Vegan breakfast muffins

My own concoction! I'm trying to come up with a new name for these muffins. A friend ate one and said it made her feel physically and spiritually healthy - maybe something that reflects those ideas.

Makes 18-24 muffins. The idea here is to have a healthy, filling muffin you can grab for a quick breakfast. These muffins have flax seeds, oatmeal, applesauce, zucchini, nuts, seeds and dried fruit, among other great ingredients. They are very flavorful, and not too sugary. You can substitute different kinds of nuts, seeds and dried fruit (I would stick with fruit that adds a little extra sweetness and moisture - unsulfured apricots might be good, although they wouldn't be as pretty as the cherries).

If you skip the streusel topping, increase the brown sugar in the muffin recipe to 2 cups.
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STEP 1: Grease muffin tins (no liners needed).

STEP 2: Whisk together:
- 6 Tbsp ground flax seeds
- ½ cup + 1 Tbsp warm water

STEP 3: Add:
- ½ cup canola oil
- ½ cup applesauce
- 1-3/4 cups light brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp vanilla
- 3 medium zucchini, grated (I do mine in the food processor)

STEP 4: Combine in separate bowl:
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ cups whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 Tbsp baking soda
- 1 Tbsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp nutmeg

STEP 5: Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until everything is combined. Then fold in a handful or two of each of the following:
- chopped walnuts
- non-sulfured dried cherries (I got mine at Trader Joe's)
- sunflower seeds (I used raw, unsalted sunflower seeds)

STEP 6: Fill muffin tins all the way to the top.

STEP 7: In separate bowl, make streusel topping by combining the following (I mixed it with my hands until it had a good texture):
- 6 Tbsp brown sugar
- 12 Tbsp rolled oats
- 4 Tbsp unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 6 Tbsp cold vegan margarine (I used Earth Balance)

STEP 8: Top each muffin with enough streusel mixture to cover the top of the muffin.

STEP 9: Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean. Let cool before eating.