20 Flaxseed Recipes To Rock Your World

You might be surprised at how much flaxseeds can benefit your health; these seemingly small foodstuffs are packed with fiber, protein, omega 3 fatty acids, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and essential amino acids.

They also contain lignans, phytonutrients, and polyunsaturated fats – perfect for staying in great shape! Looking for inspiration to prepare and enjoy your flaxseed? Then read on for our top recipes.

1. Smoothie Booster

Ingredients:

• 6 cups protein powder
• ½ cup ground flaxseeds
• 1 cup chia seeds

Method:

• Add the ingredients to a bowl and whisk.
• Add to an airtight container, store in the fridge, and add to your smoothie when you blend.

2. Flaxseed And Blueberry Oatmeal

Ingredients:

• 1 cup whole milk
• ¾ cup water
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 2 Tbsp. ground flaxseed
• ¼ tsp salt
• ½ cup blueberries
• 2 Tbsp chopped pecans
• 1 Tbsp honey

Method:

• Boil water and milk over medium heat.
• Reduce heat and add oats, salt, and flaxseed.
• Cook for 6-7 minutes until creamy.
• Remove from heat, cover, and allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving with honey, blueberries, and pecans.

3. Granola And Pecans

Ingredients:

• 3 cups rolled oats
• ½ cup sunflower seeds
• ½ cup walnuts
• ½ cup pecans
• ½ cup sliced raw almonds
• 1 cup unsweetened coconut
• 2 tbsps ground flaxseed
• 2 tbsps wheat germ
• 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp salt
• 3 tbsps coconut oil
• 3 tbsps honey
• 3 tbsps brown sugar
• 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup dried cranberries

Method:

• Add oats, sunflower seeds, pecans, almonds, coconut, flaxseed, wheat germ, walnuts, salt, and cinnamon to a bowl and mix.
• Add honey, oil, vanilla, and sugar to a bowl, microwave for 45 seconds, and stir into the dry ingredients. Spread this layer on a baking sheet.
• Bake for 15 minutes, remove, stir and bake for another 15-20 minutes. 
• Once cooled, stir in cranberries and serve.

4. Pumpkin Lentil Flax Crackers

Ingredients:

• 2 cups red lentil flour
• 1 – 8¼ ounce can of beets 
• ½ cup ground flaxseed + 1 tsp
• ⅓ cup coconut oil
• 1½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• ½ ounce pumpkin seeds

Method:

• Add flaxseed, lentils, salt, and pepper to a bowl and combine, and then add the beets to a blender and mix until smooth. Add to the lentil flour mix with the melted coconut milk and mix.
• Gather into a dough, knead and wrap in plastic. When ready, roll this out and cut it into crackers. 
• Mix a teaspoon of flaxseed with a tablespoon of water, and brush onto the mixture before pressing a pumpkin seed into the top.
• Bake for 12-16 minutes.

5. Chocolate And Protein Butter Almond Balls

Ingredients:

• 1½ cups oats
• 1 cup almond butter
• ⅓ cup chia seeds
• 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
• ¼ cup pistachio nuts
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Method:

• Mix the almond butter, chia seeds, cocoa powder, pistachios, oats, and vanilla extract in a bowl, and then roll into balls with your hands.
• Place on parchment paper, and store in an air-tight container, dusting with a little extra cocoa powder.
• Refrigerate overnight, and enjoy.

6. Coleslaw And Flaxseed Dressing

Ingredients:

For the coleslaw:

• 4 cups thinly sliced, red and white cabbage
• 1 medium yellow bell pepper sliced
• 1 medium green bell pepper, sliced
• 1 medium red bell pepper, sliced
• 1 medium jicama
• 2 medium carrots
• 1 cucumber 
• A handful of pumpkin seeds

For the dressing:

• ½ cup lemon juice, freshly squeezed
• ¼ cup maple syrup
• 1 tbsp fresh ginger 
• 1 cup cilantro
• ¼ cup ground flaxseed
• 1 cup olive oil
• ¼ cup water
• 2 tsp sea salt
• ¼ tsp black pepper

Method:

• Add the vegetables for the coleslaw to a large bowl and toss well.
• Add the dressing ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth, adding sweetener, water, or salt as needed.
• Add the dressing to the vegetables to taste, and add the pumpkin seeds.
• Store the dressing for up to 5 days in the refrigerator.

