Chocolate Oatmeal Muffins

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  • Number of Servings: 17
Ingredients
Dry:*Whole Wheat Flour, 1 cupBaking Powder, 1 tspBaking Soda, .5 tspBrown Sugar, .125 cup, packed (1/8 cup)Granulated Sugar, .12 cup (1/8 cup)*Splenda, 24 tsp (1/2 cup)Salt, .5 tsp Cinnamon, ground, 1 tsp *Pumpkin Pie spice, 1 tsp Chocolate chips, 3/4 cupHershey's Special Dark Cocoa, Unsweet, 1/4 cupWet Ingredients:Vanilla extract, imitation, alcohol, 1 tsp*Quaker Oats - Quick 1 Minute - Dry, 1 cup Applesauce, unsweetened, .5 cup*Milk, Fat Free, Skim, 8 oz Egg Beaters Egg Whites, 4 tbspTopping:Granulated Sugar, 2 tspCinnamon, 1 tsp
Directions
**NOTE TO REVIEWER: I originally adapted the Oatmeal Applesauce Muffins (using splenda instead of part of the sugar, adding various spices, using quick oats instead of long-soak, etc) and also added exactly 1 cup of blueberries, and I called these blueberry applesauce muffins. For Father's Day, I made double chocolate chip muffins for my dad, using the exact same recipe as the blueberry muffins, but skipping the blueberries and adding 1/4 c Hershey's Special Dark unsweetened cocoa, and 3/4 cup semisweet morsels. So I changed the recipe to reflect the nutrition info of the chocolate muffins. Just skip the chocolate and add the blueberries, to make the original recipe! Hope that helps!

Soak the oats in milk for about one hour. Or if using quick cook oats, a few minutes.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Spray muffin pan with cooking spray.

Combine the oat mixture with the applesauce and egg whites and vanilla, and mix until combined.

In a separate bowl measure and whisk the dry ingredients together. Add wet ingredients to dry and mix until just combined. Add blueberries. Do not over mix the batter or the muffins will be tough.

Spoon muffin mixture into muffin pan. Combine the cinnamon and sugar and top each muffin with some of the mixture. Bake for 12-20 minutes or until done. Remove from pan, cool and enjoy. These can be frozen and reheated in the microwave for a quick breakfast.

Number of Servings: 12-18 (17 this time, and for nutrition info)

Number of Servings: 17

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user WHATSEEDS.

Servings Per Recipe: 17
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 124.9
  • Total Fat: 3.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.3 mg
  • Sodium: 85.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 23.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.6 g
  • Protein: 3.2 g

Member Reviews
  • WRITINMYSTORY
    I thought this recipe was really good and a nice treat when you're in the mood for chocolate! - 1/12/08
  • PANDAJANE
    I made the blueberry version but it was still a little too moist. I'm going to try again and see.. - 10/19/07
  • MOMMAKAT77
    My whole family LOVES these muffins and bug me constantly to make another batch! DS's 1st grade class even enjoyed them. These are quickly becoming my signature baked good! I make them w/ pumpkin because I have a bunch in my pantry. - 9/18/07
  • HENNALISA
    I made the blueberry version, and they were awesome!!! - 9/3/07
  • JBORDERS
    I really enjoyed these and I think I agree with suasponte and I'll try it next time with pumpkin. I LOVE pumpkin. The only thing I think I would do differently is spray down the muffin liners with some pam. Everything else as for the chocolate part, it is YUMMY! - 8/5/07
  • LEANNALM
    I made them with raisins instead of blueberries--oatmeal raisin muffins--delicious! - 7/9/07
  • CATHYUU
    Easy to make (especially with the quick cook quaker oats) and so tasty! I love them warmed with smuckers sugar free rasberry jam (10cal!) and a touch of light coolwhip! - 6/5/07
  • JAIMES_FOLLY
    Instead of applesauce, I added pureed butternut squash. It made the muffin dense and like a brownie. - 6/10/10
  • CHRISTELGO
    I haven't made this yet, I want to this evening, but I'm confused. I got this connection after reading the berries article. I thought this was a recipe for blue berry muffins, but this morning when I read it, it said Chocolate Oatmeal muffins. There are not berries in the ingredients. - 6/19/07
  • SUASPONTE
    I'm curious why you wouldn't substitute pumpkin for the applesauce, given that it calls for pumpkin pie spice. Pumpkin is about half the calories of applesauce and has twice the fiber. In fact, this recipe is very similar to the Applesauce Oatmeal Muffins already posted. - 6/6/07