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Quinoa Squash Muffins Recipe

Recipe by: moonl8

"Protein and texture from the quinoa, sweet pockets from the squash and raisins. You can use any squash, cooked or shredded for these muffins. Enjoy."
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  • Directions
  • Ingredients
  • Nutrition
Directions
  • Prep15 m
  • Cook45 m
  • Ready In1 h
  • 1Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender and water is absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes.
  • 2Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 18 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
  • 3Mix all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, cloves, nutmeg, allspice, ground ginger, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl.
  • 4Stir squash, yogurt, brown sugar, raisins, walnuts, eggs, and vanilla together in a large bowl. Add flour mixture to squash mixture; stir. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
  • 5Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 30 minutes.
Footnotes
  • Tip
  • Aluminum foil helps keep food moist, ensures it cooks evenly, keeps leftovers fresh, and makes clean-up easy.
Ingredients
  • 18 servings
  • 161 cals
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup uncooked quinoa, rinsed and drained
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 pinch ground cloves (optional)
  • 1 pinch ground nutmeg (optional)
  • 1 pinch ground allspice (optional)
  • 1 pinch ground ginger (optional)
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded squash
  • 1 1/2 cups plain yogurt
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Nutrition

Amount per serving ( 5 total)

  • Calories:
    161
    8%
  • Fat:
    3.6
    6%
  • Carbs:
    28.1
    9%
  • Protein:
    5.2
    10%
  • Cholesterol:
    22
    7%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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