Good morning everyone!
I am so excited! This morning was my first morning getting out of bed pain free!!! I hope this is true, but I really feel like my body is doing an awesome job healing itself. Each day feels so much better. I even did some light stretching this morning. That felt really good. It must be all that wonderful food I am eating! Speaking of which….
Last night I set out to make super duper healing power muffins.
These muffins aren’t for the faint of heart.
I call them a power breakfast muffin because they pack a huge, and I mean huge, nutritional punch, giving you a great start to the day.
Oh She Glows
Recipe: Flax & Oat Breakfast Power Muffins
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I call them a power breakfast muffin because they pack a huge, and I mean huge, nutritional punch, giving you a great start to the day.
15 min
20 min
35 min
6 power muffins
Ingredients
- 1 ripened banana
- 2 tsp. Olive Oil
- 1 organic brown egg
- 1/4 cup non-packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup freshly grounded flax seed
- 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup oats
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 and grease 6 muffin tins.
- Mash banana into a medium sized bowl.
- Beat in oil, egg, and brown sugar.
- Grind 1/2 cup flax in a blender for a couple min.
- In a separate bowl, stir together the dry ingredients (Oats, grinded flax, whole wheat flour, baking soda).
- Add dry ingredients into wet and stir. Do not over mix.
- Add nuts or dark chocolate chips if preferred.
- Spoon into muffin tins. Bake for 15-20 min.
With Earth Balance oozing off the side:
Eric’s muffin with chocolate chips:
These are not your typical sugar-laden muffins! That is why I think they are the perfect breakfast muffin, because who really wants something super sweet in the morning? Not me.
Now for the good stuff:
Nutritional Profile (per muffin):
200 calories
9 grams of healthy fats (from flax and olive oil!)
6 grams fibre
6.5 grams of protein
WOW!!!! Awesome.
Did I mention there is over 1 Tablespoon of flax PER muffin? That is a whopping 2.5 grams of Alpha-Linolenic Acid (aka Omega-3′s) per muffin!
I had two last night. 
Maybe that’s what healed me overnight??? lol.
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Looky what I had to do:
Normally having a workout machine in plain view is a good thing. This week, not so much. Poor treadmill. It’s getting cold!! I feel like turning it on just to give it some love. haha. Sketchie likes sitting on it in the sun though.
(I can see this treadmill from my DESK! How is that for torture?!)
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Stay tuned for the Honest Foods contest giveaway at 4pm EST today!!!!! And the next contest announcement!
PS- We watched Gran Torino with Clint Eastwood last night. All I can say is WOW.
PSS- I am adding Honeymoon pictures to my wedding page. The honeymoon pictures are at the bottom of the wedding pics. Last night I did the first installment for Venice, and I will be adding cities over the next week or so. Check it out!
If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. Don’t be surly at home, then go out in the street and start grinning ‘Good morning’ at total strangers.
~Maya Angelou
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Yay for healing! You’ll be back to exercising in no time!
If it’s not too much trouble, how many carbs are in each muffin?
Glad to hear your feeling better and the muffins sound awesome.
My cat likes to sleep on my cable box and sit on my scale in the bathroom…why use a cat bed?
great recipe. they look awesome! Off to check out the photos!
the muffins look fantastic! I can’t wait to try them out! I’m grocery shopping today so maybe I’ll pick up the ingredients and make them tonight!!
Glad you are starting to feel better!
I need to try making some muffins soon, they make such great grab and go breakfasts!
So happy you’re feeling better! Isn’t it amazing how delicious healthy food can help heal your body?!
I am definitely going to try those muffins. Thanks for the recipe!
Kaneil
those muffins sound awesome
glad you’re continuing to feel better!
Glad you are really starting to feel better.
Those muffins sound & look awesome.
Hi Angela ~
Glad to hear you are feeling better : )
This muffin recipe looks fantastic! Thank you for sharing. I am going to make these today. They look like a great option to have around on weekday mornings.
~ emily.
Holy yum power muffins!!
No worries!! You’ll be reunited with the treadmill in no time – I know it!!
Those look amazing!!! I need to try my hand at baking…
ooh thanks for the recipe…those muffins look so tasty and healthy! glad to hear you’re feeling better!
fabulous looking muffins, looks like a great post-workout snacky! So happy to hear your feeling better, your body is healing quickly, that’s so great!
have a fabulous day
xo
I am going to try these out right now!
I just made these!!! They are PHENOMENAL and SO delicious and tasty!! Thanks so much Angela! Truly, thank you for EVERYTHING you do!! I don’t think you know what an impact you have had on my life!! :]]
Love this recipe Angela – I’ll be making these regularly now, I added a little cinnamon to the batter, and might add dried cranberries or raisins next time. Had one this morning with fruit – delicious. Thanks!
I stumbled here randomly, but so glad I did! I have been looking for healthy recipes lately to replace certain things (my granola bars are awesome). I love Vitatops, so I needed something as a healthy breakfast. Perfect muffins! Added some walnuts and dried apple too. These will be a great boost in the winter when I go snowboarding and I can make lots and freeze them!
I put the ingredients through a recipe analyzer and got this:
Calories 190, Fat Cals 89, Total Fat 9.9g 15%, Saturated Fat 1.1g 6%, Cholesterol 31mg 10%, Sodium 120mg 5%, Carbs 22.4g 7%, Dietary Fiber 4.8g 19%, Sugars 8.8g
Is there a way to reduce the Saturated Fat and Cholesterol (just egg whites)? And what if I added some extra protein in the form of a powder…any tips? I’m not a baker by any means and have no idea what the different additives will do. Thanks!!
I’ve got a batch of these in the oven right now. Since my muffin tin holds 12 and I only had one banana, I put apple sauce in the other half. (I also used all purpose flour because somehow I ran out of whole wheat. How does that even happen?) Thank you for the recipe! I can’t wait to taste them.
I tried theese with cocoa powder, and would seriously recommend it -next time I will add chocolate chips too
Thanks for this awsome recipe!
Greetings from Denmark
I made your Flax and Oat Breakfast Power Muffins yesterday and had one for breakfast today and they are just DELICIOUS!
Thanks for the amazing, yummy recipe.
I’ve also ordered some RUN bars and can’t wait for them to come in the mail
Wow! I made these muffins today and I can’t believe how awesome they are, even my hubby loves them! Thanks so much for the recipe
Hi, I made these muffins with my son (5 years old) and he was pretty excited with the results… made them in a mini muffin pan to make them even more fun for my little monsters.
They where awesome, we spread ours with a little apple butter….mmm good
Hi Angela!
This is the second recipe from your blog I have made in a week!
(I made the pumpkin cake)
With this one I used blueberries and mixed up ground chia and hemp seeds with the ground flax. The batter tastes great…will let you know how the actual muffins come out! Thank you!
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