Healthier Double Chocolate Muffins Recipe
When one is searching for a low calorie choice for breakfast, you usually don’t think of double chocolate, right? But it doesn’t have to be that way. Here is a muffin that you can feel good about eating to start your morning off. Add a bit of fruit and you are ready to go!
Healthier Double Chocolate Muffins
Author/Source:
Tricia @ Onceamonthmom.com
Ingredients:
- 1 cup oat bran cereal
- 1.33 cups low fat buttermilk
- 0.25 cup applesauce
- 1 large egg
- 0.75 cup brown sugar, packed
- 0.5 cup whole wheat flour
- 0.5 cup all-purpose flour
- 0.5 cups unsweetened baking cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 0.25 teaspoon salt
- 0.33 cups miniature chocolate chips
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a 12 regular-size muffin tin with paper cups. Place cereal in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag and crush with rolling pin or meat mallet (or crush in a food processor). In medium bowl, mix cereal and buttermilk; let stand 5 minutes. Stir in applesauce and egg. Add remaining ingredients except chocolate chips and mix until just blended. Stir in chocolate chips. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Immediately remove from pan.
Freezing Directions:
Cool completely, wrap in plastic wrap and freeze in gallon sized bag. To serve: Heat in microwave until heated through.
Servings: 12
Nutritional Information:
Calories 149, Total Fat: 3.2g (Saturated Fat 1.7g), Carbohydrates: 27.8g, Dietary Fiber: 2.9g, Protein: 3.9g WW Plus Points: 4
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My kids love chocolate muffins & I have been searching for a healthy one to make. Thanks so much. I love your website.
Oh my goodness…I would have no willpower with these, especially knowing that they are “healthy.” ha! Thanks!
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Can you give a brand name for “oat bran cereal”? Do you mean something like Fiber One?
Yes, I used Fiber One. :)
Definitely will do these again! My husband even liked them for dessert!
[...] SNACK IDEA: The website even has a “diet section” (with tons of recipes) that includes a recipe for a “Healthier Double Chocolate Muffin” (made with bran/applesauce - 150 calories/3 grams of fat). They can be frozen, of course, and can be popped in the microwave to help with that emergency-chocolate-2pm-snack a few of you have mentioned in posts below. MUFFIN RECIPE: http://onceamonthmom.com/healthier-double-chocolate-muffins-recipe/ [...]