Chocolate Muffins

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Okay, so maybe I got a little carried away when I added the chocolate chips to my muffins (translation: extreme chocolate), but these little beauties are really delicious, and not too bad for you either! I like them because they're a hearty muffin with a little (or a lot in my case) chocolate kick, but they're not just a fluff, all sugar muffin that leaves you hungry or crashing down from a sugar high in an hour.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins:

• 1 1/4 cup oatmeal (I use Trader Joe's multigrain oats.... so good!)
• 1 1/4 cup milk (soy, rice, or almond for you vegans)
• 2 Tbsp ground flax meal (optional but SO good for you!)
• 1 egg (or 1 Tbsp egg replacer and 3 Tbsp water)
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1/4 cup applesauce
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup chocolate chips (or vegan chocolate)
• 1 cup flour (you may need just a hair more)
• 4 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.

Combine your oats, flax, and your milk in a small bowl and let soak (to soften).
Meanwhile, whisk your egg, oil, applesauce, vanilla, and brown sugar (you can attempt to use 1/2 cup of applesauce and leave out the oil, but I don't know how well that would bake. Nevertheless, I'm going to try it next time). In a separate bowl, combine your flour (I used 1/2 cup all purpose and 1/2 cup whole wheat), baking powder, and salt.

Now, stir your oatmeal mixture into your egg mixture and then slowly mix in your flour mixture until just moistened. Add in your chocokate chips (more or less if you like), and pour into your miffin tins. Bake in your 375 oven for about 20 minutes. Yummy yummy!