Flax & Oat Breakfast Power Muffins

 I am going to make these this week! I got it from a website I love: ohsheglows

 

Recipe: Flax & Oat Breakfast Power Muffins

By: Angela Liddon

I call them a power breakfast muffin because they pack a huge, and I mean huge, nutritional punch, giving you a great start to the day.

Prep Time:
15 min

Cook Time:
20 min

Total Time:
35 min

Yield:
6 power muffins

Ingredients

• 1 ripened banana
• 2 tsp. Olive Oil
• 1 organic brown egg
• 1/4 cup non-packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup freshly grounded flax seed
• 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup oats
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 and grease 6 muffin tins.
2. Mash banana into a medium sized bowl.
3. Beat in oil, egg, and brown sugar.
4. Grind 1/2 cup flax in a blender for a couple min.
5. In a separate bowl, stir together the dry ingredients (Oats, grinded flax, whole wheat flour, baking soda).
6. Add dry ingredients into wet and stir. Do not over mix.
7. Add nuts or dark chocolate chips if preferred.
8. Spoon into muffin tins. Bake for 15-20 min.

Nutritional Profile (per muffin):

200 calories

9 grams of healthy fats (from flax and olive oil!)

6 grams fibre

6.5 grams of protein

With Earth Balance oozing off the side:

Eric’s muffin with chocolate chips:

These are not your typical sugar-laden muffins! That is why I think they are the perfect breakfast muffin, because who really wants something super sweet in the morning? Not me.

Now for the good stuff:

Nutritional Profile (per muffin):

200 calories
9 grams of healthy fats (from flax and olive oil!)
6 grams fibre
6.5 grams of protein

WOW!!!! Awesome.

Did I mention there is over 1 Tablespoon of flax PER muffin? That is a whopping 2.5 grams of Alpha-Linolenic Acid (aka Omega-3′s)  per muffin!