Healthy Lemon Chia Seed Muffins
Light and lemony chia seed muffins made with white whole wheat flour, chia seeds and fresh lemons.
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 2 cups white whole wheat flour
- 3 tbsp chia seeds
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/3 cup avocado oil
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
Glaze (Optional)
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice or to taste
- 1-2 tsp milk optional if you want to stretch your glaze a little further!
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
- In a large bowl, mix together the flour, chia seeds, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the honey, Greek yogurt, eggs, milk, avocado oil, vanilla, lemon zest, and lemon juice.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Be careful not to over mix.
- Line a muffin tin with muffin liners or grease the muffin cups (or use a silicone muffin pan)
- Scoop the batter evenly into the muffin cups, filling each about ⅔ full.
- Bake the muffins for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
- Allow the muffins to cool for a few minutes before removing them from the muffin tin and placing them on a wire rack to cool completely.
- To make the glaze, whisk together the powdered sugar, lemon juice, and milk until smooth in a small bowl.
- Once the muffins have cooled, drizzle the glaze over the top of each muffin.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
If you don't have fresh lemons, you can sub in 2 tsp lemon extract.
Nutrition
Calories: 201kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 127mg | Potassium: 88mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 68IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 1mg
