Lunch Food

Blueberry Oatmeal Chia Seed Muffins

These blueberry and chia seed muffins are perfect for the lunch box, the breakfast/brunch table, or the coffee room at work. They're so moist and bursting with blueberries!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour

  • 1 cup white sugar

  • 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • ½ teaspoon baking soda

  • 1 cup rolled oats

  • ½ cup chia seeds

  • 1 cup orange juice

  • ½ cup applesauce

  • ½ cup cooking oil

  • 2 eggs, beaten

  • 2 cups blueberries

  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar

  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 24 muffin cups or line with paper liners.

  2. Sift flour, white sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together in a large bowl; add oats and chia seeds.

  3. Mix orange juice, applesauce, oil, and eggs together in a bowl; stir into flour mixture until batter is just combined. Fold blueberries into batter. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling 3/4-full.

  4. Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl; sprinkle over batter.

  5. Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, about 18 to 20 minutes.