Quinoa Orange Muffins
These scrumptious Quinoa Orange Muffins are a wonderful wholesome healthy treat! So soft and fluffy, you cannot tell they are vegan and refined sugarfree!
Servings: 10 muffins
Calories: 236kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup Quinoa flour
- 1 cup Wholewheat flour
- 1.5 tsp Baking powder
- 1 tsp Baking soda
- 1/8 tsp Sea salt
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- Zest of 1 orange
- 1/3 cup Coconut oil, melted
- 1 Flax egg 1 tbsp Flax seed powder + 3 tbsp water. Mix in a small bowl and allow to sit for 5 minutes
- 1/3 cup Orange juice, freshly squeezed
- 3/4 cup Almond milk
- 1/3 cup Dairy free chocolate or Dark chocolate (70%) chips
- 3 tbsp Candied oranges, chopped into small bits
- 1/4 cup Cashews, chopped into small bits
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180C. Line your muffin tray cavities with paper liners.
- Combine all the dry ingredients - quinoa flour, wholewheat flour, sugar, orange zest, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
- In another bowl, mix together the melted coconut oil, flax egg, orange juice and almond milk.
- Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ones and gently stir with a spatula, just until moistened.
- Gently stir in all the add ins - candied oranges, chocolate chips and cashewnuts.
- Spoon in the batter into the cups. Fill them 3/4 of the way and bake for 18-20 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
- Let cool in the pan for a few minutes before turning them out on a cooling rack. Enjoy warm and fresh!
Nutrition
Serving: 1Muffin | Calories: 236kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 0.1mg | Sodium: 237mg | Potassium: 77mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 17IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 87mg | Iron: 1mg