Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins

 

This hearty breakfast muffin recipes packs chocolate chips and pecans into an oatmeal muffin for extra deliciousness.

prep:20 mins

cook:25 mins

total:45 mins

Servings:12

Yield:1 dozen 

 

 

Ingredients:

• 1 ¼ cups quick cooking oats
• 1 ¼ cups milk
• 1 egg
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• ¾ cup packed brown sugar
• ¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt

 

Directions:

Step1:

Combine oats and milk and allow to stand for 15 minutes. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Grease each cup of one 12-cup muffin tin.

Step2: 

Stir egg, oil, 1/2 cup of the brown sugar, chocolate chips and 1/2 cup of the pecans into the oat and milk mixture.

Step3: 

Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add oat mixture to flour mixture, stirring until just moist. Fill each cup of one 12-cup muffin tin 2/3 full. Sprinkle tops with the remaining brown sugar and pecans.

Step4: 

Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 20 to 25 minutes.

 

Nutrition Info: 

Per Serving:

345 calories; protein 5.1g; carbohydrates 38.7g; fat 20.4g; cholesterol 17.5mg; sodium 378.3mg.