I stumbled across this muffin recipe the other day in a desperate attempt to keep my 3 year old (well, almost 4 but I don't want to go there yet *sniff*) entertained while his sister was off to her friends house up the street (a place where he isn't usually invited because, well, what two nine year old girls want to hang out with a 3 year old boy? None. :P )
I looked in the pantry and I had some oatmeal, some flax seeds and a few other things. I wasn't sure if it would be enough to make anything decent but it was worth a try even if it was just to keep Noah happy for a bit!
After searching on Google for a few minutes I found a wonderful website called "Oh She Glows" and it is full of fabulously healthy recipes, including my new favourite "Flax and Oat Breakfast Power Muffins"!
Noah and I whipped up a batch in no time at all and they were delicious, super healthy and even better, they were also very kid friendly to make. The family, (especially my picky, picky eater Matty, who is 7), has been asking for more every day. Wooohooo! They could eat these all day and night and I would be thrilled! I'm realizing I need to take an afternoon and make a bunch of them and then just keep them in the freezer.
So here is my fvourite treehugging recipe for the week...they don't call me Crunchy Canadian for nothin'. ;o)
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
- Preheat oven to 350 and grease 6 muffin tins.
- Mash banana into a medium sized bowl.
- Beat in oil, egg, and brown sugar.
- Grind 1/2 cup flax in a blender for a couple min.
- In a separate bowl, stir together the dry ingredients (Oats, ground flax, whole wheat flour, baking soda).
- Add dry ingredients into wet and stir. Do not over mix.
- Add nuts or dark chocolate chips if preferred.
- Spoon into muffin tins. Bake for 15-20 min.
(**Note from Laila: Noah insisted on adding some vanilla and cinnamon in for fun. Oh and we also doubled the recipe and everything turned out great. It seems to be an easy recipe to play around with! ♥)
Nutritional Profile (per muffin):
200 calories
9 grams of healthy fats (from flax and olive oil!)
6 grams fibre
6.5 grams of protein
I hope you are all having a great week so far!
With love and light ♥,
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