Name: Chocolate Quinoa Muffins (4 Ingredients)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 cup mashed very ripe banana; 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; Optional 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 cup cooked cooled quinoa; 1/3 cup rolled oats (certified gluten-free, as needed); Optional: 6 crosswise banana slices; Optional: 3 tablespoons dark chocolate chips

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4 ingredient chocolate quinoa muffins make on-the-go breakfasts & snacks grand! They are vegan, gluten-free, oil-free, added sugar free, 91 calories each, and 100% delicious and satisfying.
If I have learned anything from writing a food blog, it is how often I am wrong.

It is true for issues big and small, but especially for predicting which posts will be most popular.

Case in point, the 3-Ingredient Quinoa, Banana & Oat Muffins recipe I posted a little more than two years ago. It’s a handy recipe: fast, easy, frugal, and nutritious. In short, it was a perfect post to share until I got around to creating something far more exciting.

It has since become one of my most popular posts, by a landslide.

So I decided to make a chocolate version. This time, however, I am posting it with the knowledge that my predictive power is neither. So whether this swims or sinks (in world wide web-o-sphere terms), I’ll be content.

That does not mean that I cannot encourage you to try these, though, because you really should! They are 100% chocolate decadence disguised in healthy, muffin form!

close up of vegan oil-free chocolate quinoa muffins on a cooling rack

Recipe Benefits
Ingredients
Step by Step Directions
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Chocolate Quinoa Muffins (4 Ingredients) Recipe

Recipe Benefits

Vegan
Gluten-Free
Oil-Free
Flourless
High-Fiber
Fruit-Sweetened (no added sugar)
Easy-to-make
Only 109 Calories per Muffin

Ingredients

The exact amounts of each ingredient are indicated in the recipe card at the end of the post. Toggle between US Customary (volume) and Metric (weights) for preferred measurement option.

Cooked, cooled quinoa (any variety: plain quinoa, tri-color quinoa, black quinoa or red quinoa)
Banana (very ripe, mashed banana, as well as six option slices, for topping the muffins)
Unsweetened cocoa powder (use cocoa powder or raw cacao powder)
Rolled oats (certified gluten-free, as needed)

close up of one chocolate quinoa muffin, topped with a slice of banana, on a piece of parchment paper

Step by Step Directions

Note that the complete directions are also in the recipe card below.

Preheat oven to 375F (190C). Line 6 cups of a standard size muffin pan with foil or paper liners (or spray with nonstick spray if you do not need the recipe 100% oil-free).I
n a medium bowl, stir together the mashed bananas, cocoa powder and salt until well blended.
Stir in the quinoa and oats until blended.Divide batter equally between prepared cups, smoothing tops.
If desired, press a banana slice into the top of each cup of batter, and/or sprinkle with a few chocolate chips.
Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes until the surface of the muffins appears dry and the centers of the muffins are set.
Cool completely in plan on a wire rack. Remove muffins from pans.

In lieu of, or in addition to, the banana, you can always add a bit more sweetener. Or chocolate. Life needs more chocolate :).

In roughly 25 minutes, it’s chocolate bliss time. Bliss because these are so good, but also so good for you (prepare to feel wonderful!).

Happy baking, everyone!

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