Skinny Quinoa Muffins: 3 Ways

Healthy Quinoa Muffins made without fat, gluten or dairy - shown in 3 different flavors!

Skinny Quinoa Muffins: 3 Ways

All we have to do is make our basic muffin batter which is just oats, quinoa flakes, a touch of coconut sugar and some baking powder, then add in our wet ingredients which is applesauce, non-dairy milk and eggs. That’s it.

Course Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword healthy muffins

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes

Total Time 27 minutes

Servings muffins

Calories 134.69kcal

Author Alyssa

Ingredients

for the base recipe:

1 1/2 cups oat flour*
1/2 cup quinoa flakes
1/4 cup oats
3 tablespoons coconut sugar or brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons non-dairy milk
1 egg

flavor option 1: lemon blueberry

1/2 cup - 1 cup blueberries
Zest of 1 lemon

flavor option 2: carrot cake

1 cup shredded carrots
1/ w cup chopped walnuts

flavor option 3: coconut chocolate chip

1/2 cup coconut flakes
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, quinoa flakes, oats, sugar, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
Beat together the wet ingredients in a separate mixing bowl. Add to the dry and mix to combine. The consistency should be that of a runny oatmeal. Let the batter stand while you preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. If by the time the oven is ready the batter seems too thick (you should be able to still stir it easily) add more milk 1 tablespoon at a time.
Just before baking, folding in your desired add-ins.
Spray a muffin tin with nonstick spray and fill the wells 2/3 of the way full. Bake on the center rack for 12 - 14 minutes until muffins are starting to brown and no longer soft to the touch.
Remove and let cool in the pan for 3 - 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.
Enjoy!

Notes

1) You can make your own oat flour by simply grinding gluten-free rolled oats in a high-powered blender until they resemble a fine powder.

2) The add-in measurements are for the full recipe. Scale it down proportionally if you want to make different flavors from one batter.

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