Oat Bran Chocolate Chip Breakfast Muffins

These are dense, fairly moist breakfast sized muffins. I guess they are relatively healthy because of the oat bran and flax meal. On the other hand, they taste so good that it's easy to eat a lot of them at one sitting. The addition of the shredded apple keeps them moist but I freeze them and reheat using a microwave.

½ cup dark brown sugar

1 1/4 cups oat bran

¼ cup Flax meal

¾ cup all purpose flour

¾ cup whole wheat flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon nutmeg

½ teaspoon cinnamon

½ teaspoon allspice

Juice of ½ lime

½ teaspoon salt

2 eggs

½ cup plain unsweetened Greek style yogurt

2 tablespoons Maple Syrup (100%, good quality)

1 tablespoon molasses

1 Granny Smith apple, finely grated

1 1/4 cup half and half

4 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/3 cup chocolate chips ( peanut butter or butterscotch morsels may also be used)

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F

Blend together chocolate chips, oat bran, flour, flax meal, baking powder, spices, soda, and salt.

Whisk eggs, maple syrup, molasses, yogurt, brown sugar, half and half, and vegetable oil. Add lime juice and shredded apple. Mix until well-blended.

Add dry to wet mixture, mixing until just combined.

Spoon batter into 15 muffin cups. Let stand 5 minutes.

Bake at 400 degrees F for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown and a cake tester inserted comes out clean.