Here is a great way to get your oats and feel full in the am when you need to grab something and go!
This recipe is gluten free, and know that – as always – you can make tweaks based on your dietary restrictions or taste preferences. I’ve added chocolate chips, but you could easily add dried cranberries, toasted pumpkin seeds or raspberries!
Oatmeal Pumpkin Choc Chip Muffins
Ingredients:
1 large egg
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
1/2 cup your favorite milk
1/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup maple or pancake syrup (I used sugar-free lite pancake syrup)
1/4 cup canola or vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
pinch salt, optional and to taste
3 cups old-fashioned whole rolled oats (do not use quick-cook or instant)
2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips (mini recommended, but regular-sized chips may be substituted)
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350F. Spray a Non-Stick 12-Cup Regular Muffin Pan with floured cooking spray or grease and flour the pan in 11 of the cavities (I don’t prefer the cosmetic look of paper liners and they may stick); set aside.
- To a large bowl, add the first 9 ingredients (through optional salt), and whisk to combine.
- Add the oats, baking powder, and stir to combine.
- Add the chocolate chips and stir to combine.
- Using a large cookie scoop or 1/4-cup measure, evenly distribute the batter into 11 of the cavities (don’t use all 12, muffins will be too skimpy). Each cavity should be nearly full, since muffins don’t rise much.
- Bake for about 23 minutes, or until tops are set both visually and when touched lightly, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, or with a few moist crumbs dangling, but no batter (toothpick test is tricky because you’ll likely hit chocolate patches). Don’t overbake because muffins will be prone to drying out. Allow muffins to cool in pan for about 20 minutes before removing and placing on a rack to cool completely. Don’t rush the cooling process and attempt to remove muffins from pan too soon because they’ll be prone to breaking. It’s much easier to remove them when cooled completely. Muffins will keep airtight at room temperature for up to 5 days, or in the freezer for up to 6 months.
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