How to Eat Chocolate and Still Lose Weight! (Chocolate Chip Muffins with Whole Grains)

Paula’s Choc Chip Whole Grain Muffins!

Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees

1. Mix in large bowl:

2 cups whole wheat pastry flour (or whole wheat flour)

6 cups old fashioned oatmeal

2 scoops “Super Seed” ground flax (optional)

1 ¾ Tbsp. baking powder

¼ Tbsp. baking soda

1 ½ Tbsp. cream of tarter

2. Mix in large bowl:

1/ ¼ tsp. Stevia powder (or 2 cups sugar, Agave Nectar or Splenda)

½ cup brown sugar

¾ cup canola oil

1 ½ cups applesauce

2 cups skim milk)

1 cup Egg Beaters

Zest of 1-2 oranges (optional – but adds a great taste!)

3. Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients

Add:

1 ½ cups chopped walnuts

¾ cup dried cranberries, chopped

Optional:

¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, chopped (I use Ghirardelli or other high quality chocolate!)

Bake in mini-muffin pans that have been sprayed with “Pam” spray or similar for 15 minutes (conventional) or 12 minutes (convection) or until lightly brown.

Tip: freeze these and microwave at 50% power for 30 seconds. Great with coffee or tea! (Make sure you get protein in the am as well!)

Enjoy!

Tip: – You CAN eat foods you love and still lose weight!

These muffins are sweet enough to satisfy my “sweet tooth” but I always balance them with coffee with lots of skim or soy milk (protein) and then eat something “protein rich” for my next mini meal or I find that I get tired – not good when you are having FUN!