Name: Quinoa-Banana Muffins
Yield: Makes 12
Ingredients: ¾ cup white quinoa; 1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more; Nonstick vegetable oil spray; 1¼ cups whole wheat flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2 very ripe bananas; ¼ cup honey; ¼ cup (packed) dark brown sugar; 1 large egg; ½ cup olive oil; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup blueberries; Raw sugar (for sprinkling)

Photo by Alex Lau, Styling by Sue Li

Call us persnickety, but we generally disagree with the basic cooking instructions given on quinoa packages, which usually call for too much water, and might explain why you don’t like quinoa. See below for our favorite approach.

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