Healthy Lemon Chia Seed Muffins
These Healthy Lemon Chia Seed Muffins are the perfect breakfast! Low in sugar and vegan, they're packed with zesty lemon flavor and nutritious chia seeds.
Servings 16 muffins
Calories 117kcal
4
WW Freestyle Points 4
Ingredients
For flax egg:
- 3 tablespoons flax seed meal
- 7.5 tablespoons warm water
For the batter:
- 2 ½ tablespoons lemon zest
- 6 tablespoons lemon juice freshly squeezed
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil melted + cooled
- ½ cup applesauce
- 4 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 cup almond milk
- 1.5 cup oat flour
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons chia seeds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 and prepare a greased or lined muffin tin.
- In a small bowl, mix together flax seed meal and warm water until combined. Allow them to sit for 5 minutes and solidify to make 'flax eggs'.
- In a bowl combine flax eggs, lemon zest, lemon juice, oil, applesauce, maple syrup and almond milk
- Stir in flours, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon + chia seeds.
- Pour batter in to greased muffin tins
- Bake for 20 minutes until edges are golden brown and toothpick comes out clean when inserted inside.
Notes
Substitutions for these Healthy Lemon Chia Seed Muffins:
- If you don't want to flax eggs you can use 2 regular
- If you don't have flax seed meal, you can pulse flax seeds in a food processor or blender until they are fine.
- You can sub maple syrup with honey
- I haven't tried making these muffins gluten free, but you may be able to substitute whole wheat flour with gluten free flour
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition Facts
Healthy Lemon Chia Seed Muffins
Amount Per Serving (1 muffin)
Calories 117
Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Fat 3g5%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 93mg4%
Potassium 136mg4%
Carbohydrates 19g6%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin C 3.5mg4%
Calcium 63mg6%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. This is an estimate and can vary pending your ingredients
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