flax muffins and bananas

A Healthy Breakfast

These muffins are full of fiber and are a great breakfast addition or snack.

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutes
Total time: 35 minutes
Makes: ~14-16 muffins

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Recipe courtesy of
  • Lisa Markley Director of Culinary Medicine | AdventHealth Whole Health Institute

Recipe Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups oat flour
  • 1 1/4 cups rolled “old-fashioned” oats
  • 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds (aka flax meal)
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons mashed banana (approximately 2-3 ripe bananas)
  • 1/4 cup avocado oil or olive oil
  • 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup milk or unsweetened plant-based milk
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Line two muffin pans with approximately 16 muffin liners and set aside.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, add the dry ingredients: oat flour, oats, flax seeds, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, sea salt, and chopped walnuts. Stir until well-combined.
  3. In a medium mixing bowl, mash bananas and measure out 1 cup plus 2tablespoons. Remove any excess banana. Next add in oil, maple syrup, egg, milk, and vanilla. Whisk together until well-combined.
  4. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir until incorporated and free of flour patches. Using a large scoop, scoop and drop batter into muffin liners, just filling about ¾ full.
  5. Bake for 22-25 minutes then allow to cool completely on cooling rack for 10minutes or so before eating.

Category Tags

Breakfast
High fiber
Lisa Markley, MS, RDN, LD

About the Recipe Author

Lisa Markley, MS, RDN, LD, is an integrative dietitian culinary nutrition expert with nearly two decades of experience working towards improving the health of others. She is passionate about educating others how to harness the healing power of food and healthful lifestyle changes.

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