Healthy Apple Walnut Muffins With Flax Seed

Name: Healthy Apple Walnut Muffins With Flax Seed
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 22 min
Total time: 37 min
Yield: 24 medium-smallish muffins, 24 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/2 cup flax seed; 3/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1 cup whole wheat flour; 1/4 teaspoon morton lite salt (optional); 1/4 cup sugar (Less for healthier muffins); 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 3 egg whites; 2 tablespoons canola oil; 3/4 cup soymilk or 3/4 cup milk; 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (more if you want); 1 large apple, diced (more if you want)

Submitted by Shelby

"I love these!!! AND they're healthy! Really, they are! They smell so good, and the taste is so wonderful. Try them and see for yourself :] However, this is obviously more of a healthy muffin, and therefor not likely to be sugary, but feel free to add more sugar if wanted."

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Ready In:: 37mins
Ingredients:: 12
Yields:: 24 medium-smallish muffins
Serves:: 24

ingredients

¹⁄₂ cup flax seed
³⁄₄ cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
¹⁄₄ teaspoon morton lite salt (optional)
¹⁄₄ cup sugar (Less for healthier muffins)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking powder
3 egg whites
2 tablespoons canola oil
³⁄₄ cup soymilk or 3/4 cup milk
¹⁄₂ cup chopped walnuts (more if you want)
1 large apple, diced (more if you want)

directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Grind the flax seed to a course powder using a blender or coffee grinder.
In a bowl, sift together both flours, salt, sugar, cinnamon, and baking powder. Stir in flax seed powder. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, beat together the egg whites with the oil and milk. Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir. Then stir apples and walnuts into the batter.
Fill oiled muffin tin 2/3 full and bake 20-25 minutes.

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Reviews

This is a "health muffin." Do not expect a sweet, cake-like muffin. I really liked it overall. I did add vanilla, but I'm not sure that made any real difference. I also found the muffin a bit dry and will also add applesauce next time. The batter was also REALLY thick and hard to deal with, so I think applesauce will help with that too. Anyway, I will make this again.

Stellula
I followed the recipe exactly except for substituting organic brown sugar, and they came out really dry. I don't know if I did something wrong. Next time I will add some applesauce to make them more moist and have more apple flavor.

G.Marie
Well, okay. I admit it. My flaxseeds did NOT grind to a powder, and my food processor started smelling funny so I decided not to push my luck there. Ignoring this slight setback, I decided the flaxseeds were so small it didn't matter anyway, and proceeded. I'm glad I did! I made 12 medium size muffins and 12 baby ones, which I only put in for 10 min. The baby muffins were more moist. However, both were great! I was a bit sceptical when I saw how little sugar there was, even though I normally halve the amount of sugar given in a recipe, but it was just right. I used borwn sugar and added 1 tsp cinnamon, and now these muffins will definitely be a keeper. Very nutty. Thanks!

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