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Double Chocolate Quinoa Muffins

June 21, 2012 by lauren.kelly 17 Comments

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The amazing Lauren from Nutri-Savvy was gracious enough to review my cookbook and decided to make these muffins with her adorable daughters!  The verdict:

Delicious! Just enough balance in flavors, sweet but not too sweet, a little nutty and the right combo ingredients – including cocoa and cinnamon spice making it a scrumptious treat! The quinoa literally disappeared, but its nutritional value surely brings this treat up a notch or two. The texture was perfect – dense but not heavy.

Thank you Lauren Kelly for a chance to review your book and delight in one of your amazing creations!

Please go and visit Lauren here to read more about the review and her wonderful blog!  Lauren O’Connor, MS, RD, is a registered dietitian and owner/nutritional consultant for Nutri-Savvy – a lifestyle program that re-kindles an intuitive sensory approach to food:  “Savor, Taste and Enjoy…Nutrition.”

This is just one of the 300 recipes in my cookbook, The Everything Wheat-Free Diet Cookbook.  Go get yourself a copy today!

Double Chocolate Quinoa Muffins Lauren Kelly Nutrition

I love quinoa.  I think many of you know this already ๐Ÿ™‚

I have lots of recipes for quinoa salads, quinoa patties, quinoa for breakfast…you name it.  Oh, except quinoa in baked goods!  So I stumbled upon this Martha Stewart recipe for Quinoa Muffins that looked super yummy.  But I was in the mood for something chocolatey.  These came out TO DIE FOR!  I love that the quinoa adds protein and some fiber, and the cocoa adds some sweetness.

Soooo….what the heck is sucanat?  Sucanat is the least refined form of cane sugar.  Sucanat still retains vitamins and minerals that processed white sugar is stripped of.  I bought mine at Whole Foods.  Try it ๐Ÿ™‚

Ok, back to these yummy muffins… Each muffins only has 115 calories, 2 grams of fiber and 4 grams of protein.  I’ll take it!

Dry ingredients*:

1 ¾ cup buckwheat flour

¼ c unsweetened cocoa powder

½ c sucanat  (can substitute regular or turbinado sugar)

1 ½ t baking powder

1 t sea salt

1 t cinnamon

Wet ingredients:

¼ c grapeseed oil

1 large egg

1 c reduced fat buttermilk

1 t vanilla

2 c cooked quinoa, cooled

¼ c chopped almonds or whatever nuts you like

1. Combine all the dry ingredients in a bowl (the first 7 above) and mix with a wire whisk.

2. In a separate larger bowl, combine the wet ingredients (including the nuts) and mix well.

3. Gently fold in the dry ingredients and mix just until they are incorporated.

4. Fill lightly buttered muffin tins ¾ full with batter. Bake at 350°F for 25 min, or until cooked through. Let cool slightly before removing from the pan.

 
Double Chocolate Quinoa Muffins

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 muffin
Amount Per Serving
Calories 115  Calories from Fat 39  (3 WW points per muffin)
Total Fat 4.3g
Saturated Fat 0.6g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 8mg
Sodium 94mg
Total Carbohydrates 16.2g
Dietary Fiber 2.3g
Sugars 0.8g
Protein 4.0g

*adapted from Get Real 4 Health

Double Chocolate Quinoa Muffins
ENJOY! Come back again soon~

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Filed Under: Baked Breads/Muffins, Desserts, Gluten Free, Kids, Quinoa, Recipes, snacks Tagged With: chocolate quinoa, Gluten free, quinoa, quinoa muffin, the everything wheat-free diet cookbook, wheat free

Comments

  1. Ally's Kitchen says

    June 21, 2012 at 6:55 pm

    These sound awesome, Lauren…and I love how you list all the nutritional info! xo

    Reply
    • LaurenKellyNutrition says

      June 21, 2012 at 10:36 pm

      Thanks sweet Ally ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  2. PB and Peppers (@JenatPBandP) says

    June 22, 2012 at 12:14 am

    Your muffins look amazing!!

    Reply
    • LaurenKellyNutrition says

      June 22, 2012 at 11:48 am

      Thank you! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  3. Savory Simple says

    June 22, 2012 at 4:56 pm

    I feel healthier just looking at these!

    Reply
  4. Sarajane Boyle says

    June 23, 2012 at 1:25 pm

    Thanks Lauren! Love your website and you! Hope your back is feeling better!
    SJ ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • LaurenKellyNutrition says

      June 23, 2012 at 2:52 pm

      Aw thank you SJ ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  5. onenightowl says

    June 25, 2012 at 4:26 am

    Lauren, I use Stevia to sweeten my food. Do you know the ratio for this recipe? It sounds awesome. I also enjoyed reading your Shrimp Scampi recipe and I do plan of fixing it because we love shrimp and spinach.

    Today has been a very good day for finding and meeting new contacts on Facebook. Not only do I need the tips but I pass them on to my page “Health is Happiness”. It is becoming more of a resource page because I am linking up with so many awesome people like yourself and am finding a wealth of information. If you have not checked it out please do so at http://www.facebook.com/iherbcom

    Thanks,
    Cindy

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    • LaurenKellyNutrition says

      June 25, 2012 at 11:44 am

      Thanks for stopping by Cindy! I will go over and visit your page ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  6. Amee Beck Livingston says

    June 27, 2012 at 2:28 am

    This is a delicious way to enjoy my quinoa!! Thank you for bringing these yummy muffins to Fit and Fabulous Fridays!!

    Reply
  7. Lauren O'Connor says

    March 8, 2013 at 4:05 pm

    My husband tried them and loved ’em as well – the perfect amount of sweetness. He also mentioned that the ‘crumb’ (texture) came out perfect. Can’t wait to try some of your other recipes!

    xo,
    Lauren : )

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    • lauren.kelly says

      March 8, 2013 at 5:10 pm

      Thank you Lauren!! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  8. jannel james says

    January 13, 2015 at 9:20 pm

    Can I substulitute another flour like almond flour with buckwheat flour? Jannel

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    • lauren.kelly says

      January 13, 2015 at 9:31 pm

      Hello Jannel! Yes you can definitely try to substitute that, please let me know who they come out! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  9. Kita says

    January 14, 2015 at 11:08 pm

    Im just learning to love quinoa…. But… I mean… these are chocolate quinoa muffins. So I could see myself quickly falling in love. ๐Ÿ˜‰

    Reply
  10. lauren says

    February 10, 2014 at 12:54 pm

    I am so glad you liked them Ann! XO

    Reply

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