Healthy Lemon Drizzle Muffins
My Healthy Lemon Drizzle Muffins are zesty, citrusy and higher in fibre and protein than a traditional muffin. Gluten-free and only 15 minutes of prep.
Servings: 12 muffins
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cup oat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2.5 tablespoon chia seeds
- ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- ½ cup honey
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup lemon juice juice of 1.5 lemons
- 2 teaspoon lemon zest zest of 1.5 lemons
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup plain 2% Greek yogurt
For the drizzle:
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice juice of ½ lemon
- ⅓ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400F. Line or grease a 12- cavity muffin tin.
- In a medium icing bowl, whisk together oat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, chia seeds and turmeric. Set aside.
- In a separate large mixing bowl, whisk together olive oil and honey until smooth. Add eggs, lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla extract, whisk. Add Greek yogurt and whisk until smooth.
- Combine dry and wet ingredients, by adding dry ingredients to the wet ingredient bowl. Stir to combine using a spatula or wooden spoon.
- Divide the batter between 12 muffin cavities (about 3 tablespoon of batter per cavity).
- Bake for about 16-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the muffin comes out clean.
- Once cool, drizzle with lemon drizzle.
To make the lemon drizzle:
- Whisk together lemon juice and powdered sugar.
Notes
To make your own oat flour add 2 cups of whole oats to a high powered blender or food processor and blend for about 5 minutes, until flour-like consistency forms.
Ingredient swaps:
- Oat flour → whole wheat pastry flour
- Honey → ½ cup maple syrup
- Olive oil → ½ cup melted and cooled coconut oil or melted butter
Nutrition
Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 219kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 246mg | Potassium: 102mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 52IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 1mg
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