Raise your hand if you’ve been to Costco.............

Now raise your hand if you’ve tried their lemon poppyseed muffins..............

I know. They’re amazing. Too bad they’re basically giant cupcakes with 690 calories and 38 grams of fat. Yikes! 

While I'm not one to count calories anymore, this shocked me.

Good news though. I have a healthier version!

Lemon Chia Seed Muffins

Dry Ingredients

1 3/4 cup oat flour (oats in the vitamix)
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup chia seeds

Wet Ingredients

1/2 cup almond milk
2 tsp fresh squeezed lemon juice
2/3 cup unsweetened apple sauce
1/2 cup maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 Tbsp lemon zest

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients
In another bowl combine the wet ingredients
Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir gently until combined.
Fill each well of a muffin tin that has been lined with cupcake liners 2/3 of the way full. Bake for 20-25 minutes.