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Chocolate Oatmeal Nut Muffins Recipe
by Salad Foodie

Chocolate Oatmeal Nut Muffins

Get your chocolate fix in an oatmeal nut muffin - and call it health food! Moist and tasty. Use your preferred nut in place of walnuts - pecans, chopped almonds, cashew, etc.

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Prep time: United States American
Cook time: Servings: 12

Ingredients

  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1/4 cup cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
  • 1/3 cup mini-chocolate chips
  • Powdered sugar (optional)

Directions

  1. Stir together buttermilk and oats in medium-size bowl. Stir in egg and oil; allow to stand 15 minutes. Halfway through soak time, start muffin preparation: Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease or line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.
  2. In medium-small bowl stir together flour, brown sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  3. Add flour mixture to soaked oatmeal mixture, along with vanilla extract, blending until moistened.
  4. Stir in walnuts and mini-chocolate chips.
  5. Divide batter into prepared muffin pan.
  6. Bake 15-18 minutes or til toothpick tests clear. Remove from pan to rack to cool.
  7. Optional: when muffins are cool, sprinkle tops with sifted powdered sugar.