Gluten-Free Banana Walnut Chia Muffins
Bread Quick Bread Muffins Banana Muffins
This is my favorite gluten-free muffin recipe, very healthy and delicious! Can have as a snack or for a quick and easy breakfast.
Servings per recipe: 12
Calories per serving: 221
Preparation time: 15m
Total cooking time: 52m
Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1 3/4 cups gluten-free all purpose baking flour
- 3/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup plain fat-free yogurt
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas
- 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
Directions:
- 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper liners.
- 2 Mix water and chia seeds together in a small bowl; set aside until chia seed gel is thickened, about 10 minutes.
- 3 Combine flour, coconut sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Whisk chia gel, yogurt, oil, egg, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl; stir into flour mixture just until batter is moistened. Fold bananas and walnuts into batter. Fill muffin cups 2/3-full with batter.
- 4 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 22 to 25 minutes. Cool muffins for 5 minutes in the tin before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrion facts:
| Total Fat | 10.8g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 1.0g | |
| Cholesterol | 16mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 257mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 120mg | 3% |
| Total Carbohydrates | 30g | 10% |
| Dietary Fiber | 3.2g | 13% |
| Protein | 4.4g | 9% |
| Sugars | 13g | |
| Vitamin A | 75IU | |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | |
| Calcium | 57mg | |
| Iron | 1mg | |
| Thiamin | 0mg | |
| Niacin | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0mg | |
| Magnesium | 19mg | |
| Folate | 14mcg |