7. Vegan Chocolate And Flaxseed Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 Tbsp flax seed meal
• 3 Tbsps water
• ½ cup vegan butter
• ½ cup light brown sugar
• ½ cup sugar
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• ⅛ cup dairy-free milk
• 1 cup flour blend
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp sea salt
• 1 ½ cups oats
• 1 cup vegan chocolate chips
• 1 ½ tsp coarse sea salt
• ½ cup pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, or nuts 

Method:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line sheets using paper or spray.
• Mix the flax meal and water in a bowl, and sit for 5 minutes to form a gel substance.
• Add the buttery spread and sugars to a bowl, and cream until fluffy.
• Add the vanilla and flax egg to this combination, and continue to mix with the milk.
• Add the baking soda, flour, and salt and mix well, and then stir in chocolate chips, seeds, and oats. Mix well, adding more milk if required.
• Roll some of the dough into a 1.5-inch ball and place it on the cookie sheet, flattening slightly. Repeat until all dough is used up. Sprinkle the cookies with the coarse sea salt.
• Bake for 14-16 minutes or until golden brown, and serve.

8. Banana Bread With Flaxseed

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ cups flour
• ¼ cup golden flaxseed meal
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp fine salt
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs 
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 ripe bananas peeled and mashed 
• 1 cup fresh blueberries

Method:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, and then spray or line a pan using parchment paper and set to one side.
• Add the flaxseed meal, baking soda, flour, nutmeg,  baking powder, cinnamon, and salt to a bowl, and whisk together well. Use a separate bowl to mix the oil, sugar, eggs, and vanilla, and then add the blueberries and banana.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix well until blended.
• Add the mixture to a loaf pan and bake for around 70 minutes, before leaving to cool for 15 minutes.

9. Flaxseed Raita

Ingredients:

• 3 tbsp flax seeds
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 cups yogurt
• 10 coriander leaves
• 2 cups grated bottle gourd
• ½ cup water
• Salt

Method:

• Roast the cumin seeds and flax seeds in a pan, and then grind to a fine powder.
• Add the gourd to another pan with half a cup of water, and cook for 6-7 minutes to allow the water to evaporate.
• Mix the yogurt well until smooth, and then add the salt, sugar, flax, and cumin seed powder.
• Add the bottle gourd and cook.
• Refrigerate until needed, and garnish with coriander leaves.

 10. Breakfast Muffins

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Flaxseed, ground
• 1 cup almond flour
• ½ cup low-carb sweetener
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tbsp cinnamon
• ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
• 4 Eggs Beaten

Topping (optional):

• 2 tbsps unsalted butter, melted
• 1 tsp cinnamon

Method:

• Mix the dry ingredients together, add the eggs and butter, and mix. Fill each muffin case just over halfway.
• Bake for 20 minutes.
• Mix the rest of the butter and cinnamon, and add to the tops of the muffin.

11. Blueberry Smoothie

Ingredients:

• 1 cup blueberries
• 1 Tbsp flax seed
• Handful of spinach
• ¼ cup full-fat Greek yogurt
• 1 cup coconut milk, or your preferred milk

Method:

• Place the ingredients in a blender, mix well and enjoy.

12. Low Carb Flax Pancakes

Ingredients:

• ½ cup sunflower seed meal
• ½ cup almond flour
• ¼ cup golden flaxseed meal
• ¼ cup Besti Erythritol
• 1 tsp Baking powder
• ¼ tsp Sea salt
• ¼ cup Avocado oil
• ½ cup Sparkling water 
• 3 large Eggs
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract

Method:

• Combine all ingredients in a bowl and whisk until well combined. Allow the batter to sit for a few minutes.
• Heat a pan over medium heat and add small sections of the batter to the pan for pancakes.
• Fry for 2 minutes on each side until brown.

