Chia Muffins Recipes

BLUEBERRY OATMEAL CHIA SEED MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 24 muffin cups or line with paper liners.
• Sift flour, white sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together in a large bowl; add oats and chia seeds.
• Mix orange juice, applesauce, oil, and eggs together in a bowl; stir into flour mixture until batter is just combined. Fold blueberries into batter. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling 3/4-full.
• Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl; sprinkle over batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes.

BANANA AND CHIA SEED MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C or 160° for a fan oven).
• Grease and flour a 12 cup muffin pan or use paper liners.
• Beat the oil and the eggs together in a medium bowl or jug.
• Beat in the vanilla. Set aside.
• In another, larger bowl, mix together the flour, chia seeds, sugar, baking powder and baking soda.
• Add the oil and egg mixture to the flour mixture in the larger bowl and stir well until combined. The batter will be very thick at this stage.
• Stir in the bananas and the raisins until thoroughly combined.
• Divide the batter between the muffin cups. (I use an ice cream scoop for this.)
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the muffins comes out clean.
• Cool on a wire rack. Delicious served warm or at room temperature but don't eat them straight out of the oven as the raisins will be very hot!
• Muffins will keep for 3 days at room temperature or can be frozen for up to 2 months. Thaw completely and reheat gently before serving.

LEMON CHIA MUFFINS

Steps:

• For the muffins: In a small bowl, stir together the chia seeds with 2 tablespoons of the lemon juice and 1/4 cup warm water. Set aside for the seeds to bloom, 15 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar and lemon zest. Whisk the sugar into the flour mixture.
• In another medium bowl, whisk together the yogurt, oil, remaining lemon juice and vanilla extract. Add the liquid ingredients to the dry and stir until just combined. Then stir in the bloomed chia seeds. Using an ice cream scoop, divide the batter between the muffin cups. Bake for 15 minutes, rotating the pans halfway through. Cool completely on a wire rack.
• For the glaze: Stir together the confectioners' sugar, honey and lemon juice. Drizzle over the cooled muffins and serve.

LEMON-CHIA SEED MUFFINS

Steps:

• Mix 2 cups flour, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon chia seeds and 1/2 teaspoon each baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk 3/4 cup each milk and vegetable oil, 2 eggs, 1 tablespoon lemon zest and 1 teaspoon vanilla; fold into the flour mixture. Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners; coat with cooking spray. Add the batter; bake at 350 degrees F until a toothpick comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.

CHIA SEED MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease 2 muffin tins lightly with cooking spray.
• Mix flour, sugar, almond milk, 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, eggs, chia seeds, almond extract, vanilla extract, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Scoop batter into the prepared muffin tins.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and tops are light golden in color, about 40 minutes.

BRAN AND CHIA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Place the raisins in a medium bowl and cover with the boiling water. Let sit 5 minutes, then stir in the bran and the chia seeds. Let sit for 10 minutes.
• Sift together the flours, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• In a large bowl, beat together the eggs, oil and agave syrup. Whisk in the buttermilk and vanilla. Stir in the raisin and bran mixture and combine well. Fold in the sifted flour mixture and combine well. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Oil, butter or spray 18 to 24 muffin cups. Stir the batter and fill each cup 3/4 full. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes, depending on the size of the cups, until the muffins are puffed and browned. Remove from the tins and cool on a rack.