Ingredients

Ingredients

1 tablespoon chia seeds , ground (use a coffee or spice grinder)

1 cup whole wheat or whole grain flour

1/2 cup white unbleached flour

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

2 teaspoons baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 can (16 ounces) organic pumpkin (make sure there is only pumpkin listed on the ingredient list)

2 eggs

1/4 cup high-quality extra-virgin olive oil

1 cup pure maple syrup or 1/2 cup agave nectar or a combination of the two

1 tablespoon vanilla

1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans , optional

Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Directions Pre-heat oven to 350°.

Mix dry ingredients together in a bowl. In a separate bowl, mix all wet ingredients.

Fold the wet ingredients (fold in nuts now if you are using them) into the dry ingredients and spoon into paper-lined muffin or greased muffin tins. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of a muffin comes out clean. Store completely cooled muffins in sealable plastic bags in the freezer.

Read more: http://www.oprah.com/food/Pumpkin-Chia-Seed-Muffins#ixzz2MRNmfRT0