Saturday, July 9, 2011

Gluten-Free Chocolate Cherry Muffins

Featured Ingredient: Dried Tart Cheeries





Gluten-free Cherry Mint Chocolate Muffins

1 cup cherry juice
1/2 cup dried cherries
1/3 cup mint
1/2 cup quinoa flour
1/4 cup ground flaxseed
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon guar gum or xanthum gum
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup oil
1/4 cup water




  1. Cherries, mint, and chocolate - sounds awesome! Where did you get the idea?

  2. P.s. I'm not gluten free, but my friend is, so I have some experience baking for her (and I take half for "quality control purposes.")

    My best GF successes have been with using cooked quinoa or pureed chickpeas/beans, rather than (or in addition to) the flours. There's a great recipe floating around for chocolate cp cake using pureed chickpeas as the base - google that one as a starter!

  3. I'll have to give the pureed chickpeas a try - that could be cool.

  4. Try adding sugar-free applesauce to add moisture. It works well for me.

  5. I add sugar-free applesauce to increase the moisture in my gluten-free baked goods. It seems to work pretty well.

