix a little in each case before we put them in oven!
Good thing your recipes weren’t ruined! Lol! Thanks for stopping by!