Pumpkin Quinoa Cashew Nut Muffin
Adapted from Pumpkin chocolate chips Muffin from Joy of baking
Ingredients:
Steps:
Then cook the quinoa by washing in the running water and roasting them with little oil for about 6-7 minutes and then cook them with water for about 15 minutes with lid closed. Once it is done set aside.
Preheat oven to 350 F and Line the muffin tin with paper cups and grease them with cooking spray and set aside.
In medium bowl sift both flours, salt, spices, baking soda and baking powder and set aside.
In another bowl lightly beat eggs, sugar and oil and then add pumpkin puree and combine everything well. Then add cooked quinoa and mix once again to combine well. To this gradually add dry ingredients and mix well.
Finally fold in chopped cashew nuts.
Pour the 2 tablespoon of batter into each prepared muffin tin. Sprinkle the top with turbinado sugar. Make sure batter should only reach ¾ of the paper cup. Bake for about 24 minutes or until tester comes out clean.
Once baked leave the muffin in the muffin tin for about 5 minutes and then tilt and remain in the muffin tin for another 5 minutes.
Then transfer them to cooling rack.
Enjoy as much as you want.
Variations:
- Omit cashew nut and try with cranberries.
- Don’t try to skip baking soda and reduce egg it will result smaller muffin.

Adipoli,looks so yummy and moist,love the addition of quinoa and cashew nuts,moist and tempting..
Beautifully baked Swathi and you made it healthy too, lovely
Such delicious healthy muffins and look at the texture..
Quinoa is a very good addition dear,Yummy moist muffins..Lovely!!
Wow…You made it healthy…loved the addition of quinoa…These look perfect dear…
love the variations used in the recipe – and i must say amazing choice as always ……..never remotely thought of using pumpkin in baking ..happy i did :)) and guess what – i was inspired by your post on pumpkin pancakes,and i tried them today – awesome !!thank u 🙂
nice & tasty recipe..
Tasty Appetite
Omg, you simply made this muffins fantabulously Swathi, i would have never thought of making this muffins with quinoa, well done.
Healthy and delicious muffins.. Neat presentation..
Divya’s Culinary Journey
Your muffins sound delicious.
Very tempting n healthy… Many mouth is watering here
Never tasted muffins with quinoa. Love this addition Swathi. Fabulous muffins dear.
today’s recipe:
http://sanolisrecipies.blogspot.com/2012/10/matar-mushroom-masala.html
Looks delicious… Quinoa in muffin is very new to me.
Such a healthy version and done so perfectly. Loved your version.
Swathi, you did an absolutely amazing job on these over the top delicious, and healthy pumpkin muffins. You certainly created a brand new recipe from the adaptation of the muffin recipe. Love the addition of the Quinoa, the Cashew nuts, and the fact that you did not add a lot of sugar to it.
This is a recipe to must try…oh, and not to forget; you added your homemade pumpkin puree?…wow, I’m really impressed:)
pinning it to my Pumpkin board!
This is the second pumpkin muffin post that I have seen. These looks so lovely.
What wonderful muffins Swathi! So unique with the quinoa! I love the cashews too nuts too. How fun to go to the pumpkin patch!
I didn’t think they celebrated Halloween in India 🙂 I love that your sweet daughter wants to be a princess…mine always did, too. Your muffins look amazing…healthy and delicious!
Lovely cupcakes….
Reading about the spooky movies was good. I’m glad there’s someone who gets scared of watching such movies. I made enough courage and watched paranormal activity, and did not sleep for almost a week 🙁
wow..any kind of muffin make me drool….yummy..
Lovely!
Today’s Menu – Bitter-gourd Dhal Curry
Love your healthy version with quinoa and less sugar. I also tried the Joy of Baking’s muffins recipe but made it in a loaf. It really turned out beautiful with spicy aroma and wonderful texture and flavour.
Thanx for hosting this event Swathi!
These muffins look like something I would want to eat everyday! Great presentation and yummy looking cupcakes!
Healthy, lovely, crunchy muffins!!! White saree ghost LOL!!
Looking wonderful and like your step by step clicks
Looks yummy Swathi..lovely presentation..
Healthy and yummy muffins..
Shabbu’s Tasty Kitchen
Pumpkin is on the air my friend this looks stunning 😀
And your story was awesome!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
perfectly baked..
I am not into Halloween and even during my growing up years, it was not a big deal for us. Having said that, I love pumpkin any outcome from it, I will drool, including these gorgeous muffins.
yummy recipe. Join me in Fast Food event-Vermicilli in my blog.
Cashew nut huh wow thats innovative I am sure they must have tastey super yummy.I love the texture they look so yum yum
Nice recipe with pumpkin. yummy n soft 🙂
Never tried quinoa in muffins,looks delish…
baked perfectly and lovely clicks. would love to try these
your pumpkins look perfect and so are your muffins. I learned something new, how to incorporate quinoa in a dish. Thanks
Wonderful, Swathi 🙂
Great combination! Pumpkin, quinoa and cashew — that sounds so yummy! Good job, Swathi!
Exquisito y muy lindo me encanta su calabaza está estupenda ,abrazos y abrazos.
what a healthy option with the quinoa
They look scrummy! Mmmmm!
Adding quinoa is interesting and you made it more healthier..Love the chunky nuts in between..
I would love to try baking this interesting combination too 😀
A very nice muffin here and another good use of pumpkin. The nuts don’t hurt either.
I noticed in your 9.5.2011 blog Rice and Lentil Soup you mention Rose Matta rice. You mentioned diabetes, my spouse suffers that and I want to try it. My question is: You cooked it for a half hour and in a pressure cooker yet. Seems like a really long time; like, longer than standard brown rice. Does it take over an hour at regular stove-top pot cooking? I have pressure cookers, not a problem, it is just that I’ve never seen a rice that required that long a cook time. I assume it tastes good and if it helps with blood sugar reading I will get some when I visit Athens (Georgia, USA)my nearest Indian grocery.
Thanks for your help.
Awesome Lovely as u did changes and simply loved it 🙂
Love the quinoa nuts! These turned out beautiful and it sounds like you are certainly ready for Halloween.
What a wonderful muffin! I never thought of adding quinoa to pumpkin, but it sounds amazing…and I’d love to add cranberries, too!!! YUMMY!
looks yum.if i did not pumpkin i would have thought it had mangoes.