Lemon Flaxseed Muffins

Lightly sweetened muffins made with oat flour and almond meal that make a great snack, breakfast addition or even as a dessert with a little frosting.

This recipe contains flour (oat), almond meal, ground flax meal, baking powder, salt, eggs, lemons, lemon extract, vanilla, coconut oil (extra-virgin), honey, , honey, lemon juice

12 servings

Prep time: 15 min

Cook time: 20 min

Ingredients:

• 1 c. oat flour
• 1 c. almond meal
• 3 Tb. ground flaxseeds
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• ½ tsp. salt
• 3 lg. eggs
• 1-2 lg. lemon, zested & juiced
• 1 tsp. lemon extract
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla
• ¼ c. coconut oil
• 6 Tb. honey
• For Glaze
• 1 Tb. honey
• 1 tsp. lemon juice

Instructions:

• 1. Heat oven to 350 and line a 12-cup muffin pan with liners.
• 2. Combine the oat flour, almond meal, flaxseeds, baking powder and salt in a large mixing bowl.
• 3. In a small bowl mix the eggs, ⅓ c. lemon juice, zest, and extracts.
• 4. Melt the coconut oil, remove from heat and mix in the honey until incorporated.
• 5. Pour the egg mixture and coconut-honey mixture into the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.
• 6. Divided the batter between the prepared muffin cups - they'll be about ¾ full.
• 7. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Let sit in pan 5 minutes and then turn out to a rack to cool.
• 8. While cooling, mix the lemon and honey glaze ingredients together and then brush on the warm muffins. Eat warm or room temperature.