HEALTHY LOW-FAT BLUEBERRY (OR CHOCOLATE) OATMEAL MUFFINS

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These are delicious, chewy muffins that burst with blueberries! Very wholesome, healthy, and low-fat! Mmmm! Note: cutting out the small amount of oil in the recipe will alter the texture.

Provided by I Cant Believe Its

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 55m

Yield 12 muffins, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 cup toasted quick-cooking oats
1 cup skim milk
1 cup blueberries (thawed and VERY well drained if frozen) or 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
14 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
2 tablespoons canola oil
2 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white pastry flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Steps:

  • Toast oats in a dry saucepan over medium heat until browned.
  • Combine oats and milk in a bowl and let stand for 20-35 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Add brown sugar, applesauce, egg, and vanilla to the oat and milk mixture and mix well.
  • Whisk the flours, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
  • Mix the dry into the wet until JUST combined, and fold in the blueberries (or chocolate chips).
  • Scoop batter into greased muffin tin and bake for 27-35 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing muffins from tin and putting on cooling rack.

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