Brunch

Cranberry-Orange Quinoa Muffins is for Breakfast.

Cranberry-Orange Quinoa Muffins takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Cranberry-Orange Quinoa Muffins takes 30 minutes to cook.

Cranberry-Orange Quinoa Muffins makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Cranberry-Orange Quinoa Muffins are:

2 c flour (1 cup white, 1 cup whole wheat)
1 c quinoa
3/4 c light or dark brown sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 c dried cranberries (3/4 to 1 cup would be better)
Zest of a medium sized orange
Juice of orange that was zested
3/4 c buttermilk or whole milk
1 large egg
1/4 c vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla extract

Here is how you make Cranberry-Orange Quinoa Muffins:

Directions:1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium saucepan, bring quinoa and 1 cup water to a boil. Reduce to a simmer; cover, and cook until water has been absorbed and quinoa is tender, 11 to 13 minutes.Meanwhile, line a muffin tin with baking cups. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cranberries, orange zest, and 2 cups cooked quinoa; reserve any leftover quinoa for another use.2. In a small bowl, whisk together oil, milk, egg, orange juice and vanilla. Add milk mixture to flour mixture, and stir just until combined; divide batter among prepared muffin cups.3. Bake until toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool muffins in pan, 5 minutes; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.Serving Size:?Makes 12 muffins

The nutritional information for Cranberry-Orange Quinoa Muffins is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 256.3

• Total Fat: 6.3 g
• Cholesterol: 16.0 mg
• Sodium: 303.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 50.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.9 g
• Protein: 5.2 g

The dietary needs meet for Cranberry-Orange Quinoa Muffins is Vegetarian