Chocolate Oat Muffins with Chocolate Chips

Looking for a decadent breakfast or a rich chocolate snack?  These chocolate oat muffins contain no butter, flour, or oil, but they are packed with tasty chocolately goodness. This recipe is similar to my healthy oat muffins, but with cocoa powder and chocolate chips. I normally like to double this recipe, but the single version makes 12 muffins.

• Bake muffins at 350 degrees
• Bake Time 20 minutes
• Prep Time 20 minutes
• Makes 12 regular sized muffins

Ingredients:

1. 2.5 cups old fashioned oats
2. 1 banana
3. 1/2 container applesauce (3.9 ounce cup)
4. 2 eggs
5. 1 cup skim milk
6. 1/4 cup honey
7. 1/4 cup brown sugar (raw cane)
8. 1 Tsp vanilla extract
9. 2 Tsp baking powder
10. 1 Tsp baking soda
11. 1/3 Tsp salt
12. 2 Tsp cinnamon
13. 3.5 Tablespoons cocoa powder
14. 2/3 cup milk chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

2. Place oats on a baking sheet and bake in the oven at 300 degrees for approx. 8-10 minutes, stirring every 3-5 minutes.  Bake until oats have a toasted smell.

3. Pour oats into a food processor and puree until they are a texture similar to flour. Pour oats into bowl and set aside.

4. add banana and 1/2 container of applesauce (half of the tiny 3.9 ounce cups they sell in packs) into food processor and puree until mixture is smooth. Pour on top of oats.

5. Add all ingredients Excluding chocolate chips. (add eggs, milk, honey, brown sugar, vanilla extract, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and cocoa powder). Use a stand or handheld mixer to blend thoroughly.

6. Change oven temperature to 350 degrees. If using convection bake, set to 325 degrees.

7. Add chocolate chips to already blended mixture and lightly stir.

8. Place into muffin tin (I like to use cupcake liners too) and bake for 20 minutes, or until you can insert a butter knife through the middle of muffin with no mixture remaining on knife.

See below for nutritional information.

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Nutrition details produced through myfitnesspal.com