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Foodie Friday: Passionfruit, coconut and quinoa muffins

Today’s recipe is brought to us by Australian Passionfruit.

Passionfruit, coconut and quinoa muffins

The perfect afternoon treat packed with tropical sweetness.

  • 2 cups cooked quinoa
  • ½ cup buckwheat flour
  • ½ cup shredded coconut
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp sea salt
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup coconut sugar
  • ¼ cup coconut milk
  • ¼ cup passionfruit pulp
  • ¼ cup olive oil

Toppings

  • 1 tbsp shredded coconut (extra)
  • 1 tbsp passionfruit pulp (extra)
  1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Line a muffin tin with paper cases.
  2. Tip dry ingredients – quinoa through salt – into a large bowl. Stir to combine, then make 
a well in the centre.
  3. Combine remaining ingredients – eggs through oil – in a jug and whisk until smooth.
  4. Pour wet ingredients into dry and stir until fully incorporated. Divide into lined muffin tin 
holes.
  5. Bake 20 – 22 minutes until a skewer inserted in the centre of a muffin comes out clean. 
Turn out onto rack to cool completely.
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Foodie Friday: Banana double chocolate almond muffins

The perfect afternoon treat packed with the nutritional value of Australian Bananas and complimented with the indulgent taste of milk chocolate. Ingredients (Makes 16 muffins) 4 bananas, mashed 200 gm…
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Foodie Friday: Banana double chocolate almond muffins

The perfect afternoon treat packed with the nutritional value of Australian Bananas and complimented with the indulgent taste of milk chocolate.

Ingredients

(Makes 16 muffins)

  • 4 bananas, mashed
  • 200 gm or 1 cup caster sugar
  • 150 ml or ⅔ cup oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • 240 gm or 1 ½ cups plain flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 50 gm or ½ cup good quality dark cocoa
  • 100 gm good quality milk chocolate, chopped into chunks
  • 100 gm flaked almonds

Method

1. Pre-heat the oven to 180°C. Prepare a muffin tray with 12 or 16 muffin papers.

2. Sift the flour, baking soda and cocoa together.

3. Mix the bananas, caster sugar, oil and eggs in a large bowl until well combined.

4. Add the rest of the ingredients (flour, cocoa, baking powder, chocolate and 50 gm of the almonds) and stir until just incorporated, without over mixing.

5. Fill the muffin papers to just over ¾ full and sprinkle with the remaining almonds.

6. Bake for approximately 20-25 minutes or till cooked in the middle when tested with a knife.

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Foodie Friday: Commando Steve’s banana walnut muffins

This recipe was created by Commando Steve for Vitamix but could easily be adapted to be made with other blenders.

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 75 g melted coconut oil
  • 150 g or 1 ½ medium bananas
  • 45 g pitted & roughly chopped dates
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 40 g coconut flour
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 tablespoon protein powder
  • ½ teaspoon bicarbonate soda
  • 40 g toasted, chopped walnuts
  • Mini muffin patty cases

Optional to serve:

  • Natural yoghurt
  • Ricotta

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C.
  2. Place eggs, oil, banana, dates and honey into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure lid.
  3. Select Variable 1.
  4. Turn on machine and slowly increase to Variable 5.
  5. Blend until combined. Stop machine and remove lid.
  6. Add coconut flour, salt, protein powder and bicarbonate soda to the Vitamix container and secure lid.
  7. Select Variable 1.
  8. Turn on machine and slowly increase to Variable 5.
  9. Blend until smooth, using the tamper to press the ingredients into the blades. Stop machine and remove lid.
  10. Fold in the walnuts by hand.
  11. Scoop batter into mini muffin pan lined with patty cases. Bake for 13-15 minutes.
  12. Remove from oven and cool in tray for five minutes. Turn out onto rack to finish cooling.
  13. Add a dollop of natural yoghurt or ricotta sweetened with a dash of honey and vanilla to serve.

Serves: 10-20 | Preparation: 7 minutes | Blending time: 2 minutes  | Cooking: 15 minutes

–This recipe has been written for the C-Series Vitamix machines with Variable Speed control and Standard 2.0-litre container. If you are using a different Vitamix machine or container size, you may need to make adjustments to the Variable Speed, processing time, and/or ingredient quantities.

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