CHOCOLATE OATMEAL ORANGE MUFFINS

CHOCOLATE OATMEAL ORANGE MUFFINS image

Yield 12 muffins

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
1 1/4 cup rolled oats
1/3 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp orange zest
1 egg
1 cup buttermilk
juice from your zested orange, strained
1/4 cup Nutella
1/3 cup applesauce
3/4 cup mini dark chocolate chunks

Steps:

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Combine all the dry ingredients in a large bowl: flour, oats, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon. Whisk the egg in a smaller bowl. Add the buttermilk. Microwave the Nutella until it's thinner, like a chocolate sauce, about 20-25 seconds or so (do not do this in the actual Nutella container). Whisk the Nutella into the egg and buttermilk mixture until smooth. While whisking, gradually pour in the juice from your orange. Whisk in the orange zest and applesauce. Pour the wet mixture over the dry ingredient and continue to whisk until the ingredients are well combined. Stir in the mini chocolate chunks. Place paper muffin cups in a standard muffin pan. Fill each cup to the top with batter. Bake for 18-20 minutes.