Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins (from ourfamilyeats.com - with my modifications)

(We made this last week Monday and they are SOOO DELICIOUS!!!)

Makes 12 muffins

1/4 cup unrefined coconut oil, melted (if you don't have this use oil)
1/2 cup milk
2 large eggs
1/2 cup light brown sugar, or palm sugar
4 ounces unsweetened applesauce (subbed a 1/2 cup plus about 2 tsp sugar)
3/4 cup old fashioned oatmeal (I used a 1/2 cup so my daughter wouldn't complain too much)
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour (I used whole wheat)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoons ground flax seeds
1/2 cup chocolate chips
 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a muffin pan with paper liners and set aside.

In a large mixing bowl stir together coconut oil, milk, eggs, sugar, and applesauce.

In another mixing bowl stir together oatmeal, flour, baking soda, salt, and flax seeds.

Add flour mixture to the wet mixture and stir until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips.

Divide mixture evenly between muffin cups, filling each about 2/3 full.

Bake for 20 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes in the pan, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.