PUMPKIN, CHIA AND SUNFLOWER SEED MUFFINS

Pumpkin, Chia and Sunflower Seed Muffins image

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

3/4 cup each sugar, wheat bran and whole wheat flour
2 Tbsp. ground flax seed
1 tsp. each baking powder, baking soda and pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. chia seeds, divided
2 eggs
1 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1/3 cup oil
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 Tbsp. sunflower kernels
1 Tbsp. pumpkin seeds

Steps:

Heat oven to 400ºF.
Combine sugar, wheat bran, flour, flax seed, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice and salt in large bowl. Stir in 1 Tbsp. chia seeds.
Whisk eggs, pumpkin, yogurt and oil in medium bowl until blended. Add to dry ingredients; stir until until moistened. (Batter will be lumpy.) Stir in chocolate chips.
Spoon into 12 muffin pan cups sprayed with cooking spray; top evenly with sunflower kernels, pumpkin seeds and remaining chia seeds.
Bake 20 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool muffins in pan 5 min. Remove to wire rack; cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 290, Fat 15 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 30 mg, Sodium 260 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 6 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 6 g