Orange Monster Muffins

Ingredients (12 muffins):

  • 2/3 cup Water
  • 1/3 cup Quinoa, rinsed and drained
  • 3/4 cup Whole Wheat Flour
  • 3/4 cup White Flour
  • 1 TBSP Baking Powder
  • 3 tsp ground Cinnamon
  • 1/4 TBSP Kosher Salt
  • 2 large Eggs
  • 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
  • 1/2 cup packed Brown Sugar
  • 1/2 cup Plain Yogurt
  • Orange Zest, half orange
  • 1 1/2 cups Carrots, grated

Ingredients (48 muffins):

  • 2 2/3 cups Water
  • 1 1/3 cups Quinoa, rinsed and drained
  • 3 cups Whole Wheat Flour
  • 3 cups White Flour
  • 1/4 cup Baking Powder
  • 3 TBSP ground Cinnamon
  • 1 TBSP Kosher Salt
  • 8 large Eggs
  • 2 cups Vegetable Oil
  • 2 cups packed Brown Sugar
  • 2 cups Plain Yogurt
  • Orange Zest, 2 oranges
  • 5 1/2 cups Carrots, grated

Directions:

  1. Boil water; add quinoa; cook 15-20 minutes until grains open
  2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
  3. Coat muffin tins with spray oil or use paper liners
  4. Sift together flours, baking powder, cinnamon and salt
  5. Whisk eggs, oil, sugar, yogurt & orange zest until smooth
  6. Fold 4 & 5 together – don’t overmix
  7. Stir in carrots & quinoa until mixed.
  8. Fill muffin tins and bake 20 minutes until toothpick clean.