Healthy Vegan Lemon Chia Seed Muffins are made with a mix of whole wheat flour and almond flour and topped with an easy dairy free lemon glaze. Move over poppy seed! Chia seed is taking over.
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Healthy Lemon Chia Seed Muffins
First of all, I contemplated creating a lemon poppy seed muffin, but I couldn't even find poppy seeds at the store. I am not sure if they don't sell them or they were just all out. Either way, I decided most people would have chia seeds rather than poppy seeds in their pantry. Then, the Healthy Lemon Chia Seed Muffin was born. These muffins are refined sugar free, moist and bursting with a bright lemony flavor.
Ingredients in Lemon Chia Seed Muffins
- whole wheat flour
- almond flour
- baking powder (gluten-free)
- lemon zest
- fresh lemon juice
- unsweetened applesauce
- olive oil
- maple syrup
- unsweetened almond milk
- chia seeds
Ingredients in dairy free lemon glaze
- softened tofu cream cheese - I love Tofutti Better Than Cream Cheese – You can find it at any grocery store!
- unsweetened almond milk
- honey
- fresh lemon juice
How to make Lemon Chia Seed Muffins
- In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients until well incorporated.
- Line a muffin tin with 9 liners. Check out these silicone liners I adore! Use a ¼ measuring cup and pour the batter into each muffin liner.
- Bake at 350° for about 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Allow the muffins to cool completely before removing them from the liners.
- As the muffins are cooling, make the lemon glaze. Whisk together the softened tofu cream cheese, almond milk, honey and lemon juice until creamy.
- Drizzle the glaze over the top of the muffins and enjoy!
- If you are not eating all of the muffins right away, do not glaze the muffins. Store the glaze in the fridge in an airtight container. Store the muffins separately in an airtight container on the counter for a couple of days.
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Healthy Lemon Chia Seed Muffins
Ingredients
Ingredients in Lemon Chia Seed Muffins
- 1 ¼ cups whole wheat flour
- 1 cup almond flour
- 2 tsp baking powder (gluten-free)
- 2 tbsp lemon zest
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- ⅔ cup unsweetened applesauce
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ⅓ cup unsweetened almond milk
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
Ingredients in Dairy Free Lemon Glaze
- ⅓ cup softened tofu cream cheese - (I love Tofutti Better Than Cream Cheese – You can find it at any grocery store!)
- 1 tbsp unsweetened almond milk
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients until well incorporated.
- Line a muffin tin with 9 liners. Check out these silicone liners I adore! Use a ¼ measuring cup and pour the batter into each muffin liner.
- Bake at 350° for about 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Allow the muffins to cool completely before removing them from the liners.
- As the muffins are cooling, make the lemon glaze. Whisk together the softened tofu cream cheese, almond milk, honey and lemon juice until creamy.
- Drizzle the glaze over the top of the muffins and enjoy!
- If you are not eating all of the muffins right away, do not glaze the muffins. Store the glaze in the fridge in an airtight container. Store the muffins separately in an airtight container on the counter for a couple of days.
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Did you try this recipe?
Let me know below with a comment and rating! 🙂
Lisa
Love them! They Really taste like lemon
Yay! Love that. 🙂
Alyson
Once again, a delicious, easy, and healthy recipe! My 17 month old keeps asking for "more"! 🙂
Amazing!! Thanks, Alyson. 🙂
Hayley
I just made these they’re so easy to make and they have a great texture and taste! I’m hard to impress when it comes to almond flour in baked goods but I loved them! Awesome recipe 🙂
Awesome! So glad you enjoyed them, Hayley. 🙂