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Sweet Quinoa Muffins is for Breakfast.

Sweet Quinoa Muffins takes several minutes to prepare.

Sweet Quinoa Muffins takes 18 minutes to cook.

Sweet Quinoa Muffins makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Sweet Quinoa Muffins are:

? cup quinoa
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
? tsp cinnamon
? tsp salt
2 bananas, mashed
2 eggs
1/3 cup honey
? cup buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup raisins

Here is how you make Sweet Quinoa Muffins:

Cook quinoa following package directions. Drain and let cool.Preheat oven to 375 degrees F, then spray a 12 cup muffin pan. Whisk flours, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl.Whisk bananas, eggs, honey, buttermilk and vanilla in a large bowl. Stir in dates, then flour mixture and quinoa.Spoon into prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle with coarse sugar. Bake until toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean, 15 to 18 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and let cool completely.Variation: Instead of raisins, try dates, dried cranberries, or chocolate chips. Any combination of these ingredients will also work as long as the total amount is 1 cup.Serving Size: Makes 12 muffins.Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PJGIRL.

The nutritional information for Sweet Quinoa Muffins is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 188.7

• Total Fat: 1.7 g
• Cholesterol: 31.0 mg
• Sodium: 208.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 41.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.7 g
• Protein: 4.6 g