Sugar Free Flax Seed Meal "your Choice" Muffins

I developed this recipe out of a need for a portable, fast, sugar-free, healthy breakfast. The recipe is very adaptable; these are quickly made in the food processor and are delicious in the morning with nut butter or cream cheese Note: If you use soy flour, flax seed meal and low carb mix and omit the fruit, these are much lower in carb count than the analysis indicates.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 12 large muffins

Ingredients

• 1 (1 lb) can pumpkin (not pie mix) or 1 1⁄2 cups  shredded fresh zucchini
• 2  seedless tangerines (if you omit the tangerines or oranges, omit 1/2 cup of the soy flour, optional) (optional) or 1  large  seedless orange, with peel, cut into 8 pieces (if you omit the tangerines or oranges, omit 1/2 cup of the soy flour) (optional)
• 4  extra large eggs (or 5 large)
• 1⁄3 cup  vegetable oil
• 1  cup Splenda granular (or the equivalent in stevia powder)
• 1  cup  soy flour
• 1  cup flax seed meal
• 1⁄2 cup wheat gluten
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt

• spices of choice

• 2  teaspoons cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon  grated nutmeg
• 2  teaspoons  grated dried ginger (2 fingers) or 2  teaspoons  grated fresh ginger (2 fingers)
•  chopped  nuts (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Grease 12-cup muffin tin or spray with non-stick spray.
3. In a food processor, puree eggs, oil and pumpkin or zucchini.
4. Add optional ingredients if desired: 2 seedless tangerines or one seedless orange, with the peel.
5. Add spices of choice.
6. Add Splenda or Stevia powder, salt, baking powder and mix well.
7. Add flax seed meal, flours and pulse until just mixed.
8. Divide into 12 muffin cups and bake 25-30 minutes.
9. Note: When I make these I use 1 cup soy flour, 1/2 cup wheat gluten, 1/2 cup CarbQuick baking mix. If you omit the tangerine/orange ingredient, reduce the flours by 1/2 cup.
10. You may add nuts of choice, unsweetened coconut flakes.
11. You may make these with bananas or apples, but that will increase the carbohydrate count.
12. If you make these with zucchini, you may make chocolate muffins by substituting the wheat gluten with 1/2 cup dark, unsweetened cocoa powder.