Do you have difficulty coming up with healthy desserts, especially whole grain ones that taste great? Look no further these Quinoa-Oat muffins clusters will definitely satisfy your sweet tooth! This recipe is gluten free and vegan. It also is low in cholesterol, sodium, saturated fats, and contains 0 trans fats.
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Ingredients For the Apricot Paste
1 cup Dried Apricots, unsweetened
1.5 cup Water
Ingredients for the Muffin Clusters
¾ cup Quinoa (slightly undercooked)
1 ½ cup Rolled Oats
½ cup Mixed nuts, ground
½ cup Raisins (or any another unsweetened dried fruit)
¼ cup Almond butter
½ cup Apricot paste
2 Tbsp Flaxseed meal (mixed with 6 Tbsp of water)
½ cup Almond milk, unsweetened
½ tsp Cinnamon
2 Tbsp pure Vanilla extract
Servings: 24 Mini clusters
Directions For the Apricot Paste
- Cover the apricots with cold water. Let them soak for 4-6 hours. Remove the apricots, and save the water.
- Blend apricots, until they obtain a smooth consistency. If consistency is too thick, or lumpy, use some of the water you saved from step 1.
- Store in an airtight container and refrigerate.
Directions for the Muffin Clusters
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, and spray a non stick muffin pan with cooking spray
- Cook Quinoa based on the package directions. Ensure that most of the water is removed by cooking on higher heat
- Mix Flaxseed meal with warm water. Stir once in a while, while you continue on with the recipe. The consistency should be gooey.
- In a bowl mix together the quinoa, oats, mixed nuts, and raisins
- In a spate bowl mix almond butter, apricot paste, flaxseed meal, almond milk, cinnamon, and vanilla
- Add the dry ingredients into the 2nd bowl and Stir together
- Add the granola mixture into each muffin cup. Fill almost to the top. Make sure to press the product down firmly.
- Bake for 30 minutes
- Let cool, and serve
Recipe Source: OneGreenPlanet.org