More Muffin Love- Whole Wheat Applesauce Oatmeal Cranberry Dark Chocolate Muffins

... now that's a mouthful! The title... and this delicious picture!

I needed to use some applesauce, and I love to bake, so what better idea then...
Whole Wheat Applesauce Oatmeal Cranberry Dark Chocolate Muffins. I adapted it from the recipe below.

Applesauce Oatmeal Muffins

(adapted from http://lowfatcooking.about.com/od/muffins/r/appsaucemuffins.htm)

Ingredients:

•1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour

•1 1/4 cups oats

•1 tsp baking powder

•1/2 tsp baking soda

•1/4 tsp salt

•1/2 tsp cinnamon

•1 cup unsweetened applesauce

•1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk

•1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

•2 tbsp canola oil

•1 large egg, lightly beaten

•1/2 cup raisins (so instead, I used some dark chocolate and cranberries)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Line a 12 cup muffin tin with paper cases or spray with nonstick cooking spray. 

In a large bowl combine flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. In a medium bowl combine applesauce, buttermilk, sugar, oil and egg. Make a well in dry ingredients and add applesauce mixture. Stir until just moist. Fold in raisins. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full. 

Bake for 16-18 minutes.

Per muffin: Calories 208, Calories from Fat 37, Total Fat 4.1g (sat 0.6g), Cholesterol 18mg, Sodium 123mg, Carbohydrate 37.4g, Fiber 3.8g, Protein 5.4g

A 1/2 cup of dried cranberries.

A half cup of dark chocolate chips.

And there you have it! Delicious muffins for the whole family.