Triple Chocolate Chunk Muffins

1 ¾ C oats
3 egg whites
¾ C unsweetened cocoa
½ C applesauce
1 tsp vanilla
½ C plain Greek yogurt or plain low fat
½ tsp cream of tartar (or 1 ½ Tbsp vinegar)
1 ½ tsp baking powder
1 ½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
1 C hot water
1 C sugar substitute (Splenda) OR ¼ C + 2 Tbsp Stevia
½ C semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven 350 degrees. Line 2 muffin pans with foil cupcake liners, or spray with Pam. Set aside.

In a blender or food processor mix all of the ingredients together, except for the chocolate chips. Blend until oats are ground and mixture is smooth. Place mixture in a bowl and gently stir in half the chocolate chips. ( I ground the oats in the processor and then mixed all the ingredients in a bowl with a mixer.)

Scoop mixture into prepared muffin tins. Place in oven for 10 minutes. After 10 min. remove muffins from the oven but leave the oven on. Distribute the other half of the chocolate chips on top of each muffin. Place the muffins back into the oven and bake for 2-5 min more or until toothpick comes out clean. OR put all the choc chips in the batter and bake 12-14 min.

Cool muffins before removing from the pan. ENJOY!!

Serving Size: 12 big muffins, 24 smaller muffins, mine makes 18 muffins

Number of Servings: 18

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GRAMCRACKER46.