Orange Spice Chia Energy Muffins

1/2 cup whole wheat flour 

1/3 cup white flour 

3/4 cup BareOrganics Coconut Palm Sugar 

3/4 tsp. salt 

2 tsps. baking powder 

3/4 tsp. nutmeg 

2-3 pinches BareOrganics Cayenne Powder 

1/4 cup BareOrganics Maca Root Powder 

1/4 cup BareOrganics Coconut Oil 

1/2 cup cashew milk 

½ tsp. almond extract 

1/2 cup warm water + 2 tsp BareOrganics Chia Seeds 

3 tbsps. orange juice 

1 banana, mashed 

1/3 cup BareOrganics Cacao Nibs pinch of sugar + pinch of chia seeds

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line or grease a muffin pan.
2. Stir the water and chia seeds together in a mixing bowl. Allow to sit for about five minutes to plump the seeds a bit.
3. Combine whole wheat flour, white flour, coconut palm sugar, salt, baking powder, nutmeg, cayenne powder and maca root powder in mixing bowl.
4. Stir in the coconut oil, cashew milk, almond extract, mashed banana, soaked chia seeds and orange juice. Mix until smoothed. Use a beater on the lowest setting if desired.
5. Stir in the cacao nibs with a spatula.
6. Fill muffin tins and add a pinch of sugar and chia seeds over top each muffin. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the tops begin to brown and the muffins are cooked through the middle.