Flax muffins

I love making these mini muffins to have as a fibre and protein filled snack..you can top them with peanut or almond butter as well. Great for breakfast and kids school snacks!!
I make them in a mini muffin tin and freeze any extras that I don't think we will eat within a few days.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups ground flax meal
• 5 scoops of vanilla protein powder (I use whey protein powder...Greens plus brand)
• 4 eggs
• 1/4 cup of coconut oil (melted and cooled) or if you do not have coconut oil then use 1/4 cup of butter instead (melted and cooled)


• 1 tbsp of cinnamon (add more or less to your taste)
• splash of vanilla
• 1 cup of berries (backberries, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries or mixed) or mashed bananas or both! Feel free to use whatever fruits you like...the banana will make it sweeter and the berries will give the muffins a tart flavor
• 1 cup of apple sauce
• 4 scoops of chia seeds (optional)
• non stick cooking spray

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray your muffin tins with nonstick spray.

Mix all ingredients together in a bowl and fill each muffin cup to the top...they do not rise very much so you don't need to leave room like you do with other muffins. 
The muffins take 12-15 minutes depending on your oven...so check them after 12 minutes.  They may look glossy and seem uncooked, but if you touch the top with your finger they will feel firm and will be done.
Let them cool and enjoy!!!
They are dense and not very sweet (depends on fruits you use) but they are a great bran muffin substitute for me (I love bran muffins but wanted a healthier sugar free version that was full of fibre AND omega 3).