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Fabulous Flaxseed Muffins
- Cook Time: 18 mins
- Total Time: 18 mins
- Category: Snack
Description
Flaxseed ranks right up there as one of today’s miracle foods. Here is a lightly-sweetened flaxsee muffin recipe that is quick to make and packed with nutrition.
Ingredients
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- 1 cup whole-wheat flour or spelt flour
- 1/2 cup ground flaxseed
- 1/2 cup quick oats
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 medium-sized banana, mashed 0r 3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 cup plain soy or coconut yogourt or plant-based buttermilk (1 cup ‘milk’ + 1 tbsp white or apple cidre vinegar, stir and let sit 5 minutes)
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup raisins, dried apricots or dried cranberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees and grease or line muffin tins.
- Make the buttermilk first if you are using it.
- Mix all dry ingredients (except the raisins) in a large bowl.
- Combine banana or applesauce, plant-based yogurt or ‘buttermilk’, and maple syrup in a separate bowl. And combine well
- Stir the liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients all at once. Add raisins. Fold gently until moistened but still a bit lumpy. Do not over-stir, or the muffins will be too dense.
- Fill muffin tins to about 2/3 full.
- Bake 18 minutes to 20 minutes. Serve with jam.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 165
- Fat: 3 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 6 g