13. Flaxseed Twisty Sticks

Ingredients:

• ½ cup flaxseed
• 1 ½ cups flour
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp freshly ground coarse back pepper
• 2 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp oregano
• ½ cup milk
• 4 tbsps canola oil

Method:

• Combine the flour, flaxseed, baking powder, pepper, salt, onion pepper, garlic powder, and oregano in one bowl, and the oil and milk in another.
• Mix the wet ingredients to the dry, and mix to form a dough.
• Roll the dough out, and cut it into long strips.
• Twist each strip, and bake for 10 minutes on an ungreased pan. Remove, turn and bake for 10 more minutes.
• Cool before serving.

14. Flax Fudge Muffins

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ cup Almond butter
• 6 eggs
• ¾ cup water
• 6 tbsps cacao powder
• 3 tbsps decaf Bulletproof keto coffee
• ¾ cup roughly-ground flaxseed
• ¾ cup sweetener 
• 1 ½ tsp baking powder

Method:

• Add the wet ingredients to a bowl and set to one side. Mix the dry ingredients in a separate bowl, and then blend the two together until combined.
• Add spoonfuls of batter to muffin tins, and bake for 22-24 minutes.
• Remove from the oven, remove from the tray and allow to cool.
• Top with almond butter to serve.

15. Peanut And Flaxseed Cookies

Ingredients:

• ½ cup Ground flaxseed
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 Egg
• ½ cup) Butter softened
• ½ cup Peanut butter 
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt

Method:

• Blend butter and sugar in a bowl and mix until soft.
• Add the peanut butter, egg, and vanilla essence and mix well.
• Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well, then add a teaspoon of the mixture onto a baking tray, and repeat until all mixture is used.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes and serve.

16. Keto Flaxseed Bread

Ingredients:

• 3 cups almond flour
• 1 cup Golden flaxseed meal
• 1.5 tbsp Baking powder
• 1 tsp Sea salt
• 8 large Eggs
• ½ cup Unsalted butter 
• 1 cup warm water
• ½ cup Flax seeds 

Method:

• Add flaxseed meal, almond flour, sea salt, and baking powder to a bowl and stir, then add the eggs, butter, and warm water and stir. Add the flax seeds.
• Add the batter to a baking pan and smooth the top. Bake for 45-50 minutes, and allow to cool before removing from the pan.

17. Seed Crackers

Ingredients:

• ½ cup pumpkin seeds
• 1 cup ground flax seeds
• ⅓ cup sesame seeds
• ¼ cup chia seeds
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 1/4 cup water
• 2 tbsp herbs and spices

Method:

• Pulse pumpkin seeds in a blender until they resemble sand, and then add to a bowl with the remaining ingredients. Stir well.
• Place half the mixture on a piece of parchment paper, then add another piece of paper on top and roll. Repeat with the other half, and then score into evenly sized pieces.
• Bake for 2 ½ to 3 hours, allow to cool, and then break apart.

18. Peanut Butter Smoothie Bowl

Ingredients:

• 2 bananas, peeled and frozen
• 2 tbsp creamy peanut butter
• 2 tbsp flaxseed meal
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup non-dairy milk 

Method:

• Add all ingredients to a blender, mix and add to a bowl.

19. Flaxseed Wraps

Ingredients:

• 3 large eggs
• 6 tbsp flax seeds
• ¼ cup pre-shredded mozzarella
• 6 tbsp water
• ¼ tsp xanthan gum

Method:

• Add all ingredients to a blender and mix well.
• Heat butter over medium heat, add 2 tablespoons of batter, and allow to brown. Flip, and cook on the other side.

20. Orange Julius Smoothie

Ingredients:

• 1 cup ice cubes
• 1 medium banana
• ½ cup plain greek yogurt
• ½ cup orange juice
• 2 tsp vanilla extracts
• Orange zest
• 1 large orange
• 1 tbsp ground flaxseed
• 1 tsp maple syrup

Method:

• Add items to a blender and blend until smooth.

Frequently Asked Questions

What Is Flaxseed?

Flaxseed is a crop that comes from the flax plant, which is now found all over the world.

What Are The Benefits Of Flaxseed?

Flaxseed is high in protein, good fat, and Omega-3, and offers benefits for the digestive system, as well as reducing cholesterol.