Amaranth Muffin Recipe

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  • Number of Servings: 18
Ingredients
Amaranth, uncooked, 3/4 cup2 1/4 cups waterquinoa flour, 1 cupBob's Red Mill Organic Rolled Oats, 1 cupAlmonds, 1/2 cup, wholeDates, 1/2 cup, pitted, chopped Baking Soda, 1/2 tspOrganic Raw Blue Agave, 1/2 cupfrozen strawberries, 1/2 cupBaking Powder, 1/2 tspVanilla Extract, 1 tsp
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease muffin pans. In medium saucepan, combine amaranth and water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 20-25 minutes until water is absorbed. Grind oats into flour. Chop almonds. Sift together quinoa flour, oat flour, almonds, dates and baking soda. Chop/grind frozen strawberries. Combine strawberries with baking powder, agave nectar and vanilla. Fold 2 cups of cooked amaranth into dry ingredients. Hand stir in moist ingredients until just moistened. Fill muffin tins until about 1/2 full. Bake approximately 25-30 minutes until toothpick test comes out clean and dry. Cool muffin tins 5+ minutes on damp towel before turning out of pan. Cool completely before storing. Makes 18 muffins.

Number of Servings: 18

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LORI2008.

Servings Per Recipe: 18
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 123.8
  • Total Fat: 3.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 50.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 18.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.9 g
  • Protein: 3.7 g

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