Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins

The following recipe is a favorite here in our household, born out of my own desire to eat chocolate for breakfast and not have to feel quite so guilty about it. lol. The original version is borrowed from Cheryl Bohn's recipe at Allrecipes.com, which I love because it uses applesauce as a much healthier alternative to canola oil. The second version is actually my own, concocted just this morning when I realized I was out of applesauce halfway through the recipe (Oops!), which uses plain or vanilla flavored yogurt and only a little oil to make up for the lost moisture. The results of both versions are delicious!

Here's the recipe:


Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins

Version #1

1/2 cup butter or margarine

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1 egg


1 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup applesauce

1 cup rolled oats

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Version #2

Basically the same as Version #1 except instead of applesause, add:

1/2 cup vanilla flavored yogurt (or 1/2 cup plain yogurt + 1 teaspoon vanilla)

1/4 cup canola or vegetable oil

Directions

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg. Combine dry ingredients; add alternately with applesauce (or yogurt and oil) to the creamed mixture. Stir in oats and chips. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin tins a little over 3/4 full (I like to use an ice cream scoop). Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes. (Just an FYI, these muffins won't rise much so don't worry. You didn't do anything wrong. They're still plenty tasty though!) Cool  at least slightly before eating. (The chocolate might burn little tongues!)

Pic of Selena eating the finished product.

Pic of the finished product. (Or what's left of it!)

Enjoy!