Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins!!

It's Muffin Time! 

{And no, I don't mean the muffin top I've been sporting for a while!}

Muffins are such a great breakfast because you can eat them on the go and fill them with your favorite ingredients! 

Anyone stuck in a breakfast rut? How many times have you made/had cereal or oatmeal? Let's spice it up with these moist, delicious muffins!

These Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins are my fave. My kids like to munch them for snacks, breakfast, and any time they can! I don't really know the nutritional value, but with oats and applesauce, what really could be that bad?!

Want to know how to make them??

Gather your ingredients: 

Start with butter (or margarine) and brown sugar and blend together.

Then add your egg and incorporate that. Next, in a separate bowl, mix together your flour {I used half whole wheat and half all-purpose and we couldn't tell a difference!}, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add a little of the flour mixture at a time, alternating with the applesauce so that the flour doesn't fly everywhere! {Trust me!}

Next, stir in your rolled oats and chocolate chips {cause everything is better with a little chocolate} or raisins or blueberries or whatever suits your fancy!

Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until done.

That's it! Pair with a piece of fruit and you are done! How simple is that?! Not to mention, really yummy! 

Now get out of the breakfast rut and make some muffins!

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins Full Recipe: (adapted from All Recipes.com)

1/2 cup of butter or margarine (1 stick)

3/4 cup of brown sugar (I only used 1/2 a cup to cut out some of the sweet, especially since you use applesauce)

1 egg

1 cup of flour (I used half whole wheat and half all-purpose, but use what makes you happy)

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

3/4 cup applesauce

1 cup rolled oats

1 cup chocolate chips {I'm a semi-sweet girl, but feel free to add dark or milk or even white!} or use raisins or berries ... it's really versatile!

*In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg. Combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Alternately add flour mixture and applesauce to your butter and sugar mixture. Stir in rolled oats and chocolate chips. 

*Spoon into a greased or lined muffin tin. {I usually like to make mini-muffins} Bake in a 350 degree oven for 25 minutes. {If you use mini-muffins, decrease your time to about 10-12 minutes}