These Lemon Chia Seed Muffins are an easy healthy on the go muffin. Perfect for a mid-morning snack or grab and go breakfast.
Made with half whole wheat flour and half white flour for additional fiber, chia seeds for omega-3 fatty acids, and lemon juice for bright zesty flavor!
Add the lemon glaze on top for extra sweetness. These muffins are not super sweet, so if you like your muffins on the sweet side definitely add a little extra sugar to the batter or try the lemon glaze on top!
Instructions and Steps
Here is the layout of steps. The most important step, and fun if you ask me, is the lemon zest and sugar step!
Start by adding your sugar and freshly zested lemons to a food processor. Pulse until the zest is finely ground up and blends into the sugar.
It will smell heavenly!
While you don't have to blend the zest and sugar together, I find it helps release the natural aroma and oils well. And we're going for the zestiest and lemony muffins, right?!
So, if you decide to go with the critical step of blending the sugar and zest together, set it aside for later. You'll add it to the dry ingredient bowl in a bit.
Next, get two mixing bowls - one for dry ingredients and one for wet ingredients.
Mix the two bowl's ingredients together. Then pour the wet ingredients into the dry ones. Mix until just combined. You don't want to overmix the batter.
Hopefully, your oven is pre-heated, and your muffin tin is ready to go!
Scoop the batter into the muffin tins and bake until a toothpick comes out clean - about 20-25mins.
For these pictures, I halved the batch so we only got 6 muffins, but the recipe makes a dozen.
Storage
Enjoy the muffins right away still warm from the oven or store for later!
I love making a batch for easy breakfasts during the week or I take them with me to work as my mid-morning snack.
At room temperature, they'll last well for 4-5 days. Make sure they're tightly wrapped so that air doesn't dry them out.
If you'd rather refrigerate them, they'll last up to a week. For freezing you'll be good for 3 months!
Lemon Glaze
The glaze isn't necessary, but it does a nice touch of sweetness!
It's a super simple recipe: melt some butter, mix with powdered sugar and fresh lemon juice and voila - you got a thick icing or glaze that'll harden well and have good flavor!
Lemon Chia Seed Muffins
Ingredients
Muffin Batter
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup white flour
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup sugar
- zest of 2 lemons
- ½ cup milk
- ¼ cup avocado oil
- 4 tablespoons melted butter (or ¼ cup)
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Lemon Icing
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a large mixing bowl combine the flours, chia seeds, baking powder and salt.
- In a food processor, pulse the sugar and lemon zest until fragrant.
- Stir in the sugar and lemon zest into the dry ingredient bowl.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the milk, avocado oil, melted butter, lemon juice, eggs and vanilla extract.
- Add the wet ingredients into the large bowl of dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Careful to not overmix.
- Bake for 20-25mins or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- If making the icing, mix the melted butter and lemon juice into the powdered sugar and drizzle on the muffins.
Notes
- These muffins aren't overly sweet, so if you prefer your muffins on the sweet side add more sugar to the batter or definitely try the icing on top.
- Stores well at room temperature for 4-5 days. Just make sure to wrap the muffins tightly so that they don't dry out.
- Lasts 7 days in the refrigerator.
- Store for up to 3 months in the freezer.
Nutrition
(Nutrition values are calculated by third-party software and an estimate that can vary based on product brands and cooking methods.)
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