Chocolate Muffins

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon instant coffee
• 1 cup uncooked quick oats, ground if desired
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup whole wheat flour or 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar substitute (truvia baking blend)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425°f grease 12 standard muffin or 6 jumbo muffin cups.
• 2 heat the buttermilk in a microwave safe cup or bowl until warm. stir in the coffee and let stand to cool.
• 3 combine oats, cocoa, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl. in another bowl, combine buttermilk, egg, vanilla and applesauce. add liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients, mix until moist. do not beat! stir in chocolate. fill the greased muffin cups ? full.
• 4 bake 20- 25 minutes. serve warm.