Healthy Double Oatmeal Muffins

Healthy Double Oatmeal Muffins

We like to make these for a quick weekday breakfast or a filling lunch option served with Greek yogurt. 

These are very hearty muffin that are slightly sweet. They pair well with cream cheese or alone. 

These are loaded with fiber: chia seeds, oatmeal and carrot pulp

They also have a good level of protein: Chia seeds and almonds

Recipe makes 36 muffins

 1 cup milk

1 cup carrot/lemon juice (can substitute orange juice)

 3 cups Oatmeal

 3 eggs

 3/4 cup applesauce

 6 cups Oatmeal puréed in food processor

1 cup almonds

 1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup chia seed

3 cups shredded carrot or carrot pulp from making the carrot juice

 2 tablespoons baking powder

 1-1/2 teaspoons salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.

 2. In a small bowl, combine milk, juice, chia seeds and oats; let soak for 15 minutes.

3. Place 6 cups of oatmeal and almonds in processor and blend till smooth. 

4. Add brown sugar, baking powder and salt

5. Add egg and applesauce to oatmeal mixture and stir. 

6. In large bowl combine oatmeal mixture with blended oatmeal and carrot pulp. Batter will be thick. 

Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups until cups are 2/3 full.

Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.

* You can top your muffins with whatever you like. We like using Craisins and chocolate chips.